Guthrie Memories
Are you familiar with the Foucart
Building in Guthrie? Read about the
man who not only built that, but also
built the city hall of Paris, France and
Guthrie, a castle in Belgium and
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Building in Guthrie? Read about the
man who not only built that, but also
built the city hall of Paris, France and
Guthrie, a castle in Belgium and
many others. Click on this link:
Joseph Foucart Information Page
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C A R N I V A L M E M O R I E S
Oh yes carnival memories. I remember my first ride on the Rock-O-Plane with the cages and the metal circle thing that you would pull toward you to lock it and make the cage
turn upside down. My first time on that I just wanted to go around but the boy sitting next to me locked it and scared me out of my wits. After that I was locking it every time.
Remember the Round-Up? A big round platform where you stand against the wall and it would spin around fast enough so when the floor dropped out from under you, you
--Danny Murphy
turn upside down. My first time on that I just wanted to go around but the boy sitting next to me locked it and scared me out of my wits. After that I was locking it every time.
Remember the Round-Up? A big round platform where you stand against the wall and it would spin around fast enough so when the floor dropped out from under you, you
--Danny Murphy
Send us your Guthrie carnival memories and we'll post
them here. Your favorite rides. Your Un-favorite rides.
Pleasant memories. Not-so-pleasant memories. Send
any Guthrie memories for this page.
them here. Your favorite rides. Your Un-favorite rides.
Pleasant memories. Not-so-pleasant memories. Send
any Guthrie memories for this page.
same with our tasting cells. That's why I like drug
store smells, especially Owl Drug Store on the
northeast corner of Oklahoma & Division (I think that's
northeast corner of Oklahoma & Division (I think that's
where it was) That little old guy who owned it Do you
remember the smells that different stores glasses.
The smell of that place was like no other. Also the
smell of Oklahoma Tire & Supply, the strong Western
Auto. Of Course the Cimarron Theater on Western
Auto. Of Course the Cimarron Theater on the
northwest corner of Oklahoma & Division along with
the State Theater further west on that block in in
there just the see the unusual things they had there,
especially in the basement. That was our
entertainment after school and on Saturdays just
seeing what there was to look at around town.
Every Saturday afternoon, since I was 10 and old
enough to ride my bicycle downtown to the movies, I
would take 1 quarter to the State Theater. Ten cents
to get in, ten cents for a bag of popcorn and five
cents for a drink. Gene Burkett introduced me to his
favorite to get in, ten cents for a bag of popcorn and
five cents for a drink. Gene Burkett introduced me to
his favorite drink: root beer sucked up through a fat
peppermint stick using it as a straw. One more thing I
remember was going to the drug store prescription
counter and buying a vial of cinnamon oil for 20
cents, then several of us would get these and put
toothpicks in the vial to soak up the cinnamon oil then
suck the toothpicks. --Danny Murphy
store smells, especially Owl Drug Store on the
northeast corner of Oklahoma & Division (I think that's
northeast corner of Oklahoma & Division (I think that's
where it was) That little old guy who owned it Do you
remember the smells that different stores glasses.
The smell of that place was like no other. Also the
smell of Oklahoma Tire & Supply, the strong Western
Auto. Of Course the Cimarron Theater on Western
Auto. Of Course the Cimarron Theater on the
northwest corner of Oklahoma & Division along with
the State Theater further west on that block in in
there just the see the unusual things they had there,
especially in the basement. That was our
entertainment after school and on Saturdays just
seeing what there was to look at around town.
Every Saturday afternoon, since I was 10 and old
enough to ride my bicycle downtown to the movies, I
would take 1 quarter to the State Theater. Ten cents
to get in, ten cents for a bag of popcorn and five
cents for a drink. Gene Burkett introduced me to his
favorite to get in, ten cents for a bag of popcorn and
five cents for a drink. Gene Burkett introduced me to
his favorite drink: root beer sucked up through a fat
peppermint stick using it as a straw. One more thing I
remember was going to the drug store prescription
counter and buying a vial of cinnamon oil for 20
cents, then several of us would get these and put
toothpicks in the vial to soak up the cinnamon oil then
suck the toothpicks. --Danny Murphy
THE SMELLS OF GUTHRIE
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Remember Carl, the little guy who was to keep
order or other garbage began. Wow! I onions
drifting around and watching those little carriers
that the clerks at Anthony's and Penney's would
send the money and watching those little
containers holding money that they would put
into the vacuum tubes and would tied with
twine at both those stores and the smell of
jeans especially in August before school
started...One of my favorites stops on Saturdays
was Davis Camera shop to see all the gadgets
and models...Got my first crystal radio set there.
--J. D. Metcalf
order or other garbage began. Wow! I onions
drifting around and watching those little carriers
that the clerks at Anthony's and Penney's would
send the money and watching those little
containers holding money that they would put
into the vacuum tubes and would tied with
twine at both those stores and the smell of
jeans especially in August before school
started...One of my favorites stops on Saturdays
was Davis Camera shop to see all the gadgets
and models...Got my first crystal radio set there.
--J. D. Metcalf
DID YOU know that the
viaduct is officially
known as the "Hamill
Viaduct"? It was
named after John
English's grandfather,
John T. Hamill, Guthrie
City Manager from 1935
to 1942.
viaduct is officially
known as the "Hamill
Viaduct"? It was
named after John
English's grandfather,
John T. Hamill, Guthrie
City Manager from 1935
to 1942.
The Centennial 89er Parade 2007
Remember the westerns at the State Theater? When I
was 10, I would take a quarter, buy a 10-cent ticket to get in,
buy a bag of popcorn for 10 cents and a drink for 5 cents.
was 10, I would take a quarter, buy a 10-cent ticket to get in,
buy a bag of popcorn for 10 cents and a drink for 5 cents.
Born Alfred LaRue in Gretna, Louisiana, USA of Cajun
Louisiana but in his teens the family moved to Los
Academy.
Films
He began acting in films in 1944 as Al La Rue, appearing
in two musicals and a serial before being given a role in a
cowboy persona for virtually the rest of his career. He was
given the name Lash because of the 18-foot-long
bullwhip he used to help bring down the bad guys. The
popularity of his first role as the Cheyenne Kid, a sidekick
of singing cowboy hero Eddie Dean, not just brandishing
a whip but using it expertly to disarm villains, paved the
way for La Rue to be featured in his own series of
Western films. After appearing in all three of the Eddie
Dean Cinecolor singing Westerns in 1945/46, he starred
in quirky B-westerns from 1947 to 1951, at first for Poverty
Row studio PRC, and later for producer Ron Ormond. La
Rue developed his image as a cowboy hero dressed all
in black and inherited from Buster Crabbe a comic
sidekick in the form of "Fuzzy Q. Jones" played by the
great Al St. John.
La Rue was different from the usual cowboy hero of the
era; dressed in black, he spoke with a "city tough-guy"
accent, somewhat like that of Humphrey Bogart, whom he
resembled. His use of a bullwhip, however, was what set
and Roy Rogers. His influence was felt throughout the
dying medium of B-westerns; for example, he had an
imitator, Whip Wilson, who starred in his own brief series,
and even Roy Rogers started picking up and using a
bullwhip in some of his Republic Studios westerns.
Louisiana but in his teens the family moved to Los
Academy.
Films
He began acting in films in 1944 as Al La Rue, appearing
in two musicals and a serial before being given a role in a
cowboy persona for virtually the rest of his career. He was
given the name Lash because of the 18-foot-long
bullwhip he used to help bring down the bad guys. The
popularity of his first role as the Cheyenne Kid, a sidekick
of singing cowboy hero Eddie Dean, not just brandishing
a whip but using it expertly to disarm villains, paved the
way for La Rue to be featured in his own series of
Western films. After appearing in all three of the Eddie
Dean Cinecolor singing Westerns in 1945/46, he starred
in quirky B-westerns from 1947 to 1951, at first for Poverty
Row studio PRC, and later for producer Ron Ormond. La
Rue developed his image as a cowboy hero dressed all
in black and inherited from Buster Crabbe a comic
sidekick in the form of "Fuzzy Q. Jones" played by the
great Al St. John.
La Rue was different from the usual cowboy hero of the
era; dressed in black, he spoke with a "city tough-guy"
accent, somewhat like that of Humphrey Bogart, whom he
resembled. His use of a bullwhip, however, was what set
and Roy Rogers. His influence was felt throughout the
dying medium of B-westerns; for example, he had an
imitator, Whip Wilson, who starred in his own brief series,
and even Roy Rogers started picking up and using a
bullwhip in some of his Republic Studios westerns.
more than 100 (usually monthly) issues. For a time he
was married to Reno Browne, a B-western actress, who
together with Dale Evans was one of only two western
actress to ever have their own comic book fashioned after
her character. Lash was also married to Barbara Fuller
who was an accomplished actress of both radio (Clauda
Television having played opposite Charles Boyer. Lash
LaRue comic books sold over one million each around
the world and many of them featured Lash and Barbara's
godson J.P. Sloane.
In the later 1950s, he appeared in featured roles in a
number of episodes of the television series 26 Men and
Judge Roy Bean as well as having a continuing role as
Sheriff Johnny Behan on The Life and Legend of Wyatt
Earp. However, after decades of popularity, interest in
westerns faded and La Rue was forced to make a living
from appearances at conventions for western film buffs
and sometimes as an evangelist on the rodeo and
country-music circuit. Problems with the Internal Revenue
Service made it difficult for LaRue to work. A role as the
villain in a pornographic western, Hard on the Trail, led
him to repentance as a missionary for ten years, as he
had not been informed of the adult nature of the film and
would not have consented had he known (he did not
appear in any pornographic scenes). The film was
released without the pornographic scenes and retitled
Hard Trail to eliminate the double entendre.[1] Late in his
career, he appeared in two low-budget horror films shot
in the South, Alien Outlaw and The Dark Power. In the
latter, he plays a park ranger who makes extensive use of
the bullwhip to battle wild dogs and attacking zombies.
La Rue often returned to his native Louisiana, where he
New Orleans. In his autobiography, Backbeat, drummer
Earl Palmer recalls:
"Lots of white people wanted to come to the Dew Drop.
Most were turned away, but they let a few in. Every time
the cowboy actor Lash La Rue came in town, he came by.
He played a hell of a guitar and was a regular guy that
people liked."
La Rue died in Burbank, California and is believed to be
interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale,
California.
was married to Reno Browne, a B-western actress, who
together with Dale Evans was one of only two western
actress to ever have their own comic book fashioned after
her character. Lash was also married to Barbara Fuller
who was an accomplished actress of both radio (Clauda
Television having played opposite Charles Boyer. Lash
LaRue comic books sold over one million each around
the world and many of them featured Lash and Barbara's
godson J.P. Sloane.
In the later 1950s, he appeared in featured roles in a
number of episodes of the television series 26 Men and
Judge Roy Bean as well as having a continuing role as
Sheriff Johnny Behan on The Life and Legend of Wyatt
Earp. However, after decades of popularity, interest in
westerns faded and La Rue was forced to make a living
from appearances at conventions for western film buffs
and sometimes as an evangelist on the rodeo and
country-music circuit. Problems with the Internal Revenue
Service made it difficult for LaRue to work. A role as the
villain in a pornographic western, Hard on the Trail, led
him to repentance as a missionary for ten years, as he
had not been informed of the adult nature of the film and
would not have consented had he known (he did not
appear in any pornographic scenes). The film was
released without the pornographic scenes and retitled
Hard Trail to eliminate the double entendre.[1] Late in his
career, he appeared in two low-budget horror films shot
in the South, Alien Outlaw and The Dark Power. In the
latter, he plays a park ranger who makes extensive use of
the bullwhip to battle wild dogs and attacking zombies.
La Rue often returned to his native Louisiana, where he
New Orleans. In his autobiography, Backbeat, drummer
Earl Palmer recalls:
"Lots of white people wanted to come to the Dew Drop.
Most were turned away, but they let a few in. Every time
the cowboy actor Lash La Rue came in town, he came by.
He played a hell of a guitar and was a regular guy that
people liked."
La Rue died in Burbank, California and is believed to be
interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale,
California.
Remembering Lash LaRue
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photos in Google
Maps. Just type in an
address, city and state
where you'd like to visit,
then click to see the
street level view. Much
of Guthrie can be seen.
Only the streets with
the blue outlines have
photos.
photos in Google
Maps. Just type in an
address, city and state
where you'd like to visit,
then click to see the
street level view. Much
of Guthrie can be seen.
Only the streets with
the blue outlines have
photos.
When you go to Google Maps, enter "Guthrie, OK" then zoom down close & click on the "Street Level" tab.
Click on the little square with a photo inside to see it larger, then click "Full Page" view. To move up and
down the streets, click the arrows on the street.
Click on the little square with a photo inside to see it larger, then click "Full Page" view. To move up and
down the streets, click the arrows on the street.
GUTHRIE'S CARNEGIE LIBRARY is the oldest Carnegie library
still standing. For more information about how it got started and
its history, click on this link:
Guthrie Carnegie Library Website Link
still standing. For more information about how it got started and
its history, click on this link:
Guthrie Carnegie Library Website Link