I lived in Cushing for 19 years but now I can never go back (Stillwater: crime rate, home)
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Years back, I monitored streams in Lincoln County and had several streams I pulled samples from that were just outside of Cushing. Cushing never creeped me out, but the locals did dump a LOT, and I mean a LOT of trash in some of the streams. Wildhorse Creek had a bridge from where I guess everyone in Lincoln County dumped their T.V.s, computer monitors, dead fighting ***** and everything else. It was pitiful. Trashy how those people dumped all their crap in that creek. That's how I remember Cushing. Trashy. It was really too bad, because Wildhorse Creek would have been a pretty little stream if the people weren't dumping all their trash and dead animals in the creek.
I broke down next to Cottenwood Creek once, and a lady that lived down the road in a picturesque two story, brick prairie style home was extremely friendly. She even offered to let me come in her house, which looked to be impeccably clean. I said no since I was covered in mud from my waders. I played with her dog while waiting on someone from my job to come get me.
To me, Cushing is not a pretty town, but it doesn't creep me out. I feel safe in Cushing. Now......Sparks is a different story. Me and my former boss drove through there when we were looking at new stream sites. A cop watched us and that town was creepy. I was overcome with the spooky vibes. I immediately got a bad feeling in my gut. Never wanted to pass through that Sparks, OK again.
I pass through Calera when I drive to Dallas and have never had a problem, but I'm female. A brown female, but female, so that might make a difference. Don't know. Eeeuuu, I'll watch that place now. There are towns in that region that sort of spook me, but not that much. I do NOT trust small town cops. Not anywhere.
Have you tried the new Chinese place? It replaced the old Italian restraunt. The food is wonderful and the price is good.
I only go out once a month so I suppose I don't help keep restraunts in business, but if I could afford it would go there more often.
As for meth, from the perspective of someone who moved here from socal, I see it but it either its much less or its scattered, but in Riverside (socal) I took the bus a lot and you could spot the methhead all over down town, and as my apartment got emptied due to building code violations, it got (unoffically) filled up at night with them. My next door neighbor went on a trip and came back to discover her previously clean son had started using again and had literally sold anything of value in the apartment.
Sadly it is a problem everywhere but for me it doesn't seem as bad here as some places.
Do you know the price of their food there, nightbird47?
Do you know the price of their food there, nightbird47?
I go for the buffet, and its about five dollars. The other Chinese place in town is deserted.
A chunk of space along Main has been bought up recently and the rumor is its been bought by a major hotel chain, and may bring a few restraunts with them.
I go for the buffet, and its about five dollars. The other Chinese place in town is deserted.
A chunk of space along Main has been bought up recently and the rumor is its been bought by a major hotel chain, and may bring a few restraunts with them.
Oh okay, thanks tons. I really appreciate it: ). I wonder if the food tastes as good as New China in Stillwater lol. Thanks again.
It's probably just you. I know the downtown part of Cushing looks rather creepy and runned down, much worse than Stillwater. But when I looked at their nice looking high school campus, I get the impression the town cares about its kids.
Isn't Ghost Hollow just a place by the road where teen aged kids of the area go to get their kicks drinking beer and smoking pot and then imagine seeing ghosts? The tree there from which a criminal was hanged from over a century ago is supposedly long gone. The drive out of Ghost Hollow going north is sure creepy with the trees growing over the road.
You've got to be kidding. Downtown Cushing appears nice and there looks to be a nice, fair-sized, actively-used park just to the southeast.
No wonder folks in most towns don't put much value into their historic cores - they think they're creepy, they think they're ghetto. Why is it so many people equate historic with runned down or ghetto? People with this attitude would be scared to death in Europe and other countries. Well, the funny thing is folks seem to like downtown-style development in places they go on vacation to or see on television, but in real life they tend to shun such places and not make the connection of what they could have in their very own town.
If this common attitude among the masses changed, our downtowns would be invested in, they would be lively places that live up to their potential, rather than being underutilized. Ever been to a college town with an active and lively downtown full of retail, restaurants and bars, with new landscaping and restored storefronts and theaters? While every town doesn't have a population of college students to enthrive their downtown, every downtown could be more like that of college towns if the local residents valued their historic town centers that distinguish their town from every other town. Downtowns and town squares are essentially the "faces" of our communities and should be valued. Places like Walmart, most indoor malls and strip malls, on the other hand, are the same everywhere you go. That's why as much emphasis as possible should be placed on downtowns being the location for restaurants, retail and other businesses. Downtown's used to be and are meant to be sort of the "living room" of a community where everybody congregates and rubs shoulders, where people meet up with friends without having to drive everywhere, etc.
That said, it appears Cushing has very little sprawl or modern/suburban-style housing, all of which appears to be on the southeast edge of town. If Cushing is so "rich", where exactly do these rich folks live?
Great post Mokan! I agree that we need to invest in furthering the historical value of smaller towns, as much colourful history that exists here in Oklahoma. One thing that does stand out about Cushing is the presence of alot of police and plain clothed security personnel .. I'm figuring it's the crossroads of some major oil pipelines. I've always thought that there should be some extra vigilant security around Cushing because of this. Anyone else notice this?
To XCushingnite, you are NOT alone!! I had lived in Cushing for 30 years, and there is indeed an oppressive atmosphere in that town. I graduated in 1994, and for the most part, enjoyed my highschool years. But like you, I have witnessed beatings, druggies everywhere, and racism. I know this happens in many towns and cities, but there is just something about Cushing...I hate visiting there as well, and my family lives there. They too are making plans to move out of Cushing.
Add me to that list. Cushing is a dark little town.
I had a wife (sac & fox indian) that drank herself
to death there in 1994. That place is spookey. Don't
think I even want to drive through there again.
If this common attitude among the masses changed, our downtowns would be invested in, they would be lively places that live up to their potential, rather than being underutilized. Ever been to a college town with an active and lively downtown full of retail, restaurants and bars, with new landscaping and restored storefronts and theaters? While every town doesn't have a population of college students to enthrive their downtown, every downtown could be more like that of college towns if the local residents valued their historic town centers that distinguish their town from every other town. Downtowns and town squares are essentially the "faces" of our communities and should be valued. Places like Walmart, most indoor malls and strip malls, on the other hand, are the same everywhere you go. That's why as much emphasis as possible should be placed on downtowns being the location for restaurants, retail and other businesses. Downtown's used to be and are meant to be sort of the "living room" of a community where everybody congregates and rubs shoulders, where people meet up with friends without having to drive everywhere, etc.
Improvements, like new bars and restaurants, in downtown Stillwater in recent years pretty much describe what you refer to. Downtown was turned into Business Improvement District with taxes raised on downtown businesses. As a result, downtown Stillwater no longer looks totally closed and deserted after 5PM. It's quite a beautiful wonder what has been slowly but surely been going on, despite the fact there are two super Wal-Marts in town and a bunch of big and small strip centers. There is still room for improvement in downtown Stillwater, though.
I moved here three years ago and two years ago my relativves came to visit. They recently left from a new visit, and what struck them was that there were more people and new businesses. There is one new hotel (independly owned) which will soon open be opening and what is reported to be a large chain hotel just broke ground, large enough for its own restraunt.
I increased the population by my one, and a couple more of the family have moved here recently. My newly relocated family really like it too. We're having Thanksgiving dinner with one of her neighbors this year.
I'd love to see downtown reinvigorated but there are businesses and its not a ghost town. And there is that wonderful treasure, the Book Nook. A used book store run by a wonderful lady that truely loves books is magic.
Where I lived in California, Riverside, they made the decision some twenty plus years ago that instead of tearing down the aging buildings in downtowm, many from 1900, they were fixed up and restored, and there is a thriving commercial area there now. Should I go back to visit that is the ONE area of Riverside I miss.
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