LATE OPENING: The Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library will open at 2:30pm on Sunday, April 27, due to the Memorial Marathon.
The Ralph Ellison Library at 2000 NE 23rd St is closed for upgrades beginning April 16. We anticipate reopening on May 6.
Built in 1911, it originally housed the headquarters for the Oklahoma Railway Company owned by John Shartel and Anton Classen. In 1953, it was sold to Globe Life Insurance Company which maintained their offices in it for 21 years. It was demolished on June 28, 1975 as part of urban renewal.
The materials in this collection are for study and research purposes only. To use these digital files in any form, please use the credit "Courtesy of Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County" to accompany the image.
