oklahoma hwy 31

Hwy 31 in Eastern Oklahoma

Town of Bokoshe in 2008

My father delivered Coca Cola here
in the 1960's and 70's. Back then Bokoshe
had seen it's better days, but there were
still a lot of business's still open.
The coal mining days were over
and people were leaving to
find work in other places.

Bokoshe Train Wreck 1958

This brown brick building stands where once
Roy Gilberts Mercantile was.

Other stores and gas stations I
remember are gone also without
a trace of where they were:

Alter's Grocery
Shore's Grocery
Abernathy's Station and Grocery
Betty's Beauty Shop

This old building has been around here a while.

	On down the road west to McCurtain. Between Bokoshe and Mccurtain there was once a town called Milton. The only thing I could find was "Old Milton Road". Here is a building I remember as a cafe when entering McCurtain in the 1960's.
	McCurtain, Oklahoma in 2008
	I believe the building front on the left was Oliver's Grocery back then.
	Another side of Oliver's Grocery. There was once a high wooden deck on back loaded with pop crates.

	This was once known as Been's Grocery. To the right of the building was once an old bus made into a cafe. It wasn't open as I remember in the 1960's, but I remember it because it was so odd looking.
	I don't remember what was in these buildings then. I do remember a man named Tony who had a bar which was here somewhere.
	Now about the only thing open here; this building was opened by Wilson's Grocery who moved from up the road a bit. Mr. Wilson was in his 60's as I remember back then. He used to call me Smiley to rub me (Smiley was a man who kept the pop bottles sorted for the soft drink driver's). Mr. Wilson was a very friendly and nice man. A lot of good memories for me from back then.
	This building sits on the junction of 31 and 26 hwy. It was a cafe back in the 60's.

	McCurtain School in 2008
	McCurtain School in 2008
	McCurtain School in 2008

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