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Its been cloudy and cold, rainy and snowy here in SW Oklahoma for weeks. Today its cold and windy, but CLEAR! Too cold to lay on the garage floor to work on the car so its time to put on my new Porsche cap (Christmas gift) check the oil (add a pint) and take a short tour.

After the land run and statehood SW Oklahoma was well populated. There were homesteads on most sections and the small towns that grew thru the 40's were hopping especially on the weekends.

Now there are fields of wheat and cotton and acres of grazing land but the homesteads - those that are still standing - look like this:



This is the previously thriving town of Roosevelt, Oklahoma. Now the owner of a junk yard - "auto recycler " nowadays - owns all the buildings in town. The old schools, which closed in the 90's, are filled with engines and teansmissions.