Sadly the old Park Lane Elementary School on Lawton's eastside in the Park Lane neighborhood is being demolished. Say goodbye, soon there won't be anything left other than the memories.
The old Super 9 Motel at 1201 N.W. Cache Road in Lawton, Fort Sill has been torn down. It didn't take long for demo crews to bring the old motel down, all that remains now is a pile of rubble. That too will be gone quickly as they're picking it all up and hauling it off.
You've probably seen all the construction going on near the corner of 38th Street and Lee Blvd in Lawton. Well, we finally have confirmation on what's being built there and some of the rumors we've been hearing for months were true!
The site is located between the Cache Road Square shopping center and Boot Barn. They're busy building something, so what's it going to be? We're all anxiously awaiting word with official confirmation.
The open lot next to the Ez-Go #27 at 3164 N.W. Cache Road has been purchased and they're building something at that location. They've been working on the site non-stop for the past several weeks. The BIG QUESTION people are asking is: "What will it be and when will it be open?"
I was out on vacation all last week, well not really a vacation. I spent the entire week remodeling the bathroom, doing all types of demo and repairs. More often than not whenever I'm on vacation, or take time off work I'm usually working on home improvement projects or wrenching on the truck.
It won't be long now, the new Panera Bread in Lawton, Fort Sill is now under construction on Sheridan Road next to Raising Cain's Chicken and across from Walmart. They've gotten a good start, the outside walls are now in place and they're working on bricking and roughing in the interior.
Well it's officially the end of an era for Eisenhower Middle School here in Lawton. The Vikings have a new home and the old school is being torn down. Over the next several weeks construction crews will be doing demolition and hauling off all the debris.
If it's been awhile since you've been on the west side of Lawton the new Starbucks is close to be completed. It won't be long now before you'll be able to stop in or drive thru for all your favorite drinks and treats.
The open lot next to Raising Cain's Chicken has been sold. There's been rumors galore as to who purchased it and what could be coming to Lawton, Fort Sill. Originally there was talk of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen moving in, then the talk turned to Panera Bread. We've been hearing rumors of Panera Bread for some time now and it's looking like it may be true. We're starting to see signs online and elsewhere that Panera Bread is coming.
We had the opportunity to go inside the new Chick-Fil-A on Cache Road in Lawton, OK. and get a sneak peek of what's to come. Owner/manager Jonathan Pickett invited us in for an exclusive look and we were all to happy to take him up on the offer. Good news! We got the official word today that the wait is almost over it. The Cache Road Chick-Fil-A location will be back up and running on Thursday, August 6th 2020 (08-06-20).
The wait is almost over...Finally the new and improved Chick-Fil-A location on Cache Road in Lawton is about to re-open within the next few weeks. We're hearing it will be open early August, maybe as soon as the first week in August.