Local urban legends

[Fiend]

Alright folks, I rarely post on here (see profile) but I'm hoping some of you can humor me. I want to hear any and all urban legends you have heard about over the years in the Tulsa area. I'll throw in my two cents where applicable.

[Townsend]

There are some "crybaby bridges" around here.

[Fiend]

Yeah, atleast 5 haha. The main one is in Kellyville where a major train wreck happened and killed 27 poeple in 1917. 

[DolfanBob]

Fox 23 did one last night on their broadcast in Bartlesville.
It is a hill that when you put your car in neutral. It will start rolling up the hill toward a Railroad track. Supposed to be a ghost of a Woman that died on the tracks when her car stalled and was hit by a train. So now she is pushing other cars to the tracks to cause the same fate. Pretty cool huh ?

[nathanm]

Fox 23 did one last night on their broadcast in Bartlesville.
It is a hill that when you put your car in neutral. It will start rolling up the hill toward a Railroad track. Supposed to be a ghost of a Woman that died on the tracks when her car stalled and was hit by a train. So now she is pushing other cars to the tracks to cause the same fate. Pretty cool huh ?

I love those kinds of optical illusions. It's sort of like if you're sitting at a stop light and another car rolls a bit forward it's easy to think you might think you're rolling back if you're driving stick.

[Ibanez]

There's Bulldog Mansion off of Old North Road in Sand Springs. Supposedly the "Bulldog Man" that lived there would chase people away who were driving on the roads at night or teenagers that were parked there. I know there is more to the story, but for the life of me I can't remember it. Maybe someone from Sand Springs can fill in the holes.

[TheArtist]

Know several.... One is that the reason the old sidewalks in downtown sparkle and shimmer is because they had diamonds in them.  The story I heard was that some robbers had snagged a bag of diamonds and the cops spotted them and gave chase, the robbers threw the bag of diamonds into a cement mixer to hide them. Workers came back and started making cement and viola,,, sparkly sidewalks. 

  Truth is... its mica.  They put mica in the cement.  Not many sections of that old sidewalk left. But I remember "back in the day" when the sun was shining, those old sidewalks were absolutely beautiful.

[custosnox]

Fox 23 did one last night on their broadcast in Bartlesville.
It is a hill that when you put your car in neutral. It will start rolling up the hill toward a Railroad track. Supposed to be a ghost of a Woman that died on the tracks when her car stalled and was hit by a train. So now she is pushing other cars to the tracks to cause the same fate. Pretty cool huh ?

had someone take me to that one.  She got really mad at me when I pulled out a keychain and held it up, using it as a pendalum, showing that we were actually rolling downhill, dispite the appearance of uphill due to the difference of grade of the roadside.

One that has had several chasing down old records with still nothing solid one direction or another (maybe shadows will remember something and add to it) is of a subway was supposedly being built, but had been cancelled after only a small portion of it was completed.  The rumors say that differant people claim to have found the old station while exploring the storm sewers.  Several problems with that, but I'll degress back to the Urban Legends.

Another interesting one is that of "sparkeys graveyard".  While I have never gone to the sight, and can't even recall where it is supposed to be, the story goes that there is an albino caretaker that watches over the graveyard.  Stories tell of people that have approached, or entered, the graveyard only to be be chased off by the albino, usually carrying some exagerated weapon of some kind or another. 

Catoosa has a ghost of a boy that walks (or rides a bike) down the highway where he was ran over and killed many years ago.  Some stories include him taking a ride from people (the old hitchhiker ghost UL) and others even include that the local cops have seen him and mention him in reports.

Closer to MO there are spirit balls, balls of light that are seen from a distance and float around irraticly.

Old school at 15th and Peoria had a kid fall out a window and die, now his ghost is seen there by the people occupying the building, apparantly outside some doors that lead to a roof/balcony area that are always locked.

Gilgrease museum has a hard time holding onto night security guards because Gilgrease himself still roams the halls.  Also is commonly reported in the Gilgrease mansion.

Blacks were herded into the basement of the Brady Theater during the race riots and subsequently killed. 

Bodies of blacks were "disposed of" down an old mine shaft vent near expo square after the race riots.

The brick drive to the mansion that is now occupied by the Garden Center was built by hand by the owners sons as a lesson in hard work.

Okay, I'll stop now.  I might think of some more later, but most of what come to mind right now are ghost stories.

[TURobY]

Closer to MO there are spirit balls, balls of light that are seen from a distance and float around irraticly.

My dad grew up in Joplin, and told me about those all the time. While he was sure they weren't really ghosts, he had no clue as to what they actually were. They would disappear as soon as you started to follow them, and re-appear behind you.

[custosnox]

My dad grew up in Joplin, and told me about those all the time. While he was sure they weren't really ghosts, he had no clue as to what they actually were. They would disappear as soon as you started to follow them, and re-appear behind you.

I saw something recently about a similar phenomenon in the east.  One of the researchers showed an example of "plasma balls" that really made since as to an explanation.

[Hoss]

..."plasma balls" ...

**juvenile snicker**

Sorry, could not resist that..

[custosnox]

**juvenile snicker**

Sorry, could not resist that..

lol gives new meaning to "Great balls of fire"

[DolfanBob]

My dad grew up in Joplin, and told me about those all the time. While he was sure they weren't really ghosts, he had no clue as to what they actually were. They would disappear as soon as you started to follow them, and re-appear behind you.

My best friend was from Neosho and he also told me about the "Spook Light" tale.
Urban legend as he was told. That it is the spirit of a dead miner walking the road with a lantern returning to work every evening.
Here is a link to a story about it.http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/2006/09/joplin-spooklight.html

[custosnox]

My best friend was from Neosho and he also told me about the "Spook Light" tale.
Urban legend as he was told. That it is the spirit of a dead miner walking the road with a lantern returning to work every evening.

Spook lights.  I knew there was a more common term for the MO area ones, but couldn't remember em.  Yet I can always remember the Marfa Lights.

[Fiend]

There's Bulldog Mansion off of Old North Road in Sand Springs. Supposedly the "Bulldog Man" that lived there would chase people away who were driving on the roads at night or teenagers that were parked there. I know there is more to the story, but for the life of me I can't remember it. Maybe someone from Sand Springs can fill in the holes.

I've heard about that one too. I think he was an orphan and found his way into a brick plant as a kid. The workers took a liking to him and he later on got a job at this brick plant (norther Sand Springs, but its gone now). Apparently there was an accident and  where a bunch of bricks toppled him. His face got severely disfigured as a result of it and was nicknamed the "Bulldog Man".

 Truth is... its mica.  They put mica in the cement.  Not many sections of that old sidewalk left. But I remember "back in the day" when the sun was shining, those old sidewalks were absolutely beautiful.

South of the building on the North West corner of 6th and Cincinnati, are some of them sparkly sidewalks  

One that has had several chasing down old records with still nothing solid one direction or another (maybe shadows will remember something and add to it) is of a subway was supposedly being built, but had been cancelled after only a small portion of it was completed.  The rumors say that differant people claim to have found the old station while exploring the storm sewers.  Several problems with that, but I'll degress back to the Urban Legends.

Another interesting one is that of "sparkeys graveyard".  While I have never gone to the sight, and can't even recall where it is supposed to be, the story goes that there is an albino caretaker that watches over the graveyard.  Stories tell of people that have approached, or entered, the graveyard only to be be chased off by the albino, usually carrying some exagerated weapon of some kind or another.  

Yeah, I've physically hunted for that blasted subway, gone miles in countless tunnels, even got the offical, current, and detailed storm sewer maps that the city uses. I have yet to find any evidence of such a subway or station. I'd like to talk to the people who claimed to have found it! PLEASE for the love of God someone give me some additional info on this subway before I start digging with a shovel in suspected areas.

As for sparkys, well from what I have learned, its the cemetary at 91st just east of harvard. Its a very old African American cemetary.