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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
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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
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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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