The MidTown District-Plaza Court Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Darkmoon: It is a sad day for caching as I went to check on this cache and found that not only have they been working on the parking lot, the structure that the cache was hidden on is long gone. Because of all the construction going on, there is no really safe place to hide a cache bigger than a micro. I am archiving this and well bring out another when the work is done. Thanks to all you have visited this cache. May she rest in piece!

Darkmoon [}:)]

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Hidden : 4/24/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:




Plaza Court

This is one of my favorite areas of the older parts of Oklahoma City, the MidTown District, which encompasses an area between NW 5 and NW 13 and extending from Robinson west to Classen Boulevard. Downtown Oklahoma City is immediately to its south; the Heritage Hills Historical Preservation District is to its north. I love to drive around here on Sunday looking at all the old architecture and grandeur of the homes and businesses here, from St. Anthony Hospital, the state's oldest hospital, established in 1898 with 12 beds to today being the City's largest hospital, and the only major hospital still serving the inner city area to the area known as Church Row, where the City's first residents built stately sanctuaries in the early 1900's. Most lost their original congregations to the outward growth of the City, but they also found new purpose either as homes to new denominations, or as headquarters for other, secular purposes. And lets not forget Oklahoma City's first high school, Central High, designed by Solomon Andrew Layton, architect of the State Capitol and the Skirvin Hotel, and opened in 1912 at NW 7 and Robinson. The building is now the state headquarters of SBC Communications. And of course, one of my all time favorite local buildings here right across from another Oklahoma City landmark, the Kaiser's Ice Cream store, is...



...Plaza Court, built in 1926 and just to the east of St. Anthony. Plaza Court was once a hub of retail and commercial activity, with a then-ubiquitous Veazey Drug Store occupying the ground floor. WKY, Oklahoma City's first radio station, broadcast from Plaza Court from 1928 through 1934. The triangular building is at the six-way intersection of NW 10, Walker and Classen Drive. I love this structure and how it was made to fit in this unusual space and wanted to bring it to the attention of cachers everywhere. Somewhere here is the usual Darkmoon Stealth painted, Stealth designed Altoid container, magnetized for your enjoyment and loaded with a logbook and a few small goodies. It is small so please bring only small items to trade and of course your own writing tool.Remember, use steath and cunning as you seek out this urban cache. Hope you all enjoyed the local history lesson and I hope you all fall in love with this unusal building like I did! And the best thing is that it is a tick free zone!

Darkmoon

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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