Desert Oaks Club

**cindycat** · 01-27-2021, 04:22 PM

We remember - from long ago - a place called Desert Oaks (Country?) Club in Midwest City. East of Douglas between 15th and Reno...Might have been 800 S. St. Paul...or maybe not...We went to some parties there with other Tinker folks. I hope there's someone out there with a better memory than mine. Help!

**Martin** · 01-27-2021, 04:55 PM

i've never been too familiar with mwc, so i've never heard of the place. found this ad from 1963... looks like it was 900 s. st. paul. the last mention that i saw of the place was in 2002 but not articles about closing or selling.

**bombermwc** · 01-29-2021, 06:40 AM

It was still open (although a shell of its former self) as late as something like 2007 or so. My cousin had a reception there for his wedding. It was looking pretty dang rough though from what I remember.

**cindycat** · 01-29-2021, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by cindycat

We remember - from long ago - a place called Desert Oaks (Country?) Club in Midwest City. East of Douglas between 15th and Reno...Might have been 800 S. St. Paul...or maybe not...We went to some parties there with other Tinker folks. I hope there's someone out there with a better memory than mine. Help!

We lived out of state from 2005 to 2013, so we wouldn't have seen any news about it's closing. Looking at the satellite screen on Google Maps, you can see the remains - concrete foundation, etc - at the end of South St. Paul. I drove over there yesterday. At the end of the road there are three rock walls, with a circle drive around the middle one. Must have been the entry.

**SoonerDave** · 01-30-2021, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by cindycat

We lived out of state from 2005 to 2013, so we wouldn't have seen any news about it's closing. Looking at the satellite screen on Google Maps, you can see the remains - concrete foundation, etc - at the end of South St. Paul. I drove over there yesterday. At the end of the road there are three rock walls, with a circle drive around the middle one. Must have been the entry.

About thirty years ago, my employer held our Christmas party there. Even back then, it was showing its age. It was still fairly nice then, but there was a lot of smoking and signs of unrepaired building age.