Society Sights (December 2018)

12/21/2018

Then and Now images of Sapulpa.

Then: The Woodbury Hotel (1936).
Now: Ram Machine (today).

The building once was three stories. Being vacant during the tornado in May 1960, the top floors were badly damaged. Today it is now a one-story building.

*Bonus* Hobson Ave was one of the first streets established in town. The railroad tracks coming through Oklahoma stopped just west of North Main St, following Hobson Ave as the settlement became a town - then the tracks eventually moved out West.

3 Comments

Rexwhitetree

12/21/2018 07:52:15 am

Very informative been here since 1964 and didn't know this

Jill

12/22/2018 05:44:46 pm

Love the Then and Now photos. The building next to it looks the same.

Erin Lunn

2/4/2019 07:19:19 pm

This was so neat to come across as my great grandfather was Mr. Woodbury who owned the hotel :)
Thank you so much!

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Sapulpa Historical Society has new blog series to be posted every Friday.

The new blog series, "Then and Now," has 4 segments to teach Creek County history.

First Friday's segment: 'Sapulpa Showcase' shares an artifact-of-the-month in the museum.

Second Friday's segment: 'Historical Highlight' tells a little tidbit about the town's history.

Third Friday's segment: 'Society Sights' shows a then-and-now image of a local business.

Fourth Friday's segment: 'Museum Moments' features life in the museum world.

Catch Sapulpa’s new blog series “Then and Now” every Friday right here !

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