Miami Oklahoma

I ate at the Ku Ku in the 60’s and still eat there occasionally My favorite is the pork tenderloin	Main Street Miami in the 60’s	Miami now – Street changed -buildings are the same!
	When dad retired in Houston Texas, we moved to Miami Oklahoma. I was 15 ½, in the middle of my sophomore year in high school. I loved everything about Miami. We moved into a small house next to a park and stayed there awhile, and then my parents decided to look for a larger house to purchase, so we found one and moved across town. Believe it or not, the house was haunted. I’m not one to see and hear things everywhere I go, but that house and the one where my sister and her family first lived in Miami were both haunted. And I might add, I’ve never been in or lived in another haunted house again. That was 42 years ago, so that should prove to you that I’m not one to find ghosts under every rug. After that, we bought a mobile home and later moved it to East Texas. To read the true stories about those haunted houses, go to my “Strange but True stories” on this site, or click on the links below. Here are the exact links to: Footsteps on the stairs http://www.mysteryrailroad.com/StrangeStories/Footsteps%20on%20the%20stairs.htm Persistent Ghost http://www.mysteryrailroad.com/StrangeStories/The%20Persistent%20Ghost.htm	Waylan’s Ku Ku
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The Coleman Theatre Built on April 18, 1929. The building cost $600,000		The Coleman Theatre at Night
Coleman Theatre	Some of the artwork in the Coleman Theatre	My old Miami high school was neat! The building even had fire escapes…sadly they tore it down and built a new school that resembled a mall. When I transferred from Houston Texas in 1967 the teacher straightened me out quick: I was pronouncing Miami (Mi-am-ee), And he said: “You’re not in Florida. It’s Mi-am-ah.”
Neosho River Park flooded When the park floods people go spear fishing!	I’m not positive, but pretty sure this is an old bridge out from Quapaw Oklahoma, known as “The Devil’s Promenade.” You can read the legend about it on my site here: http://www.mysteryrailroad.com/StrangeStories/Devils%20Promenade.htm	Around 1968, I went to a carnival at the Miami Fairgrounds (above) and I spent my whole five dollars at a knock the cats over booth. I found the sheriff on the fairgrounds and told him I felt cheated. He went to that booth and ordered the attendant to give me half my money back. He handed me the $2.50 and said: “Son, next time don’t spend your money all in one place.”
As a teenager I worked in Commerce Oklahoma (above) At Minson’s Grocery Store. Of course this picture was way before my time.	The most interesting phenomena around the area since the 1800’s is known as; “The Spook Light” or The Hornet Oklahoma Light.” This picture circa 1960’s We used to go out and watch the spook light from 2 – 4 times a week! What is it? After seeing it dozens of times, I have to say: “Only God Knows!” Read about my experiences and others, here on my site: http://www.mysteryrailroad.com/The%20Hornet%20Spook%20Light.htm
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