Product Review

Department stores John A. Brown�s, Kerr�s and Halliburton�s ruled supreme in Oklahoma City. From �lucky penny� giveaways to defying blue laws, the three big department stores did whatever it took to entertain and entice. The stunning display windows of Kerr�s downtown once lured shoppers inside, but the closing of Halliburton�s in 1961 signaled the final days of downtown shopping. Adoption fairs and civil rights sit-ins at Brown�s wove the store into the social fabric of the city. Authors Ajax Delvecki and Larry Johnson chronicle the stories, history and memories of the best of Oklahoma City shopping.