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A few weeks ago, we posted pictures of part of the “East Meets West” sculpture that’s being installed on Route 66 here in Tulsa. On Thursday morning, the remaining pieces of the sculpture arrived at Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza. Workers … Continue reading
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Although Tulsa’s skyline includes taller buildings, it doesn’t include any more striking than the stunning Philtower, built for oilman Waite Phillips in 1927. With its elaborate exterior ornamentation — including stone grotesques (one of whom clutches a tiny model of the building … Continue reading
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If you need an excuse to spend a weekend in Tulsa, the Cave House, 1623 W. Charles Page Boulevard, is a great one, especially at this time of year. Built in the 1920s in the side of a cliff overlooking Newblock … Continue reading
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Built in 1918 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, the McFarlin Building was designed in Florentine style, according to the Tulsa Preservation Commission’s website. The building’s upper floors are brick, with ornamentation on its large … Continue reading
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Tulsa is home to a pair of old Phillips 66 stations that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Both stations are on or near historic alignments of Route 66 and bear the distinctive cottage-style architecture favored by the Oklahoma-based … Continue reading
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After several delays, the long-anticipated “East Meets West” statue on Route 66 near the Arkansas River is finally undergoing installation. Funded by the Vision 2025 program, the larger-than-life bronze statue is part of the Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza at the … Continue reading
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a href=”http://www.thecampbellhotel.com/hotel-daily-blog/2012/09/28/historic-treasure-dawson-school/dawson1/” rel=”attachment wp-att-1172″> The latest in our National Register series is another little-known gem from Tulsa’s early days. Oklahoma was only a year old when Dawson School was built in 1908 at the corner of Ute Place and Kingston … Continue reading
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