Broken Arrow World Weekly Gallery March 2, 2015

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Broken Arrow’s Breonna Barker receives her irst place medal for winning the Girls Davian Jefries of Broken Arrow gets ready to move in on Choctaw’s Jaryn Curry

50-yard freestyle during the 6A State swim meet at the Edmond Schools Aquatic Cen-

(right) during their 138-pounds match at Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow

ter in Edmond on Feb. 21. She also won the 100-yard freestyle. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa

on Feb 21. BRETT ROJO/For the Tulsa

World

Keyarah Berry of Sequoyah Middle School plays the cello during her school’s performance at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center on Feb. 26. BRETT ROJO/For the Tulsa World

Sunset on Feb. 21 in Broken Arrow. Photo taken at East Kenosha and North 84th St., Ridgeway Heights Subdivision. Photo by Miles Lacy Sr.

Kellen Cowan, co-partner of Newave Solutions, cuts the ribbon at the Broken Arrow Chamber’s ribbon-cutting on Feb. 26. Courtesy

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Central on Main is one of Broken Arrow’s landmarks. Photo by Keri Redd

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A large sign identiies the Broken Arrow History Museum. Photo by Rhys Martin

A grain elevator is at 413 S. Ash Ave. in Broken Arrow. Photo by Keri Redd

Broken Arrow’s Steven Allen tries to escape from Bixby’s Cody Adams during their

Broken Arrow’s Christian Kaser tries to get a better position on Muskogee’s James

195-pound match at Broken Arrow High School on Feb. 21. BRETT ROJO/For the

Buchanan during their 160-pound match at Broken Arrow High School on Feb. 21.

Tulsa World

BRETT ROJO/For the Tulsa World

Jenks’ Nicole Molina (left) congratulates Broken Arrow’s Breonna Barker on her Broken Arrow’s Breonna Barker swims in the girls’ 100-yard freestyle during the 6A

irst-place inish in the girls’ 50-yard freestyle, during the 6A state swim meet at the

state swim meet at the Edmond Schools Aquatic Center on Feb 21. She also won the

Edmond Schools Aquatic Center on Feb. 21. Barker also won the 100-yard freestyle.

50-yard freestyle event. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World

CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World

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 Looking Back at Broken Arrow  The early ire department — As a city

Brandy Ford, owner of PRIMitive Boutique, cuts a ribbon at Broken Arrow Chamber ribbon-cutting on Feb. 10. Sarah Singleton, (left) 2014 Rooster Days Miss Chick, welcomed Brandy’s business. Photo by Samantha Extance.

An old truck sits outsideRailside Collectibles in Broken Arrow. Photo by Keri Redd

this in 1907 by dividing the city into four

grows, certain personnel and services

quadrants — the northeast, northwest,

become essential. One such service is

southeast and southwest. In 1921, further

an organized ire department. Without

organization became necessary. Main

the people necessary to contain an out-

and Broadway became the center of a

of-control blaze, a city can essentially

new system for street names. East-west

be destroyed in just a few hours as

streets north of Broadway were named

evidenced by the Great Fire of London

after Northern cities and those south of

of 1666 or the Great Chicago Fire of

Broadway were named after Southern

1871. Broken Arrow was no diferent in

cities. North-south streets east of Main

our need for adequate ire protection,

were given numerical designations and

and the history of the ire department

those west of main were named after

shapes our town to this day. In the

trees. Broadway and Main retained their

beginning, Broken Arrow ires were

names as did Commercial and College as

fought on a temporary and improvised

it was felt everyone was already familiar

basis by impromptu bucket brigades.

with these names. In this way, when a

As the city grew, however, this became

call came in the iremen knew exactly

untenable and an organized volunteer

where to go. As the city grew, a full-time

ire department was started in 1906. One

service became necessary so, in 1964,

of the irst challenges the newly formed

the volunteer service gave way to one.

department faced was simply locating

However, the street-naming system

the buildings afected by the ires. The

created for their beneit remains with us

city made a irst attempt at resolving

to this day.

Courtesy of the Broken Arrow Historical Society

Summer Strickland

Centennial Middle

(left) and Oriana Moreno

School eighth-grade or-

of Oneta Ridge Middle

chestra members Marlee

School joke as they wait

Becker (left) and Jacob

to take the stage at the

Temple play the violin at

Broken Arrow Perform-

the Broken Arrow Per-

ing Arts Center on Feb.

forming Arts Center on

26. BRETT ROJO/For the

Feb. 26. BRETT ROJO/For

Tulsa World

the Tulsa World

Family and friends wait

The Sequoyah Middle

for the Broken Arrow’s

School orchestra performs

middle achool orchestras

at the Broken Arrow

to take the stage at the

Performing Arts Center on

Broken Arrow Perform-

Feb. 26. BRETT ROJO/For

ing Arts Center on Feb.

the Tulsa World

26. BRETT ROJO/For the Tulsa World

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Broken Arrow is Oklahoma’s fourth-largest city and Tulsa’s largest suburb, with an estimated population of 100,073 in 2011. It is also one of the state’s fastest-growing cities, adding more than 25,000 residents and a slew of big-box retailers since 2000. Known for quiet suburban life and short commutes to Tulsa, Broken Arrow has been named by national publications as one of the best 100 places to live, one of the 10 best places for families, one of the 25 safest cities in America and one of the most afordable suburbs in the south. A downtown revitalization efort that began in 2005 has aimed to create an arts and entertainment district centered on the city’s Main Street, and several new restaurants, a historical museum and a performing arts center have headlined the recent downtown improvements.

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