As an architect, I understand how much efforts had to be put into building these amazing structures. at a time of deep recession and low demographic... It just doesn't make any sense. Our history is a lie.
When you put it like that it’s hard to believe. The history they tel us seems more absurd and impossible when you really think about it. Even if it was technically possible for these massive structures to be built during this time..why and how could they spend all of that money and resources on building them during recessions and wars. Who funded them?
You're an architect? If you are, you would know the building styles of the first half of the 20th century when 'art deco' buildings were constructed to be ornate and decorative, influenced by elements from both Greek and Roman classic architecture. Where did it go? Art deco's costly ornamentation seemed wasteful in the aftermath of World War I. That's why it fell out of favor with builders, in addition to being more expensive than the new int'l forms of architecture.
When I was in engineering school in Oklahoma in the lare 70s, we went to OKC one Sunday to watch the urban renewal demolition of an old hotel, may have been the Biltmore. That experience came to mind on a certain September day.
Those buildings came down the exact same way. We know the kind of engineering that took, special rigging and all. I think those of us who saw the Biltmore come down understood what we saw when those towers dropped. Right in our faces and no one questions it.
@@tracimangham233 We went downtown to watch the Biltmore get raised. I remember my parents being disgusted by what they were doing. We saved some of the bricks (yeah back then little kids could actually go onto the site of a building that was torn down lol, safety who needed safety back then) and my parents used the bricks in a wall that was built at their house.
i'm from Lawton Oklahoma, you should check out the wichita mountains, from a top down view there looks like it used to be a city built up around the whole mountain range, you can see what looks like an old world style road system all aver the range from north to south on th west side and the center like it used to be an old massive city like a new york
We're from Oklahoma also. It's crazy how the narrative is says they built this stuff in such a short period of time when the modern built county jail is falling apart and it even leans. We can't come anywhere near what they say they did .
@@triggahapyproductions8177 only bricktown is called brick town. Downtown is west of bricktown. Once you go under the tracks from downtown you are in bricktown. That area was all warehouses big red brick buildings and then abandoned - hence the first restaurant there The Spaghetti Warehouse. That kicked off the urban renewal of the area, what you see today is nothing like 30 years ago.
I was the chef of a restaurant in the stockyards. Owner lived in an apartment upstairs. The whole building was all intricate wood work. And he was a Freemason
The Bricktown district in Oklahoma City is such an interesting place. Its been at least a decade since I've been. With all of those brick buildings, it makes me think it was a sort of giant battery, considering red brick can act as such.
The Skirvin is amazing, it wont be torn down. It’s a landmark and a destination here. All the celebs stay there and it’s very sought after. It’s also haunted. Nothing about OKC makes sense. When you consider the architecture and the population nothing adds up. Central High School 5 stories built in 1911. Capitol Hill High School, a castle, built 1928. Lots of schools lookin like castles, lots of buildings gone from downtown. Also we have an entire underground under downtown that can be accessed from certain buildings. The only credit I can give to the building of these places is that the train tracks were already well established and it was big business here. The railroad came all through downtown to deliver materials.
The one thing you haven't considered.....OIL! OKC was rich with it, hence all the expensive buildings. There are still working pumpjacks on the capital grounds with the so called "fake" history about the dome not being added later. I've lived here all my life and I'm 53. i WATCHED THE DOME BEING ADDED SLOWLY DAY BY DAY! Not everything is a conspiracy people!!! Jeez Louise..... www.okhistory.org/images/learn/capitol/postcard.jpg
I feel like screaming with anger, and crying with sadness when I look at all of this, especially the detail in the building @ 16:19 I want to know who build all this and what happened to them. WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT ALL THIS????? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THEM??????????
The First National Bank building was built aprox. 1931. The building is still there. If the workers were at least 20 years old they would be 114 years old today. I'm sure they are not living still.
Solomon Andrew Layton was given credit for a few buildings in my small OK town. A Bank built between 1907 and 1909. There was a Carnegie Library on the main street built in 1909. It was demolished at some point. Solomon was busy
One individual building wouldn't be the only thing being built during any particular time. So the 3 years while the capitol was being built there most probably were many more homes, churches and commercial buildings being built as well. How many men of age would have been able to do that, as well as be working as doctors, shop keepers etc?
The construction photo at 6:38 really doesn't make sense from a builders perspective.. When building multi storeyed structures, once the framework is complete, the storeys are raised and finished floor by floor. In the photo, they have 5 storeys facaded on one wings end, yet the ground level isn't even completed. Normally, the 4 storeys below the 5th would be completely facaded before proceeding on the 5th.. So it's a very odd and suspect photo imho
Bostonian here . We have , supposedly, the first subway in the country . The Green Line . It always made me think that something didnt make sense , especially with all the old building weight on top of them . Have you looked into a Boston video yet ? Either way , God bless and hope you and your future explorers are well bud
@oldworldex If you ever decide to go deeper , I have links that would help . I worked in Harvard , in Cambridge (part of Boston) for years and have worked on a lot of historic buildings (Park St Church for instance) . Would love for people to see it through the right eyes .
A lot of the material was shipped in. I had a friend who lived in Heritage Hills. His house was built by one of the MANY millionaires who lived in the city. OKC is still an old oil city btw. I had friends whose family owned mineral rights going back to the landrun and they still have active wells. But back to what I was saying before....in his house they had Italian artist come over with blocks of Italian marble directly from Italy and hand carved a huge marble staircase on sight. Apparently , these artisans were highly sought after and a bidding war started for their labor. This brought more and more from Italy. They ended up becoming ranchers in small towns and built Italian communities. I got to know the family of one of these Italians who lived west of Enid. Oklahoma City and Tulsa had more millionaires per capita than anywhere in the world. Back then if you had a problem with your car you didn't fix it you just bought a new one.
Why is it that so many of these old world buildings have so many individual rooms and windows? It's that way everywhere. We also had similar type structures in Great Falls, MT., along with the Street Cars which are now extinct. You can still see the rail tracks coming through the streets downtown.
I.M. Pei (I Am Pi), mentioned about 29:26 , is at least one of the keys to unlocking the 'FX' of these buildings. I remembered his odd name, because I ran across it when investigating my French family's history re: Paris, France and Roslyn, Scotland. We built the Chapel, Pei built the Louvre's Pyramid. Anyone who's read 'The DaVinci Code' knows the connection between the two edifices. However - what I found isn't just the overt link re: 'The Rose Family', but the covert one, which is the fact that all of these building designs (as well as every one of their 'elements'), are still radiating the Electromagnetic resonances from ALL of the rest of the Resets. You see, this is just one of the purposes of 'buildings' exposed by decoding the carvings on the walls and ceilings of the Chapel. What these resonances do is what we call 'cook'. (Everyone knows now that EMFs 'fry' us, but few connect the fact that these are all the same type of frequencies.) Whether applied to the environment, or structures of brick, bone or flesh, their 'FX' cause the same reaction over and over and over again, "returning dust to dust". (Tesla almost did this to a building in NYC using 'just resonances'.) The 'left-over ingredients' are then used for everything from our building materials (stones, sand, clay, etc.), to the soil in which we plant our crops, which are also vibrating at the same kind of 'Reset Rates'. This fact connects directly with Epigenetics, because the pulsations of these resonances equate to the same type of false signals as are 'built into the structure' of 'mod-mRNA 'Messages', the kind being added to everyone's Genetic 'BLUE'-'PRINTS' (I'll say it again: BLUUUUUUE'- 'Prints'), a.k.a. 'NUCLEAR' Codes, by way of their MITOCHONDRIAL DNA being FORCED to 'push' the latter's 'button'. Then 'All Hell' - explodes into action. Mitochondria are the kind of Genome a.k.a. Matri-Biome (MA-TREE-Bio), we get from ONLY our mothers - the kind being ignored by all of the 'expert' studies telling us: "These building materials are safe and effective". No they're not. They're false directions forced on our Energy Suppliers, which then create the chaos in the rest of the body. I can prove it - with the "Building Codes" carved into MY Chapel in Scotland. They're 'symbols' (sigils), that actually resonate unnatural patterns. They've already been proved by science to adversely affect - everything. Amplify them with 'ORGANS' - and the 'E'-'Missions' travel even farther out into the realm's different regions. Even the 'airwaves' are conducting them - everywhere... This is 'Old School' Genetic warfare - and it's just (literally), the proverbial tip of the ice-berg (or should I say 'ice-ring'?), of this 'Miss'-'Story'. It's all one big, round Pei/PI/PIE that's being CREATED here - with the pieces being divvied up by its creators - including those in Oklahoma City. I'll leave you with one last thought: Guthrie, OK served as the state capital from 1907 to 1910. It's the seat of one of the largest Scottish Rite Ma-Son-ic Lodges. Its namesake is 'Albert Pike'. He was a zealous activist for slavery and 'Reset' - 'The Building Code' - of the Organ-ization. So - if all you can see here is the external 'RE-Building Project', you need to look much, much, much deeper for it. TPTB mean to 'ALL'-'TAR' the entire 'Ec(h)o-System' that we *ARE* - because it really *IS* all connected. It's all the same 'cooked out' resonances... Yes, there's an 'Instant-Pot' way out of this mess, but few people 'get' it and even fewer want it. They like this slow-boiled-frog existence better...
We had the interurban trolley system from 1903 to 1947. I have a piece of track from the old town of Britton 7 miles north of Oklahoma City. Britton was annexed to OKC in 1950.
All of eastern Oklahoma is covered by forests. 24 percent of Oklahoma is covered by thick forest. "Look at the cows...no trees" - a statement made by someone who is neither educated nor knows what they are talking about.
They didn't build any of that - all clean up and fix up - I think each 'town' was probably found and then inventoried and then kept 'hidden' until it was established to be repaired and repopulated - the photo's we see were just scaffolding to get up on them and deal with roofs that were in disrepair
I've lived in OKC since May of 2000 and passed by the Capital building every day for work until 2004. I don't remember any construction for a dome. From what I recall - it was already there - except for the statue of the Indian on top. Much ado was made of it 'finally' being added. (If there are pix of what appears to be construction anywhere, and I'm right about the dome, then they'll show the statue being placed on the top - as if it AND the dome were just added, but the latter wasn't.) I haven't even finished watching the video - yet. I just wanted to give a little confirmation on this point. I could poll my friends and see if anyone else remembers more.
Please do poll. Thank you for this. I was wondering if they would be so bold as to change such recent history. The story feels off to me so a local poll would go a long way.
@@oldworldex I saw one other commenter say they do remember the dome being built, but, I'm wondering if they just saw the scaffolding, like I did, for placing that huge statue on the top - during that time period. So I'll take a poll for you and see what else I can uncover. I've got a lot of acquaintances that have been here a lot longer than I have. The only other thing I have to add is that I'm from D.C., have moved all over the country and been in a lot of different EM 'Fields', because of it, but I 'all'-'ways' had a way above average sense of 'Direction' (all meanings intended), until I got to OK. This is literally the most mixed-up place I've ever lived. (OK is #1 in everything wrong with people: divorce, teenage pregnancy, mental illness, obesity, [unless MS. took that trophy away from us], domestic violence, incest, etc..) I hate it here, but can't move now or, at least - not yet. I'll get back to you as soon as I get more info re: the dome. By the way, that reminds me, OKC also has 'The Dome' built by Buckminster Fuller. Every time they talk about demolishing it, someone comes along and saves it. I thought that building was just one more for the 'odd building' list in OKC. It's an ugly 'golden' eyesore, but still 'historic', so (I guess?), worth keeping. But I have to wonder: What kind of resonances does it emit?! PI - I betcha...
The dome was a huge deal in Oklahoma. People tried to get it built for decades. They finally got public support to fund it. It took a couple years to complete as I remember. This is all easily verified by looking at the newspaper and TV archives from only 20-25 years ago. There is no mystery or conspiracy about any of it. Do some research.
When the Layton and Smith firm presented its preliminary drawings to the commission in 1914, the plans did not include a dome. However, the building was designed to allow for a weighty dome to adorn the central square rotunda. The original commission was split on the desirability of the dome due to the high cost, and as completed, the Capitol was not domed. In 1998 House Bill 2827 created the Oklahoma Centennial Act, which formed the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission. The commission immediately began efforts to fund a $20.8 million dome project. Begun in 2001, the dome was dedicated on November 16, 2002. Its crowning element is a twenty-two-foot-tall bronze sculpture called The Guardian, created by artist and State Sen. Enoch Kelly Haney of Seminole.
Lots of the buildings shown on postcards here are obviously mudflooders (steps leading up to the old first floor and windows at ground level or under) which is why many were probably torn down. A story repeated the world over but especially in North America 😢
6:10 As you shift around the picture, you can clearly see the vanilla sky by the 2 antennas on the left hand side of the building. Even in still image, you can see. There is a slight tint going around the building compared to the sky
Is that graffiti on the lower windows of the New Patterson building? To your point that streetcar does look very old, and the street looks fenced off? 24:46
The streetcars were very popular. There are still parts of downtown where you can see the tracks (unless they've been removed since I moved away). There used to be a big streetcar maintenance hub to the west of downtown and it was near one of the big paths the Oklahoma River used to take. I don't know if people know this or not but the Oklahoma River wasn't always straight. It used to wind its way through the middle of the city. The Army Corp of Engineers straighted it.
In the days before well-paved streets and near-ubiquitous automobile ownership, electric streetcars were common in American cities, and Oklahoma City was no exception. Originally operating from 1903 to 1947, an extensive system of electrified streetcar routes radiated from a central terminal at what is now Sheridan and Hudson in downtown Oklahoma City. Interurban routes using the same technology extended the system west to El Reno, north to Guthrie, and south to Norman.
I was born in Wesley hospital in 1958' my mother use to tell me stories of when she worked down town in the Hightower building. She was the elevator operator! She said she had to catch the street car to and from work. It didn't stop for people people on the tracks, she said said she just jumped into it as it drove by.
There is a town in Saskatchewan called Kerrobert and it has a pretty cool old court building built in 1920 that's the town hall now.and no other building even comes close to what that building looks like in the whole surrounding area including Saskatoon. Robert Kerr wanted that town to be the capital of Saskatchewan. Something strange happened in Saskatchewan and the province never advanced and it had a pretty good industry in the beginning of the 20th century.
OK, lets test this stuff out, many times I hear you say that these buildings cannot have been built back then, in frequency. So what would you say about Dresden Frauenkirche (1726-43; destroyed by Allied bombing, 1945; reconstructed 1992-2005)? Ten years to rebuild this building isn't all that long.
"Course they never rebuild them, no where near the way they used to look" 15:27...Your quote. "Why are we not able to duplicate how spectacular these buildings really are"..
Good point. Hailed as a marvel of modern architecture and engineering, they were able to rebuild this spectacular structure from the rubble. Of course they didn't have to do any foundation work because that was already intact. Also if you look at the interior much of it is painted as opposed to moulded. Looks like a 13 year timeline with all of the modern technology and the spirit of a nation behind it. Bravo! Looks like the original was built in 17 years, in the 1700's, without modern technology, while many other similar structures were also being built....and I'd be willing to wager the old interior would put the new one to shame.
At one time the Biltmore Hotel was unrivaled in elegance. Located at Grand and Harvey, it had 33 stories and 619 rooms, and was among Oklahoma City’s tallest buildings. Not even the nearby Skirvin could compete for prominence on the city’s skyline. Each room offered access to a free radio - quite a luxury at the time the Biltmore opened in 1932. Ceiling fans and circulating ice water ensured every guest was comfortable. The dining areas sported crisp white linens with fine china, crystal and silver. Exquisite tapestries lined the walls, with rich wood-beamed ceilings. The hotel closed in 1973, falling victim to Oklahoma City’s “urban renewal” projects. On the Biltmore’s final morning that crisp autumn day, many openly wept as they watched a piece of Oklahoma City’s legacy come tumbling down.
The problem with this guys theory is that while he points to some of the beautiful buildings that were torn down. Many of these beautiful buildings he’s showing are in fact still in Okc and being used today. To understand how it was done so quickly and to answer his question of where the exorbitant anoints of money came from. You just have to look at Okc.’s history in the oil industry. In the late 1800’s Okc grew exponentially nearly overnight with the discovery of huge oil fields in and around Okc. The money for these buildings came from the “Black Gold” held in Okc. and its surrounding land. Anyone doubting these photos should take a trip to Okc and check out the ones that still remain here. One of my favorites is the Skirvin hotel. It’s as gorgeous today and looks just like the pics he showed in his video. While he focused mostly on the exterior of these buildings. Their interior designs and craftsmanship are even more stunning. If you don’t believe, please come check Okc.’s historic beautiful buildings for yourself. They really are spectacular. Oh, and if you do visit, be sure to check out, the church’s built at the turn of the century. Their interiors are incredible.
Hey, I'm 'this guy'. I'm not saying these buildings aren't real. I'm saying the story we are told about how they came to be isn't. 'Nearly overnight' is the problem. Especially with the amazing interiors you speak of which I don't doubt. I've covered dozens of cities with a similar story. The message my channel is sending doubts the history, not the existence of the architecture.
They were sold to people who wanted to incorporate them into their homes. A friend of mind bought the entire 2nd floor of the Midwest Theater to panel his apartment.
I was here, I watched it go up. www.google.com/search?q=oklahoma+state+capitol+dome+construction&rlz=1C1CHZN_enUS949US949&oq=Oklahoma+state+capitol+dome+cons&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCjI1MjA5ajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1
Why are you so skeptical about Oklahoma City's buildings? What deception are talking about? You are wrong on nearly all of your assumptions. I am a fifth generation Oklahoman, and my family lived in Oklahoma before it became a state. Oklahoma City sprang into existence on April 22, 1889, when approximately fifty thousand participants of the Land Run of 1889 claimed town lots and quarter sections in the area known as the Unassigned Lands. On that date, four to six thousand settlers came to Oklahoma Station (later Oklahoma City) to establish homes and businesses. The Oklahoma State House was supposed to have a dome like all other capital buildings, but it was under construction in 1917, and what happened in 1917? The Dome was cancelled due to WWI and subsequent shortage of labor and materials. It was supposed to be added a few years after the war, but it was not a priority to Oklahoman then. Oklahoma began growing in 1889 when President Benjamin Harrison opened the first land run in Oklahoma - and it grew fast. In 1901 Tulsa became the oil capital of the world, and several years later Oklahoma City followed. In 1928, a giant oilfield was discovered under Oklahoma City. Cash was flowing through the city and resulted in the ornate buildings you pretend could never have been built in a lowly city like Oklahoma City. Wrong again. Oklahoma City and its founders were flush with cash, and this resulted in economic and population growth not seen since those days. OKC built big and fast and became home to some of the most ornate buildings west of the Mississippi. I work in downtown OKC in one of those beautiful buildings.
This was my thought. The reason for a lot of this is out there if he wanted to actually look it up and not speculate. Maybe it’s just funner to create conspiracy theories. I’ve lived here for 43 of my 50 years.
I am late to this show. I have also lived all 44 years of my life in Oklahoma. It's easy to divulge in these videos, in search for the innocent fulfillment of curiosity in Oklahoma history. I for one, would love to drop my opinion in this highly opinionated historical video about Oklahoma. How much of this video is based on credible sources? Old Central is shown as part of this "factual video" in time stamped 31:10 ish, as part of historical OKC. Which is actually the original permanent building, built in Stillwater, Oklahoma, opened in June 1894, for the Oklahoma A&M university. Now known as Oklahoma State University. Just one actual fact. Also, in the Tulsa historical video that same creator posted, it seems that Wikipedia is used as a source. I PROMISE you I'm not trying to be rude.
Im sixth generation. My great great great grandfather opened Eischen's Bar in Okarche in 1896. Lived my whole 40 years here. ...he doesn't know what he's talking about.
I have lived in Oklahoma for 43 years. As I recall, the dome was there, needed repairs somewhere between 1993-2003, shortly there after, funding was allotted to add Indian statue.
The dome is a modern build. It looked like this while I was growing up. lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/inzpaYHDWwuxnKDHu0L3q6ua8R5q1fb8czEbQS3PsjEl_tMxieNScSD1ToL0IiGcGUTmqCnBLKKRlYNvwi2Sco5sMA6xwnz9emCkmO7ZUKbYXfrPs5XaymwTQMaMyUnTk4GHyenA8ts25VaHO7nwwJ-Xz1wRluYx6A
Another great presentation! And the beginning video tour was a great find! I believe that most people are caught up in the " rat race" designed for us that they Can't see!
I pass the Oklahoman building every day going to work, it was the main newspaper.as a life long resident born in 1965 it’s a disgrace they tore them down. I have seen old photos of St Mary’s when there’s nothing between the church and down town except the river.
The old county courthouse caught on fire one Sunday morning during World War II. Not sure if it was electrical or what. It sat derelict until the early 50s. Slowly falling apart with kids sneaking in and exploring. It was really far gone by then. Still it would be wonderful to still have it.
They had plans in the 1960s to make a new futuristic downtown, but they tore down 530 buildings before getting the plans approved, so only a few of the ideas they had were built (the myriad gardens came from this)
Yes, that is Old Central, which was the first permanent structural build for Oklahoma A&M, now known as Oklahoma State University. Finished June 1894. As far as the building next to it in the picture, it seems a little photoshopped. Haven't found documentation of it yet.
Many architectural gems fell during the urban renewal program, but in terms of historical importance, the Huckins Hotel was probably the biggest loss. Built in 1908 at the corner of Broadway and Main, the very nexus of Downtown, the Huckins featured in more than its share of historical events. It served as the temporary state capitol, a rallying point, and a smoke-filled room of local politics. The Huckins became the first urban renewal building imploded by explosives in July, 1971.
Early on the city had street cars, but by the end of WW2 they died off. Randomly around you can still see the old tracks in the street. The capitol was designed to have the dome, but they did not have the money for it. Layton was a decent architect but a poor engineer, so his designs lacked the proper support to his buildings. Oklahoma City decided in the late 60's early 70's to modernize, so they demolished a lot of the center core, only to build one building before giving up. It was the Pei Plan.
The problem with almost all the construction photos is that the design of the superstructure does not match the building. In today's world they do not have an understanding of masonry construction. They believe that there about a 4 story limit. Pilar and pilaster construction seems to be unheard of anymore. Also, multiple CMU constructed buildings are not being built. Everything is steel erection. That's what they have invested in engineering boilerplate. It's not rocket science. Towers with especially made openings draw air currents into the basement structure, which is then directed to either domes or flue vents. This maintains a constant temperature, which in turn allows the structure to last indefinitely. Even if you no longer have master artisans to lay terazzo flooring, form the column fascade, and wall (interior/exterior) detailing; the superstructure need not be shabby ...
530 buildings were torn down for the I.M PEI project to reshape the city, it never went through so they tore them down for nothing. I will appreciate it for two things, the myriad gardens, and scissor tail park.
We also had a underground "Chinese City" Destroyed to build the thunder stadium. Which will be torn down to build a new one across the street. Supposedly my Cousin visited it whe he was young and not many people new about it. "The Story". Gose you had the Chinese living under ground in hiding, after the gold tush of the 1800s.
If you look around hard enough you can find photos from the 70s right before they demolished a lot of structures. You’ll see how blighted, falling apart and crime ridden downtown OKC was. They wanted to tear down the old warehouse district too but one man had a vision for it and fought against it. It would later become our most well know district, Bricktown.
I worked in the 1st Nat'l Bank downtown okc in the late 1970's. Beautiful and ornate still. I watched the Biltmore Hotel implode. I've always wondered why they opened up Indian Territory in 1889 for a land run (grab). Why would you NEED to populate this land so quickly? Such an odd way to go about it.
This is the Twilight Zone made real. I wonder if they just abducted all these people and made them slaves on other worlds, planets, asteroid mining operations, underground cities, etc.
I was very young in the 70s and got to see a few beautiful buildings destroyed. My mom was heartbroken about what urban renewal did to our city. What a shame.
You sound like conspiracy theorist. I'm not sure what all these lies you are talking about are. Many of these buildings are still here in OKC. The leaders in the city were apparently pretty well off (probably not all that honest in many cases either). I was at the capitol dome dedication and I always heard that the original design had a dome but they ran out of money and did not build it until it was added much later I think with the original plans. According to a web page I found.... "The old Oklahoma County Courthouse was built in 1903 and served as such until the new Courthouse in the Civic Center opened in 1937. It was severly damaged by, and was boarded up and not salvaged after, a 1944 fire and was finally demolished in 1950 or 1951. The building was located between Dewey and Walker, north of Grand (Sheridan), south of Main, southwest of the Montgomery Wards Building." FYI
I'd like to ask one of the Americans in that bank if they would guess that this country would be almost $34,000,000,000,000 in debt in roughly 100 years
I mean, the foundational requirements for some of these buildings is the real gave away. Pick and shovel, hammer and chisel, and horse and cart. To dig down 20 or 30 feet and lay a stone block foundation for a 5 or 6 story building. I dunno. Seems a bit overwhelming.
You seem to think that making fun of Oklahomans creating a beautiful capitol city is something to be admired. About the only truthful thing in your article was the bit about I. M. Pei, who was the architect hired by the city to raze almost the entire down town, turning it from a thriving commercial city into a veritable wasteland. I was raised in the SW of Oklahoma, and the greatest thrill we could have would be a trip from Altus to Oklahoma City for a weekend. It was a wonderland, and all the beautiful buildings, including theaters, department stores, hotels and restaurants were a pleasure indeed. You kept insinuating that the "street cars" as you called them, were a throwback to a former century. At that time, Oklahoma city had the largest interurban network in the nation -- going from El Reno on the west, to Shawnee in the east, and from Guthrie (original capitol) on the north, to Norman on the south. These "streetcars", as you call them, pulled together the entire area into what became the largest in area of cities in the United States, which lasted for many many years, indeed all the years I was growing up. The First National Bank building was meant to mimic the Empire State Building, and many structures in the city were designed after other famous buildings from all over the country. Your obsession with our delight in domes on buildings is a bit petty, IMHO, and most of them were still standing when I. M. Pei went on his tirade of destruction. I could go on and on - there is far far too much wonderful history about this wonderful city to comment on within the confines of this article. However, I could not let your misinformation lie still without comment, for "the City" as we refer to Oklahoma City, is still dear to the hearts of all Okies. Especially this 88 year old one.
I meant no offence to the people of the region. You're story of the way it used to be was wonderful, and the purpose for my making these videos. The truth is it's not just Oklahoma City that was decimated...it happened everywhere. Many of us are now asking why...beyond the explanation we were given.
@@oldworldex Thank you for your explanation. We Oklahomans were deceived in the mid 70's by people who wanted to profit by building anew. I don't know of a single person from that era who now believes the destruction was a good idea. It was savage, and it has taken a good half century to regain just some of the excitement of "the city". I remember the magic of the Criterian Theater, and lunch at Katz drug store -- and my mom loved to shop at Rothschilds -- on business trips, my dad always stayed at the Huckins hotel. I was a page in the state Senate for several weeks in 1951. My memories of Oklahoma City will never diminish. It was THE place. Tulsa still hasn't caught up to it yet.
@rednekokie thank you for speaking up for Oklahomans & Oklahoma history! We weren’t a bunch of cavemen running around Indian Territory before statehood. OKC wasn’t even the original location for the Capitol. It became the Capitol in 1910. The amount of oil, cattle & railroad barons already here in Indian Territory/Oklahoma at the time not only had money but also a lot of hubris. Go figure. I believe even Canada has had some of that in their history. You also wouldn’t want to build a Capitol building in the middle of a town with existing buildings. You’d need the room for construction. In the central portion of Oklahoma you have pasture. Did you want a forest? In Oklahoma what do you find on pastures….ooooh cattle! There’s an old framed picture in the Capitol building of it after it was built. There weren’t any buildings on the north side at that time, it was an oil field with several oil rigs. I’m sure you’ll say that’s photoshopped too. I don’t think the location was picked for the cattle though. Arizona & New Mexico weren’t even states yet. We were the new kid on the block. The block also had resources that made people money. My grandparents were born here. So I heard of our history through people who lived during that time. Don’t underestimate the power of money & hubris. There’s a lot going around today.
@oldworldex maybe you should arrange using the idea of a precurse in your videos, stating that these images and "facts" are just your opinions, and for viewers to do their own research.
As a born and raised Okie, many of the big ornate buildings and streetcars can be easily explained as we had huge amounts of cash flowing through some of our cities and when you have the funds, you use the funds. My home town of Ponca City was where Conoco, originally Marland Oil Company, was founded. Yes, a lot of the buildings did not stand the test of time, but we still have a lot of our original buildings. It should also be pointed out that Oklahoma City was not our first capital. That would be Guthrie and the original capital building still stands. What became the banquet hall in the Guthrie Scotish Rite temple is where the state legislature originally met. We have a ton of churches in Oklahoma in general because we're in the Bible Belt. Also, some of those churches have dubious pasts with being part of the Native American boarding school system that my grandparents and and father went through. I'm not sure why there is such suspicion around our history. Anyone that was raised her can tell you any of this stuff. Oh, and some of the pictures you're saying are of Oklahoma City, those aren't Oklahoma City. One clearly states that it's McAlester which in an entirely different part of the state
@@oldworldex that’s not what I said at all. I said what became part of the Scottish Rite temple WAS ORIGINALLY where they met. That building wasn’t the Scottish Rite Temple originally. The main part of that building wasn’t even built until much later. It became the part of it once the capital and legislative offices moved to Oklahoma City. That building would have probably been destroyed if the masons hadn’t purchased it and renovated. Are you just cherry picking what you want see and hear? Cause that’s not how facts work.
I grew up in Blanchard our highschool was underground. We had one stop light at the time. The downtown of the town also is underground when you go into the shops. I always wondered how such a small town had what so many towns with populations had. I am excited to watch this. I was born in Flint Michigan and when I moved to Oklahoma at 11 there were alot of jokes of being ignorant and being an "okie". I feel like there has to be more too it. Why would the narrative label people ignorant that clearly could build like everyone else? Was the dustbowl even a thing? I had a history teacher that talked about our capital being one of the last to get a dome. Bottom line if our history wasnt lied about and turned into a mystery,. I'm not sure it would be so intriguing. I would love a breakdown of ponca city and norman.
I watched a old video clip a few years ago. It looked to be around the 1900's but not sure, it was so beautiful, electric cars, electric bikes, beautiful building's like he is showing in this video. The people were so happy looking, so beautifully dressed. I had so many questions but from that moment on, I knew we have been lied too, lied to about everything. I wish i would have saved it, but i hope to come across it again someday. Folks he makes these video's to get you to think, to break off the programming that we have all been under, so instead of taking offense at this guy, just listen to what he has to say. He's not the one you should be angry at and he is correct this just didnt happen in Oklahoma, it happened everywhere. Question everthing, folks and I mean everything.
Shortly after ( a few years) of domestic repair and statue being added, there wad a huge outcry about plumbing and electrical being sub-stsndard and failing.
The Capitol building was designed to have a dome, but as construction was started less than a month after Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, they couldn't source the metal needed to support the dome's weight. As for the types of buildings that were being built in the early 20th century, I can promise you there were plenty of fly-by-night constructions, those are just the shining examples of Okie architecture. And churches like government buildings? Churches like that are seen all over the eastern United States and Europe. You are reaching, friend
Playing devil's advocate, I remember seeing the capitol building domeless in the 1970s. As you mentioned, the dome installed in the early 2000s, which is at best a cheaply fabricated and ill-fitting structure, is already experiencing structural problems because modern construction techniques cannot precisely replicate those of the old-world artisans. One possibility is that the original dome was dismantled during this building's repurposing due to the presence of some ancient technology that was incorporated into it? I say this because of the metal lid that covered the dome opening before the addition, which, in my opinion, is evidence of a previously existing structure. From the interior pictures of the new dome I've seen, it's painfully apparent that it looks "off" and doesn't come close to matching the grandeur of the existing structure. I also noticed in the comment section that a few trolls are insulting you about your research, so you're doing something right and obviously rattling a few cages by exposing the coverups and misinformation we've been spoonfed for generations. Keep up the excellent work.
Might look into University of Oklahoma in Norman too. Not quite as ornate but questionable. Just waking to this old world building thing the last two months or so.
As an architect, I understand how much efforts had to be put into building these amazing structures. at a time of deep recession and low demographic... It just doesn't make any sense. Our history is a lie.
Covered wagons, 2 track trails across the plains, dealing with outlaws and Indian attacks, sickness and death...
Yep, TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!
As an engineer, the lie is massive. And the sheep can't even comprehend the lie when you show them.
When you put it like that it’s hard to believe. The history they tel us seems more absurd and impossible when you really think about it. Even if it was technically possible for these massive structures to be built during this time..why and how could they spend all of that money and resources on building them during recessions and wars. Who funded them?
You're an architect? If you are, you would know the building styles of the first half of the 20th century when 'art deco' buildings were constructed to be ornate and decorative, influenced by elements from both Greek and Roman classic architecture. Where did it go? Art deco's costly ornamentation seemed wasteful in the aftermath of World War I. That's why it fell out of favor with builders, in addition to being more expensive than the new int'l forms of architecture.
@@Mr.C.RidesAgain Thank you!!
When I was in engineering school in Oklahoma in the lare 70s, we went to OKC one Sunday to watch the urban renewal demolition of an old hotel, may have been the Biltmore. That experience came to mind on a certain September day.
Those buildings came down the exact same way. We know the kind of engineering that took, special rigging and all. I think those of us who saw the Biltmore come down understood what we saw when those towers dropped. Right in our faces and no one questions it.
@@tracimangham233 We went downtown to watch the Biltmore get raised. I remember my parents being disgusted by what they were doing. We saved some of the bricks (yeah back then little kids could actually go onto the site of a building that was torn down lol, safety who needed safety back then) and my parents used the bricks in a wall that was built at their house.
i'm from Lawton Oklahoma, you should check out the wichita mountains, from a top down view there looks like it used to be a city built up around the whole mountain range, you can see what looks like an old world style road system all aver the range from north to south on th west side and the center like it used to be an old massive city like a new york
downtown oklahoma city is called brick town
Just taking a look now...wow!
We're from Oklahoma also. It's crazy how the narrative is says they built this stuff in such a short period of time when the modern built county jail is falling apart and it even leans. We can't come anywhere near what they say they did .
Looks like destruction of stone buildings there
@@triggahapyproductions8177 only bricktown is called brick town. Downtown is west of bricktown. Once you go under the tracks from downtown you are in bricktown. That area was all warehouses big red brick buildings and then abandoned - hence the first restaurant there The Spaghetti Warehouse. That kicked off the urban renewal of the area, what you see today is nothing like 30 years ago.
I was the chef of a restaurant in the stockyards. Owner lived in an apartment upstairs. The whole building was all intricate wood work. And he was a Freemason
you should see the original photos...insane
Cattlemans?
The Bricktown district in Oklahoma City is such an interesting place. Its been at least a decade since I've been. With all of those brick buildings, it makes me think it was a sort of giant battery, considering red brick can act as such.
The Skirvin is amazing, it wont be torn down. It’s a landmark and a destination here. All the celebs stay there and it’s very sought after. It’s also haunted.
Nothing about OKC makes sense. When you consider the architecture and the population nothing adds up. Central High School 5 stories built in 1911. Capitol Hill High School, a castle, built 1928. Lots of schools lookin like castles, lots of buildings gone from downtown. Also we have an entire underground under downtown that can be accessed from certain buildings. The only credit I can give to the building of these places is that the train tracks were already well established and it was big business here. The railroad came all through downtown to deliver materials.
The one thing you haven't considered.....OIL! OKC was rich with it, hence all the expensive buildings. There are still working pumpjacks on the capital grounds with the so called "fake" history about the dome not being added later. I've lived here all my life and I'm 53. i WATCHED THE DOME BEING ADDED SLOWLY DAY BY DAY! Not everything is a conspiracy people!!! Jeez Louise.....
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I feel like screaming with anger, and crying with sadness when I look at all of this, especially the detail in the building @ 16:19 I want to know who build all this and what happened to them. WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT ALL THIS????? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THEM??????????
Righteous anger... 100% justified!!
I am feeling the same. So many lies and the destruction of far too many incredible buildings!
Most likely the Millennial Reign of Christ already happened. These buildings are worldwide.
The saints and or angels could've built them.
The First National Bank building was built aprox. 1931. The building is still there. If the workers were at least 20 years old they would be 114 years old today. I'm sure they are not living still.
Also they did a renovation inside the building and it is very nice. I have not been in it since they finished though.
Solomon Andrew Layton was given credit for a few buildings in my small OK town. A Bank built between 1907 and 1909. There was a Carnegie Library on the main street built in 1909. It was demolished at some point. Solomon was busy
One individual building wouldn't be the only thing being built during any particular time. So the 3 years while the capitol was being built there most probably were many more homes, churches and commercial buildings being built as well. How many men of age would have been able to do that, as well as be working as doctors, shop keepers etc?
Thank you for this is wonderful insight much blessings and also an eye opener 🙏
Another great video. You are one of my favorite old world channels. ❤
The construction photo at 6:38 really doesn't make sense from a builders perspective..
When building multi storeyed structures, once the framework is complete, the storeys are raised and finished floor by floor.
In the photo, they have 5 storeys facaded on one wings end, yet the ground level isn't even completed.
Normally, the 4 storeys below the 5th would be completely facaded before proceeding on the 5th..
So it's a very odd and suspect photo imho
Bostonian here . We have , supposedly, the first subway in the country . The Green Line . It always made me think that something didnt make sense , especially with all the old building weight on top of them . Have you looked into a Boston video yet ? Either way , God bless and hope you and your future explorers are well bud
I'm sure I could have gone a lot deeper..
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@oldworldex Awesome , going to watch after this . Im sure it's a great dive either way . Thanks for the link bud 👍
@oldworldex If you ever decide to go deeper , I have links that would help . I worked in Harvard , in Cambridge (part of Boston) for years and have worked on a lot of historic buildings (Park St Church for instance) . Would love for people to see it through the right eyes .
Oklahoma City was one of the main cities in Atlantis under the Tartarian Kings of Atlantis which was in the ancient Americas.
A lot of the material was shipped in. I had a friend who lived in Heritage Hills. His house was built by one of the MANY millionaires who lived in the city. OKC is still an old oil city btw. I had friends whose family owned mineral rights going back to the landrun and they still have active wells. But back to what I was saying before....in his house they had Italian artist come over with blocks of Italian marble directly from Italy and hand carved a huge marble staircase on sight. Apparently , these artisans were highly sought after and a bidding war started for their labor. This brought more and more from Italy. They ended up becoming ranchers in small towns and built Italian communities. I got to know the family of one of these Italians who lived west of Enid. Oklahoma City and Tulsa had more millionaires per capita than anywhere in the world. Back then if you had a problem with your car you didn't fix it you just bought a new one.
Why is it that so many of these old world buildings have so many individual rooms and windows? It's that way everywhere.
We also had similar type structures in Great Falls, MT., along with the Street Cars which are now extinct.
You can still see the rail tracks coming through the streets downtown.
We’re the buildings built in the millennial kingdom. And we are now living in the short season after which the devil gets to rule one more time ?
Sure seems like the devil is in control more and more every day.
I.M. Pei (I Am Pi), mentioned about 29:26 , is at least one of the keys to unlocking the 'FX' of these buildings. I remembered his odd name, because I ran across it when investigating my French family's history re: Paris, France and Roslyn, Scotland. We built the Chapel, Pei built the Louvre's Pyramid. Anyone who's read 'The DaVinci Code' knows the connection between the two edifices.
However - what I found isn't just the overt link re: 'The Rose Family', but the covert one, which is the fact that all of these building designs (as well as every one of their 'elements'), are still radiating the Electromagnetic resonances from ALL of the rest of the Resets. You see, this is just one of the purposes of 'buildings' exposed by decoding the carvings on the walls and ceilings of the Chapel.
What these resonances do is what we call 'cook'. (Everyone knows now that EMFs 'fry' us, but few connect the fact that these are all the same type of frequencies.) Whether applied to the environment, or structures of brick, bone or flesh, their 'FX' cause the same reaction over and over and over again, "returning dust to dust". (Tesla almost did this to a building in NYC using 'just resonances'.) The 'left-over ingredients' are then used for everything from our building materials (stones, sand, clay, etc.), to the soil in which we plant our crops, which are also vibrating at the same kind of 'Reset Rates'.
This fact connects directly with Epigenetics, because the pulsations of these resonances equate to the same type of false signals as are 'built into the structure' of 'mod-mRNA 'Messages', the kind being added to everyone's Genetic 'BLUE'-'PRINTS' (I'll say it again: BLUUUUUUE'- 'Prints'), a.k.a. 'NUCLEAR' Codes, by way of their MITOCHONDRIAL DNA being FORCED to 'push' the latter's 'button'. Then 'All Hell' - explodes into action.
Mitochondria are the kind of Genome a.k.a. Matri-Biome (MA-TREE-Bio), we get from ONLY our mothers - the kind being ignored by all of the 'expert' studies telling us: "These building materials are safe and effective". No they're not. They're false directions forced on our Energy Suppliers, which then create the chaos in the rest of the body.
I can prove it - with the "Building Codes" carved into MY Chapel in Scotland. They're 'symbols' (sigils), that actually resonate unnatural patterns. They've already been proved by science to adversely affect - everything. Amplify them with 'ORGANS' - and the 'E'-'Missions' travel even farther out into the realm's different regions.
Even the 'airwaves' are conducting them - everywhere...
This is 'Old School' Genetic warfare - and it's just (literally), the proverbial tip of the ice-berg (or should I say 'ice-ring'?), of this 'Miss'-'Story'. It's all one big, round Pei/PI/PIE that's being CREATED here - with the pieces being divvied up by its creators - including those in Oklahoma City.
I'll leave you with one last thought: Guthrie, OK served as the state capital from 1907 to 1910. It's the seat of one of the largest Scottish Rite Ma-Son-ic Lodges. Its namesake is 'Albert Pike'. He was a zealous activist for slavery and 'Reset' - 'The Building Code' - of the Organ-ization.
So - if all you can see here is the external 'RE-Building Project', you need to look much, much, much deeper for it. TPTB mean to 'ALL'-'TAR' the entire 'Ec(h)o-System' that we *ARE* - because it really *IS* all connected. It's all the same 'cooked out' resonances... Yes, there's an 'Instant-Pot' way out of this mess, but few people 'get' it and even fewer want it. They like this slow-boiled-frog existence better...
We had the interurban trolley system from 1903 to 1947. I have a piece of track from the old town of Britton 7 miles north of Oklahoma City. Britton was annexed to OKC in 1950.
Not sure what he’s implying?
Granite and marble are not easily moved. They can crack. And all the wood finishes. Oklahoma was Prarie look at the cow pictures...no trees.
Oklahoma has trees still. It's a Prarie not a desert lol
All of eastern Oklahoma is covered by forests. 24 percent of Oklahoma is covered by thick forest. "Look at the cows...no trees" - a statement made by someone who is neither educated nor knows what they are talking about.
They didn't build any of that - all clean up and fix up - I think each 'town' was probably found and then inventoried and then kept 'hidden' until it was established to be repaired and repopulated - the photo's we see were just scaffolding to get up on them and deal with roofs that were in disrepair
it was built by babylon
How did you get that drone footage??😮
I've lived in OKC since May of 2000 and passed by the Capital building every day for work until 2004. I don't remember any construction for a dome. From what I recall - it was already there - except for the statue of the Indian on top.
Much ado was made of it 'finally' being added. (If there are pix of what appears to be construction anywhere, and I'm right about the dome, then they'll show the statue being placed on the top - as if it AND the dome were just added, but the latter wasn't.) I haven't even finished watching the video - yet. I just wanted to give a little confirmation on this point. I could poll my friends and see if anyone else remembers more.
Please do poll. Thank you for this. I was wondering if they would be so bold as to change such recent history. The story feels off to me so a local poll would go a long way.
@@oldworldex I saw one other commenter say they do remember the dome being built, but, I'm wondering if they just saw the scaffolding, like I did, for placing that huge statue on the top - during that time period. So I'll take a poll for you and see what else I can uncover. I've got a lot of acquaintances that have been here a lot longer than I have.
The only other thing I have to add is that I'm from D.C., have moved all over the country and been in a lot of different EM 'Fields', because of it, but I 'all'-'ways' had a way above average sense of 'Direction' (all meanings intended), until I got to OK.
This is literally the most mixed-up place I've ever lived. (OK is #1 in everything wrong with people: divorce, teenage pregnancy, mental illness, obesity, [unless MS. took that trophy away from us], domestic violence, incest, etc..) I hate it here, but can't move now or, at least - not yet. I'll get back to you as soon as I get more info re: the dome.
By the way, that reminds me, OKC also has 'The Dome' built by Buckminster Fuller. Every time they talk about demolishing it, someone comes along and saves it. I thought that building was just one more for the 'odd building' list in OKC. It's an ugly 'golden' eyesore, but still 'historic', so (I guess?), worth keeping. But I have to wonder: What kind of resonances does it emit?! PI - I betcha...
I wasn't clear if the dome was added as a decorative top or is it a dome oculus?
The dome was a huge deal in Oklahoma. People tried to get it built for decades. They finally got public support to fund it. It took a couple years to complete as I remember. This is all easily verified by looking at the newspaper and TV archives from only 20-25 years ago. There is no mystery or conspiracy about any of it. Do some research.
When the Layton and Smith firm presented its preliminary drawings to the commission in 1914, the plans did not include a dome. However, the building was designed to allow for a weighty dome to adorn the central square rotunda. The original commission was split on the desirability of the dome due to the high cost, and as completed, the Capitol was not domed. In 1998 House Bill 2827 created the Oklahoma Centennial Act, which formed the Oklahoma Capitol Complex and Centennial Commemoration Commission. The commission immediately began efforts to fund a $20.8 million dome project. Begun in 2001, the dome was dedicated on November 16, 2002. Its crowning element is a twenty-two-foot-tall bronze sculpture called The Guardian, created by artist and State Sen. Enoch Kelly Haney of Seminole.
The Skirvin Hotel looks like the Rice Hotel in Houston. It is odd that in a world where 'imitation is a sin" that so many buildings look alike.
Lots of the buildings shown on postcards here are obviously mudflooders (steps leading up to the old first floor and windows at ground level or under) which is why many were probably torn down. A story repeated the world over but especially in North America 😢
6:10 As you shift around the picture, you can clearly see the vanilla sky by the 2 antennas on the left hand side of the building. Even in still image, you can see. There is a slight tint going around the building compared to the sky
Superb video brother!
Thanks again for sharing your passion for the truth.
Peace love and blessings!
Much appreciated
Very well done! This is a great way to make the case of our stolen history, one state and one city at a time.
Yes and I love his voice!
He is now my favorite old world channel. ❤
Is that graffiti on the lower windows of the New Patterson building? To your point that streetcar does look very old, and the street looks fenced off? 24:46
Okc was actually well known for their early street car system. The ornate early construction was paid for by the powerful economic engine of oil.
The streetcars were very popular. There are still parts of downtown where you can see the tracks (unless they've been removed since I moved away). There used to be a big streetcar maintenance hub to the west of downtown and it was near one of the big paths the Oklahoma River used to take. I don't know if people know this or not but the Oklahoma River wasn't always straight. It used to wind its way through the middle of the city. The Army Corp of Engineers straighted it.
You should check out Guthrie, Oklahoma.
In the days before well-paved streets and near-ubiquitous automobile ownership, electric streetcars were common in American cities, and Oklahoma City was no exception. Originally operating from 1903 to 1947, an extensive system of electrified streetcar routes radiated from a central terminal at what is now Sheridan and Hudson in downtown Oklahoma City. Interurban routes using the same technology extended the system west to El Reno, north to Guthrie, and south to Norman.
I think they converted these to electric busses I remember when I was young in the 1950-60's.
There are still some visible tracks in various places in the neighborhoods I grew up near.
I was born in Wesley hospital in 1958' my mother use to tell me stories of when she worked down town in the Hightower building. She was the elevator operator! She said she had to catch the street car to and from work. It didn't stop for people people on the tracks, she said said she just jumped into it as it drove by.
@ 4:21 ...?
Did the prices of marble go way up in the 70s?
There is a town in Saskatchewan called Kerrobert and it has a pretty cool old court building built in 1920 that's the town hall now.and no other building even comes close to what that building looks like in the whole surrounding area including Saskatoon. Robert Kerr wanted that town to be the capital of Saskatchewan. Something strange happened in Saskatchewan and the province never advanced and it had a pretty good industry in the beginning of the 20th century.
OK, lets test this stuff out, many times I hear you say that these buildings cannot have been built back then, in frequency. So what would you say about Dresden Frauenkirche (1726-43; destroyed by Allied bombing, 1945; reconstructed 1992-2005)? Ten years to rebuild this building isn't all that long.
"Course they never rebuild them, no where near the way they used to look" 15:27...Your quote. "Why are we not able to duplicate how spectacular these buildings really are"..
Good point. Hailed as a marvel of modern architecture and engineering, they were able to rebuild this spectacular structure from the rubble. Of course they didn't have to do any foundation work because that was already intact. Also if you look at the interior much of it is painted as opposed to moulded. Looks like a 13 year timeline with all of the modern technology and the spirit of a nation behind it. Bravo! Looks like the original was built in 17 years, in the 1700's, without modern technology, while many other similar structures were also being built....and I'd be willing to wager the old interior would put the new one to shame.
At one time the Biltmore Hotel was unrivaled in elegance. Located at Grand and Harvey, it had 33 stories and 619 rooms, and was among Oklahoma City’s tallest buildings. Not even the nearby Skirvin could compete for prominence on the city’s skyline.
Each room offered access to a free radio - quite a luxury at the time the Biltmore opened in 1932. Ceiling fans and circulating ice water ensured every guest was comfortable. The dining areas sported crisp white linens with fine china, crystal and silver. Exquisite tapestries lined the walls, with rich wood-beamed ceilings.
The hotel closed in 1973, falling victim to Oklahoma City’s “urban renewal” projects. On the Biltmore’s final morning that crisp autumn day, many openly wept as they watched a piece of Oklahoma City’s legacy come tumbling down.
@ 19:24 ...
This is my family's Hotel.
I was 7yrs old when they took it down.
The lobby looks familiar but that was so long ago.
The problem with this guys theory is that while he points to some of the beautiful buildings that were torn down. Many of these beautiful buildings he’s showing are in fact still in Okc and being used today. To understand how it was done so quickly and to answer his question of where the exorbitant anoints of money came from. You just have to look at Okc.’s history in the oil industry. In the late 1800’s Okc grew exponentially nearly overnight with the discovery of huge oil fields in and around Okc. The money for these buildings came from the “Black Gold” held in Okc. and its surrounding land.
Anyone doubting these photos should take a trip to Okc and check out the ones that still remain here. One of my favorites is the Skirvin hotel. It’s as gorgeous today and looks just like the pics he showed in his video. While he focused mostly on the exterior of these buildings. Their interior designs and craftsmanship are even more stunning. If you don’t believe, please come check Okc.’s historic beautiful buildings for yourself. They really are spectacular. Oh, and if you do visit, be sure to check out, the church’s built at the turn of the century. Their interiors are incredible.
Hey, I'm 'this guy'. I'm not saying these buildings aren't real. I'm saying the story we are told about how they came to be isn't. 'Nearly overnight' is the problem. Especially with the amazing interiors you speak of which I don't doubt. I've covered dozens of cities with a similar story. The message my channel is sending doubts the history, not the existence of the architecture.
Finally someone that makes sense on this video.!
Someone missed the point. You said all of that for nothing!
Where did all the building materials from the demolished buildings go???🥵
They were sold to people who wanted to incorporate them into their homes. A friend of mind bought the entire 2nd floor of the Midwest Theater to panel his apartment.
The dome is brand new? that's baloney methinks
I was here, I watched it go up. www.google.com/search?q=oklahoma+state+capitol+dome+construction&rlz=1C1CHZN_enUS949US949&oq=Oklahoma+state+capitol+dome+cons&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCjI1MjA5ajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1
Amazing intro. It really makes you think!
I saw the dome under construction. There were news reports at the time they were struggling with structural issues.
interesting..
I have seen many so-called construction photos and one I notice is that you are never able to see the base of the so-called cranes.
I enjoyed this one very much!
My brother lives near Oklahoma City and I will get him to take some video!
I’m thinking that the number of people in this city was populated by the orphans.
YOU GET A DOME, YOU GET A DOME, YOU GET A DOME!!
What’s the ramp on top of the building?
19:24.
Why are you so skeptical about Oklahoma City's buildings? What deception are talking about? You are wrong on nearly all of your assumptions. I am a fifth generation Oklahoman, and my family lived in Oklahoma before it became a state. Oklahoma City sprang into existence on April 22, 1889, when approximately fifty thousand participants of the Land Run of 1889 claimed town lots and quarter sections in the area known as the Unassigned Lands. On that date, four to six thousand settlers came to Oklahoma Station (later Oklahoma City) to establish homes and businesses. The Oklahoma State House was supposed to have a dome like all other capital buildings, but it was under construction in 1917, and what happened in 1917? The Dome was cancelled due to WWI and subsequent shortage of labor and materials. It was supposed to be added a few years after the war, but it was not a priority to Oklahoman then. Oklahoma began growing in 1889 when President Benjamin Harrison opened the first land run in Oklahoma - and it grew fast. In 1901 Tulsa became the oil capital of the world, and several years later Oklahoma City followed. In 1928, a giant oilfield was discovered under Oklahoma City. Cash was flowing through the city and resulted in the ornate buildings you pretend could never have been built in a lowly city like Oklahoma City. Wrong again. Oklahoma City and its founders were flush with cash, and this resulted in economic and population growth not seen since those days. OKC built big and fast and became home to some of the most ornate buildings west of the Mississippi. I work in downtown OKC in one of those beautiful buildings.
This was my thought. The reason for a lot of this is out there if he wanted to actually look it up and not speculate. Maybe it’s just funner to create conspiracy theories. I’ve lived here for 43 of my 50 years.
I am late to this show. I have also lived all 44 years of my life in Oklahoma. It's easy to divulge in these videos, in search for the innocent fulfillment of curiosity in Oklahoma history. I for one, would love to drop my opinion in this highly opinionated historical video about Oklahoma. How much of this video is based on credible sources? Old Central is shown as part of this "factual video" in time stamped 31:10 ish, as part of historical OKC. Which is actually the original permanent building, built in Stillwater, Oklahoma, opened in June 1894, for the Oklahoma A&M university. Now known as Oklahoma State University. Just one actual fact.
Also, in the Tulsa historical video that same creator posted, it seems that Wikipedia is used as a source. I PROMISE you I'm not trying to be rude.
Im sixth generation. My great great great grandfather opened Eischen's Bar in Okarche in 1896. Lived my whole 40 years here.
...he doesn't know what he's talking about.
I don't understanding ! Are you saying the time line is wrong ? Are you try to say that modern people were already hear before Europeans ??
Timeline is wrong..
I have lived in Oklahoma for 43 years. As I recall, the dome was there, needed repairs somewhere between 1993-2003, shortly there after, funding was allotted to add Indian statue.
The dome is a modern build. It looked like this while I was growing up. lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/inzpaYHDWwuxnKDHu0L3q6ua8R5q1fb8czEbQS3PsjEl_tMxieNScSD1ToL0IiGcGUTmqCnBLKKRlYNvwi2Sco5sMA6xwnz9emCkmO7ZUKbYXfrPs5XaymwTQMaMyUnTk4GHyenA8ts25VaHO7nwwJ-Xz1wRluYx6A
Another great presentation!
And the beginning video tour was a great find!
I believe that most people are caught up in the " rat race" designed for us that they Can't see!
They are really good with photoshop that's for sure. Lots of holes and very suspect indeed.
I'm so glad you covered OKC. I live here and have wondered myself. Great work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I pass the Oklahoman building every day going to work, it was the main newspaper.as a life long resident born in 1965 it’s a disgrace they tore them down. I have seen old photos of St Mary’s when there’s nothing between the church and down town except the river.
Where did you get that footage at the beginning? That's insane!
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The old county courthouse caught on fire one Sunday morning during World War II. Not sure if it was electrical or what. It sat derelict until the early 50s. Slowly falling apart with kids sneaking in and exploring. It was really far gone by then. Still it would be wonderful to still have it.
I didn’t even see images of the original till a few years ago. Now it’s just an abandoned holiday inn now. 10 stories of nothing.
I dont understand. Why would such a young city tear down these masterpieces of architecture? Its not like there is a shortage of space...
They had plans in the 1960s to make a new futuristic downtown, but they tore down 530 buildings before getting the plans approved, so only a few of the ideas they had were built (the myriad gardens came from this)
31:10 that is Stillwater it’s not close to Oklahoma City, that’s Oklahoma state university. It’s in between Tulsa and OKC
Yes, that is Old Central, which was the first permanent structural build for Oklahoma A&M, now known as Oklahoma State University. Finished June 1894. As far as the building next to it in the picture, it seems a little photoshopped. Haven't found documentation of it yet.
Dunham College at The University of Oklahoma was just opened in 2017. They kept the architecture style of the rest of the campus.
Please consider making a video about Old World Memphis.
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Thank you brother and Tulsa Oklahoma. Also have a lot of these old world buildings. I’ve been awake for a while to do one for their.
did one
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About 6 minutes into the video we can clearly see a dome on top of the not even built yet state capital building. wth
Many architectural gems fell during the urban renewal program, but in terms of historical importance, the Huckins Hotel was probably the biggest loss. Built in 1908 at the corner of Broadway and Main, the very nexus of Downtown, the Huckins featured in more than its share of historical events. It served as the temporary state capitol, a rallying point, and a smoke-filled room of local politics. The Huckins became the first urban renewal building imploded by explosives in July, 1971.
Great work! Very shareable to builder friends
Early on the city had street cars, but by the end of WW2 they died off. Randomly around you can still see the old tracks in the street. The capitol was designed to have the dome, but they did not have the money for it. Layton was a decent architect but a poor engineer, so his designs lacked the proper support to his buildings. Oklahoma City decided in the late 60's early 70's to modernize, so they demolished a lot of the center core, only to build one building before giving up. It was the Pei Plan.
The problem with almost all the construction photos is that the design of the superstructure does not match the building.
In today's world they do not have an understanding of masonry construction. They believe that there about a 4 story limit. Pilar and pilaster construction seems to be unheard of anymore. Also, multiple CMU constructed buildings are not being built. Everything is steel erection. That's what they have invested in engineering boilerplate.
It's not rocket science.
Towers with especially made openings draw air currents into the basement structure, which is then directed to either domes or flue vents. This maintains a constant temperature, which in turn allows the structure to last indefinitely.
Even if you no longer have master artisans to lay terazzo flooring, form the column fascade, and wall (interior/exterior) detailing; the superstructure need not be shabby ...
530 buildings were torn down for the I.M PEI project to reshape the city, it never went through so they tore them down for nothing.
I will appreciate it for two things, the myriad gardens, and scissor tail park.
We also had a underground "Chinese City" Destroyed to build the thunder stadium. Which will be torn down to build a new one across the street. Supposedly my Cousin visited it whe he was young and not many people new about it. "The Story". Gose you had the Chinese living under ground in hiding, after the gold tush of the 1800s.
how on earth was that intro video taken?.... as amazing as the building!
If you look around hard enough you can find photos from the 70s right before they demolished a lot of structures. You’ll see how blighted, falling apart and crime ridden downtown OKC was. They wanted to tear down the old warehouse district too but one man had a vision for it and fought against it. It would later become our most well know district, Bricktown.
I worked in the 1st Nat'l Bank downtown okc in the late 1970's. Beautiful and ornate still. I watched the Biltmore Hotel implode. I've always wondered why they opened up Indian Territory in 1889 for a land run (grab). Why would you NEED to populate this land so quickly? Such an odd way to go about it.
The Skirvin is now the Skirvin Hilton and has been restored to its former elegance. You have to realize that oil is money,
This is the Twilight Zone made real. I wonder if they just abducted all these people and made them slaves on other worlds, planets, asteroid mining operations, underground cities, etc.
Deuteronomy 6:10. ❤
I was very young in the 70s and got to see a few beautiful buildings destroyed. My mom was heartbroken about what urban renewal did to our city. What a shame.
You sound like conspiracy theorist. I'm not sure what all these lies you are talking about are. Many of these buildings are still here in OKC. The leaders in the city were apparently pretty well off (probably not all that honest in many cases either). I was at the capitol dome dedication and I always heard that the original design had a dome but they ran out of money and did not build it until it was added much later I think with the original plans.
According to a web page I found.... "The old Oklahoma County Courthouse was built in 1903 and served as such until the new Courthouse in the Civic Center opened in 1937. It was severly damaged by, and was boarded up and not salvaged after, a 1944 fire and was finally demolished in 1950 or 1951. The building was located between Dewey and Walker, north of Grand (Sheridan), south of Main, southwest of the Montgomery Wards Building." FYI
I'd like to ask one of the Americans in that bank if they would guess that this country would be almost $34,000,000,000,000 in debt in roughly 100 years
Southern nazarene University too. Theres tunnels in okc too
Guthrie use to be the state capitol of Oklahoma and has an insane freemason building in it you should check out.
I mean, the foundational requirements for some of these buildings is the real gave away. Pick and shovel, hammer and chisel, and horse and cart. To dig down 20 or 30 feet and lay a stone block foundation for a 5 or 6 story building. I dunno. Seems a bit overwhelming.
You seem to think that making fun of Oklahomans creating a beautiful capitol city is something to be admired. About the only truthful thing in your article was the bit about I. M. Pei, who was the architect hired by the city to raze almost the entire down town, turning it from a thriving commercial city into a veritable wasteland.
I was raised in the SW of Oklahoma, and the greatest thrill we could have would be a trip from Altus to Oklahoma City for a weekend. It was a wonderland, and all the beautiful buildings, including theaters, department stores, hotels and restaurants were a pleasure indeed.
You kept insinuating that the "street cars" as you called them, were a throwback to a former century. At that time, Oklahoma city had the largest interurban network in the nation -- going from El Reno on the west, to Shawnee in the east, and from Guthrie (original capitol) on the north, to Norman on the south. These "streetcars", as you call them, pulled together the entire area into what became the largest in area of cities in the United States, which lasted for many many years, indeed all the years I was growing up.
The First National Bank building was meant to mimic the Empire State Building, and many structures in the city were designed after other famous buildings from all over the country. Your obsession with our delight in domes on buildings is a bit petty, IMHO, and most of them were still standing when I. M. Pei went on his tirade of destruction.
I could go on and on - there is far far too much wonderful history about this wonderful city to comment on within the confines of this article.
However, I could not let your misinformation lie still without comment, for "the City" as we refer to Oklahoma City, is still dear to the hearts of all Okies. Especially this 88 year old one.
I meant no offence to the people of the region. You're story of the way it used to be was wonderful, and the purpose for my making these videos. The truth is it's not just Oklahoma City that was decimated...it happened everywhere. Many of us are now asking why...beyond the explanation we were given.
@@oldworldex Thank you for your explanation. We Oklahomans were deceived in the mid 70's by people who wanted to profit by building anew. I don't know of a single person from that era who now believes the destruction was a good idea. It was savage, and it has taken a good half century to regain just some of the excitement of "the city". I remember the magic of the Criterian Theater, and lunch at Katz drug store -- and my mom loved to shop at Rothschilds -- on business trips, my dad always stayed at the Huckins hotel. I was a page in the state Senate for several weeks in 1951. My memories of Oklahoma City will never diminish. It was THE place. Tulsa still hasn't caught up to it yet.
@rednekokie thank you for speaking up for Oklahomans & Oklahoma history! We weren’t a bunch of cavemen running around Indian Territory before statehood. OKC wasn’t even the original location for the Capitol. It became the Capitol in 1910. The amount of oil, cattle & railroad barons already here in Indian Territory/Oklahoma at the time not only had money but also a lot of hubris. Go figure. I believe even Canada has had some of that in their history. You also wouldn’t want to build a Capitol building in the middle of a town with existing buildings. You’d need the room for construction. In the central portion of Oklahoma you have pasture. Did you want a forest? In Oklahoma what do you find on pastures….ooooh cattle! There’s an old framed picture in the Capitol building of it after it was built. There weren’t any buildings on the north side at that time, it was an oil field with several oil rigs. I’m sure you’ll say that’s photoshopped too. I don’t think the location was picked for the cattle though. Arizona & New Mexico weren’t even states yet. We were the new kid on the block. The block also had resources that made people money. My grandparents were born here. So I heard of our history through people who lived during that time. Don’t underestimate the power of money & hubris. There’s a lot going around today.
@oldworldex maybe you should arrange using the idea of a precurse in your videos, stating that these images and "facts" are just your opinions, and for viewers to do their own research.
EXCELLENT SHARE
Beautiful interior 🎉
As a born and raised Okie, many of the big ornate buildings and streetcars can be easily explained as we had huge amounts of cash flowing through some of our cities and when you have the funds, you use the funds. My home town of Ponca City was where Conoco, originally Marland Oil Company, was founded. Yes, a lot of the buildings did not stand the test of time, but we still have a lot of our original buildings. It should also be pointed out that Oklahoma City was not our first capital. That would be Guthrie and the original capital building still stands. What became the banquet hall in the Guthrie Scotish Rite temple is where the state legislature originally met. We have a ton of churches in Oklahoma in general because we're in the Bible Belt. Also, some of those churches have dubious pasts with being part of the Native American boarding school system that my grandparents and and father went through. I'm not sure why there is such suspicion around our history. Anyone that was raised her can tell you any of this stuff. Oh, and some of the pictures you're saying are of Oklahoma City, those aren't Oklahoma City. One clearly states that it's McAlester which in an entirely different part of the state
so the state legislature met in the scotish rite temple....gotcha.
@@oldworldex that’s not what I said at all. I said what became part of the Scottish Rite temple WAS ORIGINALLY where they met. That building wasn’t the Scottish Rite Temple originally. The main part of that building wasn’t even built until much later. It became the part of it once the capital and legislative offices moved to Oklahoma City. That building would have probably been destroyed if the masons hadn’t purchased it and renovated. Are you just cherry picking what you want see and hear? Cause that’s not how facts work.
I grew up in Blanchard our highschool was underground. We had one stop light at the time. The downtown of the town also is underground when you go into the shops. I always wondered how such a small town had what so many towns with populations had. I am excited to watch this. I was born in Flint Michigan and when I moved to Oklahoma at 11 there were alot of jokes of being ignorant and being an "okie". I feel like there has to be more too it. Why would the narrative label people ignorant that clearly could build like everyone else? Was the dustbowl even a thing? I had a history teacher that talked about our capital being one of the last to get a dome. Bottom line if our history wasnt lied about and turned into a mystery,. I'm not sure it would be so intriguing. I would love a breakdown of ponca city and norman.
The dust bowl is worth a closer look I suspect...thanks for the comment...and for watching.
I watched a old video clip a few years ago. It looked to be around the 1900's but not sure, it was so beautiful, electric cars, electric bikes, beautiful building's like he is showing in this video. The people were so happy looking, so beautifully dressed. I had so many questions but from that moment on, I knew we have been lied too, lied to about everything. I wish i would have saved it, but i hope to come across it again someday. Folks he makes these video's to get you to think, to break off the programming that we have all been under, so instead of taking offense at this guy, just listen to what he has to say. He's not the one you should be angry at and he is correct this just didnt happen in Oklahoma, it happened everywhere. Question everthing, folks and I mean everything.
And yes, I'm from Oklahoma.
Thank you I appreciate this..
@@oldworldex YW. The programming is deep! Thank you for all you do, even when they don't understand.
Okc did have streetcar till around the late 40s you could still see the streetcar rails in the streets around down town until the early 1970s
Intro is 🔥
Lansing michigan has just over 100,000 people it's kinda a lot of people. Compared to the 3500 village I grew up in.
Shortly after ( a few years) of domestic repair and statue being added, there wad a huge outcry about plumbing and electrical being sub-stsndard and failing.
They have brought the street cars back. El Reno Ok street car still works but they only get it out for special events
You forgot to add the train station in downtown
The Capitol building was designed to have a dome, but as construction was started less than a month after Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, they couldn't source the metal needed to support the dome's weight. As for the types of buildings that were being built in the early 20th century, I can promise you there were plenty of fly-by-night constructions, those are just the shining examples of Okie architecture. And churches like government buildings? Churches like that are seen all over the eastern United States and Europe. You are reaching, friend
Tulsa Oklahoma has lots of cathedrals,hotels,buildings of the old world
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What are you suggesting with your commentary about “the narrative”? What is the truth?
Have you looked into the tartarian old world theory?
Playing devil's advocate, I remember seeing the capitol building domeless in the 1970s. As you mentioned, the dome installed in the early 2000s, which is at best a cheaply fabricated and ill-fitting structure, is already experiencing structural problems because modern construction techniques cannot precisely replicate those of the old-world artisans. One possibility is that the original dome was dismantled during this building's repurposing due to the presence of some ancient technology that was incorporated into it? I say this because of the metal lid that covered the dome opening before the addition, which, in my opinion, is evidence of a previously existing structure. From the interior pictures of the new dome I've seen, it's painfully apparent that it looks "off" and doesn't come close to matching the grandeur of the existing structure.
I also noticed in the comment section that a few trolls are insulting you about your research, so you're doing something right and obviously rattling a few cages by exposing the coverups and misinformation we've been spoonfed for generations.
Keep up the excellent work.
I know for a fact that it had a dome in 1997 because I used to deliver mail to the capital!!
Very interesting..
Might look into University of Oklahoma in Norman too. Not quite as ornate but questionable. Just waking to this old world building thing the last two months or so.
Welcome to the rabbithole. Lots of red brick in Norman. I thought about including it but my file was already bursting at the seams. @@shondaeddowes74
Such a negative commentary.
Oil that is, black gold. Texas tea😊