Jack Money has a great post, with lots of photos, at Jack Finds History at Oklahoma City's Farmers Public Market

Steve, Thanks! That was very interesting to say the least.

Thank Jack. He's still very much on top of his game!

It is great they are restoring it. It is a great old building with some great memories.

Very interesting. I don't know why, but for some reason that reminds me of the Zebra Room in the bottom of the Civic Center.

Well .... since one can't leave comments at OkcHistory yet, you'll have to thank him for us! Great story and it's great to see the owner pursuing restoration. Lookin' good.

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cool article... i always thought some of that stuff was added later. guess not!

i'm gonna throw around a couple questions regarding the 'horseshoe' part of the building... i've heard that portion was once open-air, being just a roof over a bunch of stalls. is this true? also, the southern part of that 'horseshoe' is gone... i've heard it was to fire. if that's true, any idea when?

-M

I'll send these questions to Jack

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they used to have the "Golden Gloves" boxing Championships there...My uncle won it two years in a row.....Thought boxing was "Dumb"....It hurts....My dad used to deliver produce to the old building and to Nuckols Banana on the North side of the Market......Sterling Produce has been there forever and it is well kept secret to a lot of people in OKC.....I grew up in and around the Farmer's Market......Tanaka Tomatoes....Buddy's Produce...The Potato Wholesaler.....Gosh, that was a fun place to be a kid......You could always "Hustle up" a few quarters if you wanted to work......

If I remember correctly, the upstairs severed as a rollerskating rink. The boxing matches were also upstairs.......

And also a dance floor!

This Saturday, 1/16/2010, the Market Bldg will be the site for a blast from the past: ROLLER DERBY!!!!

Roller Derby is a perfect fit for this venue. I love it!!

I believe there was roller skating on the top floor at one time.

Yes sir.

A few years ago they held "cage fighting" events there. When i heard someone say that they were going to the fights at the Market, I thought they were talking about boxing matches.