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03-24-2014, 03:05 PM
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Re: Ghost Town of Picher, Oklahoma
Wow- putting this on my list of runaway places when I get the chance!! I would be in heaven!!!!
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03-28-2014, 02:42 PM
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I really love abandoned places like this, especially since it is so contemporary. I've actually considered driving back out that way from Pennsylvania just to see a few things I missed the first time.  I hope you get to see the town before it is fully demolished. You won't be disappointed.  |
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03-28-2014, 02:50 PM
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arizona and kansas have sum cool stuff too!! I envy you..... I wish I had that kind of freedom  |
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03-28-2014, 11:11 PM
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Re: Ghost Town of Picher, Oklahoma
Surprised it's not full of homeless crackheads trying to strip the copper wire from the walls.
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03-29-2014, 12:03 AM
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Arizona was awesome. I checked out the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, and the Petrified Forest while I was there. I was also interested in finding old sections of Route 66 while I was out there, so I stumbled upon the Jack Rabbit Trading Post and Williams. Williams really hammed up the Rt 66 theme, which was a lot of fun since they were playing 50's/60's music outside of restaurants, and everyone was eating and dancing and having a great time. Very cool. I wish I would have checked out Kansas a bit more. I was on the return leg of a two-week cross-country trip by myself, and by the time I hit the Plains again, I was burned out.  Otherwise, I would have spent a couple more days exploring, especially that abandoned amusement park that is also in this section. I did manage to hit Wakita, Oklahoma from the movie Twister, though, just to say I did. |
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03-29-2014, 12:09 AM
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There was some state or federal agency keeping pretty tight tabs on the place. They were holed up in the only occupied building I found in Picher. It didn't take long after I started snooping around for some guy in a black car to show up and ask me what I was up to. I told him I was just checking the place out, and he seemed satisfied with that answer and left.
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03-29-2014, 01:26 AM
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Re: Ghost Town of Picher, Oklahoma
Pick me up on your way! We have some abandoned mental hospitals/asylums in PA, which you may already know or have visited. Didn't realize you lived here. |
