Oklahoma City: Film Row (Images of America) by Bradley Wynn
Located in downtown Oklahoma City, Film Row once flourished as a sales hub for theater owners needing films, posters, and concessions for their Midwest venues. The film exchange offices along this three-square-block area and across the cityscape housed major film production studios like Paramount Pictures, MGM, Universal, Fox, and Warner Brothers from 1907 until the 1980s. But changes in demographics, economy, and technology nearly wiped their memory from the city landscape. Now these decades-old structures and their nearly forgotten history are being rediscovered and utilized once again for business. This book tells their story through rare images discovered in shoeboxes, back rooms, and the Oklahoma Historical Society's archives. Most of the images within these pages are shared here for the very first time. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all.
Wynn, Bradley: - Author and historian Bradley Wynn is considered an urban archaeologist in his home state of Oklahoma. Wynn s exploration and rediscoveries within his hometown resulted in his writing Oklahoma City: Film Row and numerous other historical articles in popular publications across the state. His research supports ongoing efforts by other reputable historians striving to preserve the history of their communities, whose stories have often unfolded in the pages of Arcadia Publishing s Images of America series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780738583815 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738583812 |
| Title | Oklahoma City: Film Row (Images of America) |
| Author | Bradley Wynn |
| Series | Images Of America Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Year published | 2011-08-15 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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