Marine Corps League Southern Division 2013 Spouses & Guest Tour Guide

Marine Corps League Guests/Spouses Tour March 23, 2013 Tulsa, Oklahoma

In Honor of the Wake Island Defenders

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Guests/Spouses Tour Southern Division 2013 To our special guests and spouses, Thank You for attending this years conference. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the tour schedule that we have prepared for you.

If childcare is needed for your tour, advance notice is required in order to accommodate.

Saturday, March 23, 2013 0630 - 0845

Breakfast

0845 - 0855 Meet Osage Casino Transport Bus for Transportation (Hotel Entrance - Transportation will depart no later than 0900)

Today your tour will consist of: 0930 - 1230

Downtown Tulsa Art Deco Tours

0930 -

Historic Boston Avenue Methodist Church (Guided Tour)

1015 -

Historic First Presbyterian Church (Guided Tour) Glacier Confection Tour & Demonstration Tulsa Glassblowing School

1230 - 1300

Travel Time to Gilcrease

1300 - 1600

Gourmet Box Lunch at Gilcrease Thomas Gilcrease Museum Tour

1600

Meet Osage Casino Transport Bus to return to lodge

How to make sure your are eligible to win one of the fabulous door prizes. As part of your registration you have received 1 ticket each. Throughout the conference you will be collecting additional tickets.

Tickets can not be purchased and you must be present at Sunday’s Morning Chow To Win.

The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, located in downThe Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, in town Tulsa, Oklahoma was completed in 1929.

It islocated considered downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma was completed in 1929. It is to be one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical art deco considered to be one of the finest examples of architecture in art thedeco Unitedarchitecture States and has been designated ecclesiastical in the United Statesby andDepartment has been designated by as thea Department of the In terior the of the Interior National Historic Landmark as a National Historic Landmark as well as listed o n the as well as listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Register of Historic Places.

Adah Robinson Building Designer

Boston Avenue United Methodist North Face

Likeaasermon sermonininstone, stone,the thelimestone limestone building Like building was was designed to honor and identify its as designed to honor God andGod identify its members members as people God.M. Robinson, As Dr. Adah M. people of God. As Dr. ofAdah building Robinson, building designer, writes, "All designer, writes,have “Allbeen appointments havethebeen appointments designed with designed the ahope of that creating a place that is hope of with creating place is honest, harmonious, and spiritualized; that those honest, harmonious, and spiritualized; that those whomay may not not respond through their their reason who respond through reason and and those who notthrough react through their may those who may notmay react their emotion emotion may at least through visualization atbeleast through visualization be moved to moved to a higher conception of thea higher conception of Divine the Presence Power.” The Presence of Power."of Divine The building now stands one as of the building now as stands one most of thesignificant most significant examples deco architecture the world, examples of of artart deco architecture in theinworld, and is and is on the National listed onlisted the National Register ofRegister Historic of Places. The Historic Places. The first eleven photographs, first eleven photographs, whichaspects highlight significant which highlight significant of the aspects the design, were taken by photographer design,ofwere taken by photographer David Halpern , whose workwork appears in our David Halpern, whose appears in Boston our Boston Avenue centennial book, a Avenue centennial book, “More"More Than aThan Building.”

The Building ." The columbarium was taken columbarium photo was taken byphoto well-known Tulsa by well-known Tulsa photographer John photographer McCormack.John McCormack.

Thebuilding’s building'sstraight, straight,vertical verticallines lines suggest the The suggestreaching the church's God, four church’s towardreaching God, andtoward the tower’s and the tower's four shards of glass are shards of glass are placed at angles to the four placed at angles to the four directions directions receivers and reflectors of light.

The receivers and reflectors of light. The downward-flowing lines cotta motif downward-flowing linesininthe the terra terra cotta motif symbolize the outpouring God's symbolize the outpouring of God’s loveofand are echoed love and are throughout theechoed building.throughout The tower isthe 255 feet high, building. The tower is 255 feet high, with with fifteen floors. The first fourteen are classrooms fifteen floors. The first fourteen are and offices, and theoffices, top floor is the a small and topprayer floor ischapel a classrooms and with space above for anwith electronic small prayer chapel spacecarillon. above for an electronic carillon.

The building building now now stands mostmost The stands asasone oneof the of the significantexamples examples deco architecture in significant of of artartdeco architecture in the the world, and was recently designated as a world, and was recently designated as a National Historic National Historic Landmark by the U. S. Landmark S. Secretary of the Interior.

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Arched Doorways & Circuit Rider Sculptures South Entrance

BAUMCtower tower detail picture.

BAUMC detail picture.

At the At topthe of the top of as thewell tower, as many well asofon tower, as on themany otherofhigh the other high points of the church and points of theinchurch andmanner used much used much the same that in the churches in thethat middle ages utilized same manner churches in the middle crockets andcrockets finials, isand a stylized ages utilized finials, is a stylized sculpture that represents two hands sculpture that represents raised upward in prayer. two hands raised upward in prayer.

This motif of praying hands is one that

is echoed the building This motif throughout of praying hands is oneand that is is one ofthroughout the areas ofthe design thatand can is one echoed building be traced back to the early drawings ofbythe areas of design that can be traced back Adah Robinson. to the early drawings by Adah Robinson.

While the building is in many ways

unique, idea ofisthe While thethebuilding in large, many semiways unique, circular main auditorium has an earliermain the idea of the large, semi-circular precursor in another Methodist church, auditorium hasSt.anPaul's earlier precursor in Louis Sullivan's Methodist Church, designed 1910 and built, another Methodistinchurch, Louis Sullivan’s somewhat modified, inChurch, Cedar Rapids, St. Paul’s Methodist designed in Iowa in 1914.

1910 and built, somewhat modified, in Like many ArtIowa Decoinbuildings, Cedar Rapids, 1914. the Boston Avenue Church reveled in the

use of various buildingthe Boston Like many Art different Deco buildings, materials, so metal, glass, terra Avenue Church reveled in the usecotta, of various Indiana limestone and Minnesota different materials, so metal, granite canbuilding all be found.

The exterior is numerous cotta and decorated glass, terrawith cotta, Indianaterra limestone sculptures by the Denver Minnesota granite can allsculptor, be found. The Robert Garrison, who had been a exterior is decorated with numerous terra student of Adah Robinson's in cotta sculptures by the Denver sculptor, Oklahoma City. These sculptures includeGarrison, several groups of people Robert who had been aat student representing Spiritual Life, ofprayer Adah Robinson’s in Oklahoma City.

Religious Education and Worship. In These sculptures include of these groups again can beseveral found groups the motif ofattwo hands together upward people prayer representing SpiritualinLife, prayer.

Religious Education and Worship. In these groups again can be found the motif of two hands together upward in prayer.

Distinctive angled angled arch arch doorways Distinctive doorways suggest suggest God’s God's blessing on all who pass through. blessing on all who pass through.

The arched form arched form is used throughout the isThe used throughout the church for doors, windows, church for doors, windows, etched glass, and etched glass, of the brass detailing of and the detailing brass hardware.

Thehardware. seven- The seven-pointed on exterior the exterior interior pointed stars stars seenseen on the andand interior walls represent representthe theseven sevenvirtues: virtues:patience, patience,purity, walls purity, knowledge, long-suffering, kindness, knowledge, long-suffering, kindness, love and truth. love and truth.

Arched Doorways & Staircase to Sanctuary North Entrance

Sanctuary

All lines ininthethe sanctuary to pulpit, the pulpit, All lines sanctuary leadlead to the emphasizingthe the importance emphasizing importance of of the theWord.

Word. The The 750,000-piece the choir 750,000-piece mosaicmosaic behindbehind the choir loft forms loft forms an aura of light radiating from the an aura of light radiating from the center cross and center cross and mirroring the design in the mirroring in bronze the windows. windows.the Thedesign 13-foot cross The 13-foot bronze cross symbolizes the resurrection Christanwith symbolizes the resurrection of Christofwith indentation of aa figure, an indentationthat thatgives givesthe theimpression impression of figure, once there, once there, now risen.now risen.

Light symbol representing spiritual growth.

Lightisisa amajor major symbol representing spiritual essential As sunlightgrowth. is essentialAstosunlight physicalisgrowth, so to divine physical growth, so divine light is inherent toThe light is inherent to each person’s spiritual growth. each person's spiritual growth. The color and color and design are created to give maximum light. design are created to give maximum light. The The circular dome symbolizes the infinite. circular dome symbolizes the infinite.

Sanctuary & Circular Dome

The stained glass The downward-flowing downward-flowinglines linesinin the the stained windows symbolize the outpouring of God’s love. glass windows symbolize the outpouring of God's love.indigenous Two flowers indigenousare to also Two flowers to Oklahoma Oklahoma included in the included in are thealso window design towindow signify vital, design to signify vital, growing Christianity. growing Christianity. The coreopsis, which grows The coreopsis, which grows in the driest soil, insymbolizes the driest the soil,hardiness symbolizesand thejoy hardiness of the and joy ofChristian the Christian The tritoma, or torch lily, with faith.faith.

The tritoma, or torch lily, with its unusual its unusual downward downward blossoms, blossoms, represents represents the is of the generosity theIts faith.

Its strong generosity of theof faith. strong stem is stem indicative indicative of the strength of the church. the strength of the church.

Stained Glass Windows

The The exposed exposedpipes pipesofofthe the 105-rank 105-rank Möller Möllerpipe organ reflectreflect the angled arches arches of the doorways, pipe organ the angled of the doorways, God’s suggesting blessing on The suggesting blessingGod's on all who enter. all whonow enter.

The organ now105 includes organ includes 73 stops, ranks,73and stops,pipes 105 which ranks, are andcontrolled 5,869 pipes are 5,869 by awhich four-manual controlled by a four-manual console with console with electro-pneumatic action and electro-pneumatic action and solid state solid state combination action.

It is valued combination action.

It is valued at overat over $1,000,000. $1,000,000.

Front Altar & Möller Pipe Organ Looking South

Circuit Sculptures CircuitRiders Riders Sculptures Abovethe thesouth southentrance entranceare arethe theequestrian Above equestrian Circuit Riders, statues of Circuit Riders, statues of the early Methodists the early Methodists engaged in engaged spreadingin thespreading Good Word.the TwoGood of theWord. threeofriders historic Two the represent three riders represent historic individuals, Bishop Francis Asbury, the individuals, Bishop Francis Asbury, the first first American Methodist bishop and American Methodist bishop and Bishop William McKendrie, while the Bishop third figure, the one while in the center, is figure, William McKendrie, the third symbolic ofthe all the other men of God the one in center, is symbolic of all the who did His bidding from horseback. other men of God did Hisbybidding The face for this riderwho was created church Garrison using theThe from horseback. faceminister's for this rider father-in-law, Rev. T.L. using Darnell, was created bytheGarrison theas church his model. Rev. Darnell had in fact minister’s father-in-law, the Rev. T.L. been a circuit rider for half a century.Darnell, as his model. Rev. Darnell had in fact been a Over the north entrance of the building, circuit rider for half a century. there can be found idealized statues of John Wesley, the founder of

Methodism, his brother Over the north entranceCharles of the building, Wesley, a hymn writer and churchstatues of there can be found idealized organizer, and Susanna Wesley, their John Wesley, theplaces founder of Methodism, his mother.

Other on the exterior reveal classic deco styles organic brother CharlesartWesley, a hymn writer and plant designs, which, the stained church organizer, and like Susanna Wesley, their glass windows, were based on designs mother.

Other places on the exterior reveal drawn from Oklahoma flora, most notably tritoma coreopsis. classic artthedeco stylesand organic plant designs, which, like the stained glass windows, were based on designs drawn from Oklahoma flora, most notably the tritoma and coreopsis.

The long easteast sideside of of the The long terrazzo terrazzohallway hallwayononthethe the sanctuary, known as Great was sanctuary, known as Great Hall, Hall was ,originally built originally built as the "social lobby" for church as the “social lobby” for church gatherings and gatherings and receptions. Due to its wonderful acoustics, hall is used for receptions.

Due to its the wonderful acoustics, the hall is special Lenten used forAdvent specialand Advent andworship Lenten worship services, services, as well as for occasional social as well as for occasional social events. events.

The Great Hall East Side of Sanctuary Columbarium

Art Art deco deco mosaics mosaicsat at either either end end of of the the hall hall were were added added of the church's in 1993inas1993 part as of part the church’s centennial celebration. centennial celebration. Each weighs about Each 3,000 pounds and ofconsists of a 3,000weighs poundsabout and consists of a quarter a quarter of a million tiles.mosaic The north mosaic depicts God million tiles.

The north depicts God as revealed revealed in in the the Hebrew Hebrewscriptures, scriptures,and andincludes the as includes the burning bush, Torah scrolls, burning bush, scrolls, prophet's staffTorah or crozier, andprophet’s "Adonai,"staff or crozier, and “Adonai,”name the Hebrew namemost for God the Hebrew for God used oftenused most in Jewish worship. often in Jewish worship.

North Mosaic

The south south mosaic The mosaic shows shows how how God God isis revealed in the revealed in the Christian scriptures - the Christian - the darkened cave darkenedscriptures cave where Jesus was born, thewhere Jesus was born, the star announcing birth, and the star announcing his birth, and thehis stylized cross. The two sacraments of the Protestant stylized cross.

The two sacraments of the Protestant tradition are also depicted - water for baptism tradition are also depicted water for baptism and and wheat and grapes for Holy Communion. wheat andtriangles grapes remind for Holyus Communion.

Radiating of the triune Radiating God - Father, Son, Holy Spirit. triangles remind usand of the triune God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

South Mosaic

Lines the Rose straight, asasopposed to Lines in in the Rose Chapel Chapel areare straight, opposed to the which sanctuary, curved. the sanctuary, are which curved.areThe three carved The three carved figures in the organ screen igures in the organ screen denote denote the chapel's function: meditation,the chapel’s function: meditation, and worship. ceremony, and worship. ceremony, Windows convey impressions of comfort and peace, and areand peace, Windows convey impressions of comfort reflected in the carpet borders in the and are reflected in the carpet borders in the adjoining adjoining parlor, which is used for parlor, whichand is used for receptions and meetings. receptions meetings.

Rose Chapel

Jubilee Center First Floor

Columbarium contains contains1056 1056 niches, The Columbarium niches, each of each ofiswhich is designed to the holdashes the ashes which designed to hold of aofperson a person who is cremated at death. Now who is cremated at death.

Now church church members and their loved ones can members be buried at the church, in achurch, and their loved ones demonstrating can be buried faith at the God who created us and to demonstrating faith in aloves God us, whoandcreated us and whom each of us returns. A 10-foot-wide loves us, provides and to whom each of usview returns. skylight an impressive of A 10-footwide skylight provides an impressive the church tower rising into the sky, andview of the the terrazzo artthe decosky, lighting church towerfloors risingand into and the terrazzo A chapel in mirror the art deco architecture. floors and art deco lighting mirror art deco the center of the room provides a quietthe space architecture.

A reflection chapel inand theprayer. center of the room for meditation, provides a quiet space for meditation, reflection and prayer.

JubileeCenter, Centeropened , opened dedicated The Jubilee andand dedicated on May 5, on May 5, 2002,14provides 14 new classrooms, 2002, provides new classrooms, a catering kitchen, a catering kitchen, office, shower and locker office, shower lockerand facilities, youth and lounge facilities, youthand lounge game room, a and large multipurpose for basketball, game room, and a gymnasium large multipurpose gymnasium volleyball, and volleyball, large groupand meetings and meetings for basketball, large group dinners. It has enabled a number of new and dinners. has enabled a number ministries andItprograms at the church. of new ministries andRoger programs the church.

Roger Architect Coffeyatdesigned theArchitect new architecture addition to match art deco Coffey designed thethenew addition to match the art of the main building. deco architecture of the main building.

Guidedtours tours building are given after Guided of of thethe building are given everyevery SundaySunday after the 11:00 the 11:00 worship service, beginning in the church library worship service, beginning in the church library on the second floor. on thetours second Guided tours can the alsoweek be arranged Guided canfloor. also be arranged during by calling the during the week by calling the church office, church office, 918.583.5181, or emailing Paula Gradney.

Self-guided 918.583.5181, or emailing Paula Gradney. Self-guide d tours any time thethe building is open, subject to toursare arealso alsoavailable available any time building is open, room accessibility. subject to room accessibility.

First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa The First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa was organized in 1885. It originally met in the store owned by James M. Hall and Harry C. Hall. The first permanent minister, Reverend Charles William Kerr and his wife arrived in Tulsa in 1900. Kerr remained at this church for over 40 years. Under his leadership, the church became the second largest in its denomination (the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America). This church is part of the Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church in the USA (UPCUSA).

1880s to 1910 In 1882, two brothers, James M. Hall and Harry C. Hall, established a general store at what is now the intersection of First and Main Streets, near the Frisco railroad tracks in the Indian Territory town of Tulsa. James Hall has been credited with organizing First Presbyterian Church (FPC), the first permanent Protestant church in Tulsa, which began meeting at the store in 1885. The first ministers at this church were itinerant Presbyterian missionaries, whose salaries were paid by their denomination, the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA). Rev. Robert McGill Loughridge, preached the first sermon in 1883 on the porch of the Hall store.

In 1901, Reverend Charles William Kerr, a missionary from Pennsylvania, answered a call to become the first permanent minister. He proved to be a very dynamic personality and instigated a rapid growth of the congregation. The discovery of oil at nearby Red Fork in 1901 and another at Glenpool in 1905 had initiated a population boom that would radically transform Tulsa over the next half century. FPC soon outgrew the Hall store and moved to a purpose-built clapboard structure at 4th street and Boston Avenue, completed in 1899.

James Hall had also founded the Union Sunday School, an interdenominational organization, with two other people. Later, he became superintendent of the FPC Sunday school, a position he held for twenty years.

1910 to 1926 The second building was built in 1910. In 1910, the church moved to a new three-story limestone building at the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Boston Avenue. An impressive building in its day, it had a domed roof and Ionic columns on the porticos.

When the infamous Tulsa Race Riot occurred on June 1, 1921, Rev. Kerr opened the basement of this structure to house refugees, primarily women and children, from the Greenwood district. One book about the riot states that the bodies of four dead black men were left at the church door.

1926 to Present The third permanent building was completed in 1926, adjacent to the 1910 structure. This building is shown in the 2007 photo above. Mrs. Kerr dubbed it the “high kirk� of Tulsa.

The General Assembly of the PCUSA held its annual meeting at FPC in 1928. In 1932, Reverend Kerr was elected moderator of the General Assembly.

The 1910 building was demolished in the early 1950s and replaced by the current C. W. Kerr Building.

In 2010, FPC began constructing a new facility at 7th and Cincinnati Avenue. This expansion will contain a new sanctuary on the south side, offices and classrooms on the north side, and a courtyard shaped like a Celtic cross in the middle. The new complex is said to cost $33 million.

Observable from the intersection of 8th & Boston Holy Family Roman Catholic Church Cathedral of the Holy Family is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Tulsa and is the seat of the prelate bishop. It is located at 810 South Boulder Avenue in the city of Tulsa in the state of Oklahoma. The architect was William P. Ginther of Akron Ohio, who built many Roman Catholic churches throughout the midwest. Construction on the current structure began May 23, 1912 and Mass dedicating the church was on April 1, 1914. It was the tallest building in Tulsa until the Mayo Hotel was built in 1923.

The Diocese of Tulsa was established in 1972.

The Cathedral is also the site of the Holy Family Cathedral School, an educational institution for students from pre-school to eighth grade.

Buildings at this site were listed on the National Register of Historic Places February 11, 1982. The NRIS number is 82003704.

About 1890, Rev. Father W. Ketcham, the Roman Catholic pastor of Muskogee (then part of Indian Territory), visited Tulsa from time to time to say Mass in a private residence. He and his superior, Rt. Rev. Bishop Meerschaert, obtained permission from the Creek Indian tribal chief to build a church. However, no building was constructed until several years later.

Beginning in November 1897, Rev. Charles Van Hulse visited Tulsa (then also part of Indian Territory) once a month to hold Roman Catholic church services in a private residence. At the start of 1899, a subscription drive raised pledges of $1,400 for the purpose of building a church. A contract was let in May, 1899 and the building was dedicated on September 10, 1899.

Rev. Theophilius Van Hulse succeeded his brother in November 1900, and remained in Tulsa until 1906 when he was succeeded by Rev. John G. Heiring, who oversaw plans to expand the church facilities. This included expanding the rectory and the school. [edit] Holy Family CathedralBy 1910, the church had outgrown its original capacity. Rev. Heiring turned his attention to building a new complex at the intersection of Eighth and Boulder, the present location. Construction of the sanctuary was completed in only two years with construction of the rectory beginning five years later, in 1919.

Holy Family SchoolThe history of Holy Family School is intertwined with that of the church. In 1899, Mother, later Saint, Katherine Drexel, an heiress to the Drexel banking family of Philadelphia, provided funds to construct St. Theresa’s Institute, the predecessor of Holy Family School. Initially, this was designated to benefit Indian and African American children of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Children of all races were admitted beginning in 1910. Ten years later, the school was renamed Holy Family School.

Three Sisters of Mount Carmel came from New Orleans to teach at the new school. They were replaced in 1902 by Sisters of Divine Providence from San Antonio.

First Christian On April 5th, 1902, J.W. Marshall held a meeting at his farmhouse at 2nd and Denver in an interest to start a Christian Church in Tulsa. There were several members present: the Wickizer, Williamson, Marr, McCorkle, Dunning, Turner, Roberts and Holiday families. Each family hosted services at their homes and Rev. W.L. Darland provided the first sermon, leading the services for the first year or so of the church’s history. Interestingly, the founding families provided several of the congregations early ministers. G.A. Roberts, Shelby Wallace Marr, R.E. McCorkle, M.S. Dunning and David A. Wickizer all led services during the first two years. During this time the land for the first building was purchased at 2nd and Boulder, the site of the present Federal Courthouse. The first building was simple, a red brick one-story with a basement that seated about 250 people.

The church quickly outgrew the first building, and a larger “statement” building was planned.

It seated about 1,000, which in 1910 would hold approximately 1/12th of the city’s population.

This building served the congregation well until 1917 when the number of members reached 1400. The decision was made for the second time in under ten years that the congregation had outgrown its facility.

So in January of 1917, the lot at the corner of 9th and Boulder was purchased for $9,700 and the first building was sold. Until the new church was built, services were held in the old Tulsa County Courthouse and Sunday Schools met in the Y.M.C.A. whiled board meetings were held in the Stanley-McCune Funeral Chapel at 9th and Boulder.

The new building was dedicated on February 1, 1920 and articles in the Tulsa World and Tulsa Tribune ran front page articles of the church’s history in the city and great detail about the church’s new design. They both go into great detail about the marble tiling in the foyer, plaster and chandeliers in the sanctuary and oak furniture on the chancel for a building that cost over $200,000 and was designed by VanSlyke and Woodruff from Fort Worth, Texas. At that time, it was the most expensive building erected in Tulsa. Reverend Meade Dutt led the congregation through the courthouse years into the new building. By 1922, he was ready to move on, and the pulpit was filled by Dr. I.N. McCash. He served until June 1, 1923, the beginning of Dr. Claude Hill’s twenty-five year ministry at FCC, Tulsa.

Dr. Hill believed in fast church growth through Sunday Schools and on his first Sunday, fifty people joined. A thorough evangelism program coupled with quality church programming; including one of the most successful Sunday School programs in the nation grew the church to over 4,274 members by Easter Sunday 1925.

In the mid-1920’s, the congregation purchased two lots with 100 feet of frontage on Boulder to the south of the sanctuary building. The lots had houses on them that were used as meeting places for various classes, while other classes met in the sanctuary, the fellowship hall below the sanctuary, in the choir room and in partitioned sections of various other classrooms. An educational facility was needed, so in 1929, plans were put together proposing an exact replica of the sanctuary building minus the dome.

Instead of the dome, there was a planned rooftop classroom or a gymnasium. However, the stock market crashed the next week and the building was put on hold. A March 1934 article in the Tulsa World said that “Far from being “depressed”, the First Christian congregation is happy that a constantly increasing membership and sacrificial giving on the part of all have enabled the church not only to hold its own but to make distinct headway against barriers which have blocked the way of many institutions and organizations.”

The elaborate building was eventually scaled down and a simpler version was finally dedicated in 1940. The new building provided each elementary school grade and the junior and high school students with their own spaces. Also planned was a recreation room. The dream of 1929 became a $250,000 reality on the June 23, 1940 dedication.

The excitement of construction led Dr. Hill to finish the top floor of the education building to create a recreational space. Fred Harris, the education director made a proposal of using the space for ping pong tables, shuffle board courts, table games, billiard tables, two bowling alleys and equipment for a concession stand, so the building could be used the other 6 days of the week. “We will prove the worth of a Christian educational program combined with a Christian recreational program. It’s a good thing,” said Jayne Willcockson. The rec hall was completed November 1, 1945.

In 1981 the Long Range Planning Committee began a $750,000 project to make repairs to the roof, balcony and key areas of the church as well as creating a new east facade and porte-cochere and upgrading air conditioning and heating. The project was completed in 1984. The Wheeling Avenue Church voted to accept our invitation to merge officially on January 22, 1984 with their beautiful facilities to be used for community outreach ministries. In February of 1986, the church became involved with the Day Care for The Homeless in downtown Tulsa.

FCC with the cooperation from the Oklahoma Arts Commission was used in the Hollywood production of “UHF” in 1988. The same year, the national yearbook of Disciples churches, listed FCC as number one in the country for giving for churches over 1,000 members.

July of 1990 reported that FCC rated 7th out of 3,460 churches in attendance and 5th in giving to Basic Mission Finance from 1989. The next year, Tulsa hosted the General Assembly of the Christian Church (October 25-30, 1991) at the Tulsa Convention Center. The congregation was selected by the National Council of Churches to be the Protestant congregation for the 1992 ABC Television Christmas Eve Service. In September of 1993, FCC insured future parking needs by acquiring the one-half city block from 9th to 10th Streets on Main Street. The same month, we adopted our first million-dollar budget.

On April 2, 2000, the Southeast Entrance to the sanctuary was dedicated and the renovated Archives Center was dedicated. In 2002, the church celebrated its 100th anniversary with the publication of “How Firm a Foundation: The First One Hundred Years,” of which this short article was condensed.

624 Boston 624 S. Boston was constructed in 1928 as the Oklahoma Natural Gas Building, or the ONG Building. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of downtown Tulsa’s finest examples of Zig Zag Art Deco Architecture.

Today, 624 S. Boston is a ten story commercial office building with all of the modern amenities coupled with classic Art Deco charm.

The Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Building was one of the first Art Deco buildings built in Tulsa. The selection of this style by a generally conservative utility company established its acceptance and paved the way for a host of Art Deco buildings which were to follow. This building is also significant historically because it reflects the tremendous growth of Tulsa from 1920 to 1930. By 1927, construction costs in downtown Tulsa were averaging one million dollars a month. By 1930, Tulsa had more buildings of ten or more stories than any city of its size in the world.

The Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Building is constructed of reinforced concrete, enclosed with buff tapestry brick and trimmed with Indiana limestone and vitreous tile. The height of its ten stories is enhanced by the piers which rise unbroken to the top of the building. The windows are inset between the piers and spandrels that are covered with decorative tile whose motifs include the stepped-in chevron and geometrical shapes of Art Deco design. The richness of materials and designs in the interior of the building are a significant feature of the Zig-Zag Art Deco style and contrast with the austerity of the later Streamline and Public Works Administration periods of Art Deco. The building continues to be a viable part of downtown Tulsa and provides a visible and tangible link to an important period in its past.

The Oklahoma Natural Gas Building was listed in the National Register on April 10, 1984.

616 S. Boston

Carved in the face of the building is a partial depiction of Oklahoma’s history

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Philtower Building The Philtower Building is a landmark of Tulsa, Oklahoma located at 427 S Boston. The building, which was completed in 1928, is an example of neo-gothic and art deco architecture. It was designed by Edward Buehler Delk and financed by renowned oilman and dedicated philanthropist Waite Phillips (1883–1964). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

In 1941, Phillips deeded the Philtower Building to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), along with most of his Philmont Ranch and Villa Philmonte. The income from the building was used to help support Philmont. In 1977, the BSA sold the Building to a group of local investors. This group, The Philtower LLC, is the current owner.

Philtower Building under construction. Note white fireproofing material being applied to the steel framework.According to the Tulsa Preservation Commission, the building represents the Gothic Revival architecture style. A notable feature is the illuminated, sloping tiled roof. The office on the 20th floor that was used by Waite Phillips has been preserved.

Originally built as a high-rise office building, floors 12-20 were converted to loft apartments in 2004, making the Philtower Tulsa’s first mixed use high-rise. The building has 24 floors and is 323 feet tall.

Associated architects Keene & Simpson performed architectural supervision in the construction of the building.

Atlas

Built in the shape of an inverted “T”, the Atlas Life Building (1922) 409 S. Boston has a 140-foot ground floor arcade that runs the entire depth of the building. The roofline includes a monumental Atlas supporting the globe. The pink and green vertical neon sign is a Tulsa landmark.

The Atlas Life Building is a historic twelve-story building in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. Designed by Rush, Endacott & Rush, the building was completed in 1922. It is located at 415 S. Boston Ave., sandwiched between the Philtower and Mid-Continent Tower. On May 19, 2009, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Originally an office building, it was converted to hotel use in 2010 Atlas Life Insurance Company was founded in Tulsa in 1918. Within three years it had grown so rapidly that it had begun constructing its own high-rise office building. An elaborate ceremony accompanied its grand opening on November 22, 1922. The company’s logo incorporated a figure of Atlas, a Titan of ancient Greek mythology, carrying the world on his back. A statue representing this is on top of the building facade. The company remained in business at this location until it was sold in 1991.

The building’s most recognizable feature is the four-story neon sign above the main entrance, which makes the Atlas Life Building a popular local landmark. The sign was installed in 1946, and has been retained by subsequent owners of the building. The ground floor occupies the entire 100-foot by 140-foot property. The second floor is T-shaped, with the top of the T fronting on BostonAvenue, while the remaining floors are 50 feet by 140 feet, centered above the ground floor. The building itself is faced with red brick, with white marble ornamentation concentrated at the third, eleventh, and twelfth floors. At the top is an ornate cornice surmounted by a crouching statue of Atlas. The building is seven bays wide at the base, narrowing to three above the second floor to allow some separation from the taller buildings on either side.

The building has an area of 86,231 square feet (8,011.1 m2). The ground floor of the Atlas Life Building is home to the Tulsa Press Club, Baytide Petroleum and Atlas Grill.

The Atlas Life Building is a twelve-story, flat-roofed structure of Classical Revival design. The building is seven bays wide at the base, narrowing to three bays at the third floor. The building was designed by Rush Endacott Rush, Architects, a firm well-known for designs of other important Tulsa buildings.

The ground floor occupies the entire property boundary, which is 100’ x 140’. The second story is configured as an upside down “T”, with full frontage on Boston Avenue. Floors three through twelve are rectangular, 50’ x 140’, therefore stepped in but centered on the footprint of the building base. The reduced floor space on the upper ten floors allows for exterior windows on the north and south façades for light and air space between the Philtower and Mid-Continent buildings.

Founded in Tulsa in 1918, Atlas Life Insurance Company was the first life insurance company based in the city and only the third such firm in Oklahoma. The company grew fast, so fast that within three years it had started construction of its own building to add to the Tulsa skyline, and on November 23, 1922, the new building celebrated its grand opening with an elaborate dedication ceremony and crowds flocked to the building to inspect it. Five thousand flowers had been purchased to distribute to women visitors, but those flowers had all been handed out within the first hour of the open house.

This one building provided office space for more than forty oil companies and even more companies providing oil-related services, so that the Atlas Life Building represented a veritable hub and core of the petroleum industry. Indeed, Waite Phillips had his offices in the Atlas Life Building until his own building was completed next door five years later. There were also physicians and dentists, attorneys, accountants, and smaller insurance companies and agents. Plus, about a dozen retail merchants in the first floor arcade also occupied the building.

Ideal for an insurance business, the Classical Revival style of the Atlas Life Building helped convey the company’s strength through an appearance of stability and durability; attributes that could visually assure the company’s longevity to investors and patrons. The integration of the Greek Titan Atlas into the building’s cornice, a common icon in western culture representing strength and endurance, further conveyed a strong message about the company’s stability and permanence. Atlas overlooks and protects pedestrians below as an icon of strength. Atlas, integrated into the company’s name, public space clock, door and key plates and in the building itself, helped unite the purpose of the insurance business with the building architecture.

The four-story vertical neon sign, which was installed on the Boston Avenue exterior in 1946, was built by Claude Neon Federal. It has become an important visual symbol of the building and its purpose. It integrated the building visually into the downtown streetscape, and kept the significance of the building keenly in the eye of Tulsans. In 1991, Atlas Life Insurance Company was purchased by State Mutual and the company’s operations were moved to Georgia. However, the prominent, iconic sign has been rehabilitated by subsequent owners, and based upon a review of historic photographs of the structure, appears to retain its’ original appearance.

The Atlas Life Building was listed in the National Register on May 19, 2009 under National Register Criteria A and C. Its NRIS number is 09000358.

The Mid-Continent Tower A 36-story skyscraper located at 401 South Boston Avenue in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 156 meters (513 ft) in height, it is the fourth-tallest building in Tulsa and in Oklahoma. Faced with bright white terra cotta and crowned with a distinctive copper roof, it is one of the city’s most recognizable buildings.

Cosden BuildingThe Mid-Continent Tower started out as the 16-story Cosden Building, built for oil baron Joshua Cosden in 1918. The Cosden Building was built on the site of the first Tulsa schoolhouse, which was established as a mission in 1885 on Creek Indian land. The Cosden Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Conversion to Mid-Continent TowerThe building was restored in 1980, and in 1984 a new 20-story tower was cantilevered over it, bringing the total number of floors to 36. The tower appears to rest on the Cosden Building, but it is actually supported by an addition built onto the east side of the older structure. The entire project was designed to resemble the style of the Cosden Building as closely as possible, giving the impression of a unified whole even though the two sections of the building were constructed 66 years apart.

The building was the home of energy company Reading & Bates until it moved to Houston in 1989. The company’s departure led the building into foreclosure, receivership, and an extended legal dispute that was resolved only in 2011, when the building was sold to Tulsa real estate investors John and Chris Bumgarner.

Architectural style: Sullivanesque

320 South Boston Building 320 South Boston Building in 1959, formerly known as the Exchange National Bank and the National Bank of Tulsa Building. Photo taken from the corner of Third Street and Cincinnati Avenue The 320 South Boston Building, formerly known as the National Bank of Tulsa Building, is a 22-story highrise building located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was originally constructed at the corner of Third Street and Boston Avenue as a ten-story headquarters building for the Exchange National Bank of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1917, and expanded to its present dimensions in 1929.

The addition brought the building’s height to 400 feet (122 m), making it the tallest building in Oklahoma. It lost this distinction in 1931, but remained the tallest building in Tulsa until Fourth National Bank (today Bank of America Center) was completed in 1967.

In 1933, Exchange National Bank reorganized and renamed itself as the National Bank of Tulsa. Thereafter, the building was known as the National Bank of Tulsa Building (or NBT Building), until the bank renamed itself as Bank of Oklahoma (BOK). The BOK moved to its newly-constructed BOK Tower in 1977. The NBT Building reverted to its former 320 South Boston Building name and became a general office building.

Like the Empire State Building, the pinnacle of 320 South Boston was designed as a Zeppelin mooring. This was used at least once when a U.S. Navy Zeppelin moored there in the 1930s. The top of the building was illuminated for weather alerts, with flashing red lights in the event of an approaching storm.

The architect was George Winkler, who also designed the Mayo Hotel.

Trinity Episcopal Church Trinity Episcopal Church (1926) SE corner 5th and Cincinnati, has been on this corner since 1906. Completed in 1926, the current structure is an excellent example of gothic revival architecture. The garden courtyard is a particularly favored feature. Proportions emphasize the soaring vertical lines reminiscent of many European Gothic churches. An interesting feature is a stained glass window featuring evil world leaders of the 20th century, including Adolph Hitler.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma The Public Service Company of Oklahoma (TransOk) Building (1928) SW corner of 6th and Main was constructed as a Zig-Zag art deco style public utility building and displays impressive exterior illumination.

Originally Tulsa High School erected in 1906 at Fourth and Boston in downtown Tulsa. In 1913 it became the third school in the state to win accreditation. A new building opened in 1917 at the corner of Sixth and Cincinnati, and was enlarged in 1922. The Manual Arts building at Ninth and Cincinnati was added in 1925.[4] Tulsa Central was at one time said to be the second largest high school in the country, and included indoor Olympic-size and lap pools, an indoor track, an extensive art collection, and a large pipe organ.

Originally as Central was Tulsa’s only public high school for white students, and by 1938 it had grown to its peak enrollment of more than 5,000 students in grades 10-12.

Finally, Tulsa opened two new high schools: Webster High School in West Tulsa (in 1938), and Will Rogers High School east of downtown (in 1939). Booker T. Washington High School was established for African American students in 1913. Tulsa’s schools were legally racially segregated by race until 1955, and remained segregated de facto at least into the 1970s, due to population patterns and school policies.

Original Central High School at Sixth and Cincinnati now serves as headquarters of Public Service Company of OklahomaThe construction of Tulsa’s Inner Dispersal Loop freeway impaired the school’s access to the outdoor physical education facilities at Central Park and Tracy Park. The cost of downtown parking was also a problem. These factors led to the decision to move the school out of downtown. The new 47-acre (190,000 m2) campus was opened in 1976, at 31st West Avenue and Edison Street, in the portion of northwest Tulsa that is located in Osage County.

The old Central High School building at Sixth and Cincinnati was acquired by Public Service Company of Oklahoma (“PSO”). After a complete renovation and extensive interior modifications, it now serves as PSO’s headquarters. The renovated and adapted building has been named a Tulsa landmark by the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture.

[5][9][10] The former Manual Arts Building at Ninth and Cincinnati is now part of the downtown campus of Tulsa Community College.

PSO’s founder and first president was Frederick William “Fred” Insull, who moved PSO’s headquarters to Tulsa in 1916. Insull was the nephew of Samuel Insull, a former secretary to Thomas Edison, who later became one of the most prominent figures in the electric utility industry In 1978, PSO completed renovation of the downtown structure that had served as Tulsa’s Central High School building for 60 years, transforming it into PSO’s headquarters office.

The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture later presented its Landmark Award to PSO for preserving the historic building, and giving it new life as the company’s headquarters.

A reception to celebrate the award was held for employees. A display was set up for employees to view photos, blueprints, architectural plans and renderings of old Central when it was a high school, and as it underwent renovation by PSO.

Downtown Tulsa Self-Guided Historic Walking Tour

T

he historical Central Business District of Tulsa offers a meaningful account of the downtown's early years and the opulence and wealth of the oil barons of the '20s.

Their infatuation with Art Deco produced some of the finest examples anywhere of Zigzag skyscrapers, the Streamline style of the '30s and the Classical style of the Great Depression and the New Deal.

Tulsa developers and builders have maintained many of these architectural treasures through effective management and often through creative adaptive reuse of buildings which might otherwise have outlived their usefulness. Newer structures now dominate Tulsa's skyline, including the 52-story Bank of Oklahoma Tower designed by Minoru Yamasaki.

This GUIDE lists fifty significant buildings and places within the core of the downtown area, noting locations on the suggested Walking Tour Map. Historical building names are used for identification with current names or principal occupants contained in parenthesis. The following letters are used to identify particular significance: NR OL AD LB

Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places Building has been listed on the Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory Building noted for Art Deco significance and design Lobby of Building is a must see

1 The Mayo Hotel (1924) 115 W. Fifth, was once the tallest building in Oklahoma. Built

by Cass A. and John D. Mayo, the 600-room hotel was patterned after the Plaza in New York and hosted such notables as Charlie Chaplin, Mae West, Charles Lindbergh and Bob Hope, and was for many years the home of financier J. Paul Getty. The building has been structurally stabilized and is used for special events. NR OL 2 Known as the Pythian Building (1930) 423 S. Boulder, it was originally called the Gillette/Tyrell Building. The three-story structure was to be crowned by a ten-story hotel, which was never built. The banded rock along the base is "rainbow granite" which is a metamorphic rock called gneiss and was mined in Minnesota. The lobby's intricate plasterwork, wrought iron, colorful tile work, and mosaic floors combine to create one of Tulsa's most elaborate art deco interiors. NR OL AD LB 3 The blonde brick Mayo Building (1910/1917) NW corner of 5th and Main, was the last building built by John D. and Cass Mayo and was constructed in two stages. It has retained its three-story-high vertical advertising sign and typifies major office construction of the time.

4 The McFarlin Building (1918) 11 East Fifth, was built by Robert M. McFarlin, co-founder of McMan Oil Company with his nephew James Chapman. The building predates the Art Deco era. It has classical molding details including key fret, egg-and-dart and bead-and-reel motifs. The first tenant was the Halliburton-Abbott department store. NR OL 5 A cartouche with a carved "S" at the roofline of the Sinclair (Thurston) Building (1919) SE corner of 5th and Main, is the clue that this structure was built by oilman Harry F. Sinclair. It was the original headquarters of the billion-dollar oil company he founded.

6 The Public Service Company of Oklahoma (TransOk) Building (1928) SW corner of 6th and Main was constructed as a Zig-Zag art deco style public utility building and displays impressive exterior illumination. NR AD 7 Also a Zig-Zag public utility building, the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Building (Noble) (1928) 624 S. Boston, is constructed of reinforced concrete, enclosed with buff tapestry brick and Indiana limestone. NR AD 8 The illuminated dome of the Thompson Building (1923) SW corner 5th and Boston, was known as one of Tulsa's "three skyline musketeers" in the mid-1920's. The original structure was only as tall as the lighter colored band in the building's midsection.

9 Built in the shape of an inverted "T", the Atlas Life Building (1922) 409 S. Boston has a 140-foot ground floor arcade that runs the entire depth of the building. The roofline includes a monumental Atlas supporting the globe. The pink and green vertical neon sign is a Tulsa landmark. LB 10 "Queen of the Tulsa Skyline" the Philtower (1927) 427 S. Boston, was the tallest building in Oklahoma when completed. Owner Waite Phillips, financier and philanthropist, donated the building to the Boy Scouts to endow a Ranch in New Mexico. Monogrammed doorknobs, brass elevator doors, travertine marble floor and a 25-foot-high vaulted ceiling with interlocking tracery adorn the lobby. The polychromed red and green tile roof still stands as a Tulsa landmark. NR OL LB 11 Built by Waite Phillips as a sister building to the Philtower, the Philcade (Amoco North) (1930) 511 S. Boston, contains stylized foliage above the ground floor windows conceal birds, reptiles and mammals. The ornate lobby, designed in the shape of a "T" for Tulsa, has attracted national attention for its evident blend of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles. NR OL AD LB 12 The Marion Corporation Building (114 East 5th Street) (1926) was designed by John Duncan Forsythe. In 1968, the sensitive renovation of the building won Donald H. Hann and Associates, Architects, an Award from the Tulsa AIA.

13 Trinity Episcopal Church (1926) SE corner 5th and Cincinnati, has been on this corner since 1906. Completed in 1926, the current structure is an excellent example of gothic revival architecture. The garden courtyard is a particularly favored feature. Proportions emphasize the soaring vertical lines reminiscent of many European Gothic churches. An interesting feature is a stained glass window featuring evil world leaders of the 20th century, including Adolph Hitler.

14 The Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building (1924) Fifth and Detroit, is one of the intricate Zig-Zag art deco public utility buildings and a Tulsa landmark, particularly with its sensitive and intricate disguised transmission tower. NR AD 15 The Tulsa Club Building (1927) 115 E. 5th. The "club" was organized in 1923 and in 1926 the club and the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce built the building, which is now vacant awaiting renovation and reuse. It is a Tulsa exclusive treasure. AD 16 The neoclassic Tulsa Municipal Building (1919) 4th and Cincinnati, stood vacant for five years after city offices were moved to the Civic Center.

This was one of the first buildings to be adapted for contemporary office use. A significant mural in the lobby depicts a Tulsa street scene in 1919. NR OL LB 17 Tulsa's first skyscraper, the 16-story Cosden (Mid-Continent) Building (1918/1984 ren.) 401 S. Boston, was one of the earlier reinforced concrete office structures in the United States and tallest west of the Mississippi. The facade is a Venetian Gothic terra Cotta veneer. Oilman Josh Cosden made and lost two fortunes, but his million-dollar building symbolized oil boom attitudes and Tulsa's spirit of flamboyant growth. The renovation consisted of the addition of six stories to the original structure and 20 floors actually cantilevered over it for expansion and modernization. The lavish marble lobby contains Tulsa's skyline in stained glass on the east wall. NR LB 18 The earliest portion of the Kennedy Building (1916/1919) 321 S. Boston, was built by St. Louis developer S. Gallais. Pioneer Tulsa doctor Samuel Grant Kennedy, bought the structure and tripled its size, but left "Gallais" over the south entry. The lion-headed gargoyles above the doors once held rings in their mouths to support the original canopy. The 1980 renovation enclosed the original "C" shaped building creating a ten-story atrium and dramatic new lobby spaces, although leaving the lobby's original Italian and Vermont marble floors and walls. LB 19 The massive National Bank of Tulsa (320 South Boston) Building (1918) has continuously housed a bank since its opening. It was built in three phases through 1927 and when the tower was first illuminated in 1938, people 20 miles away reported seeing the light. Restored to its original condition, the ground floor banking lobby includes elaborate masonry and ceilings that are superb examples of the hand painted genre. They were hidden from view for 27 years prior to the renovation. LB 20 The Tulsa Union Depot (1931) 3 S. Boston, is an impressive example of Art Deco architecture and reveals the inspiration of machinery as a theme for the exterior geometric designs. The Union Depot was built as a joint venture by three railroads during the Great Depression. Passenger trains continued to stop at the landmark until 1967. Innovative renovation for reuse of the structure for office occupancy was completed in 1982 after the building had stood vacant for 14 years. OL AD LB 21 Built to house Tulsa's first permanent post office, the old Federal Building (1917/1931) 3rd and Boulder, occupied one third of the Boulder Avenue frontage until enlarged in 1931. A "private spy channel" beneath the ceiling of the main floor allowed the postal inspector to view the entire work force.

22 The facade of the refurbished Reunion Center (1919/1925) NE corner 4th and Main, reflects its 1925 appearance. Two-story stone arches, brick pilasters, and paired double hung windows with stone spandrels provide the building's vertical emphasis.

23 The impressive Boulder Avenue art deco facade of the Newspaper Printing Corporation Building has overlooked the City scene for decades and undergone numerous expansions and renovations. AD 24 Built by Waite Phillips, the Beacon Building (1923) SW corner 4th and Boulder, is remembered by many Tulsans for a beacon light tower (removed in 1976) that symbolized its long-time tenant, the Beacon Life Insurance Company and served as a aircraft navigational aid in the 1930's.

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Built for I. S. Mincks, the Mincks - Adams Hotel (1928) 403 S. Cheyenne, is noted for having Tulsa's most elaborate and ornate rococo terra cotta facade. Mincks lost the hotel during the Depression. NR OL

26 Civic Center Plaza City-County Library Tulsa County Offices Police Courts Building City Hall City Council Chambers Convention Center 27 OneOK Building 28 Petroleum Building (Grantson/Ad dot com) 29 4th National Bank Building (NationsBank) 30 Petroleum Club Building 31 Cities Service (One Ten Occidental/OXY) 32 Pepsico Place (ParkCentre) 33 One&Two Main Plazas 34 Masonic Temple (Bernsen Community Center) 35 First Presbyterian Church 36 Old Central H.S. (Public Service Company) 37 ARCO (Williams Bros. Engineering) 38 First Place/Bank One 39 Sooner Federal Savings (400 Boston) 40 Performing Arts Center (PAC) 41 The GREEN at Williams Center

42 Bank of Oklahoma Tower 43 Williams Technology Center (began construction 1999) 44 Williams Towers I & II 45 Wright Building 46 Skelly (Franklin) Building 47 State Federal Savings Building 48 YMCA 49 First Baptist Church 50 Bartlett Square on Main

January 2003 Downtown Tulsa Unlimited 321 S. Boston, Suite 101 Tulsa, OK 74103 (918) 583-2617

Glacier Confection Tulsa Artisan Chocolate Just what is Artisan Chocolate? At Glacier Confection we embrace Artisan Chocolate and the Artisan Chocolatier in a very simplistic, yet special way; we love and respect the Cacao and what it means to us here on this planet. Artisan Chocolate is a by-product of this very special fruit, or Theobroma cacao, the Food of the Gods. We like to think that Artisan Chocolate represents the raw, live, power of this plant and all the health and medicinal values of it being retained through very little processing. For Artisan Chocolate to remain what it has always been requires us to study and learn as much as possible about its origin, history, and transformation across cultures and continents, and how it influenced individuals be they rich or poor. The Artisan Chocolate, if produced properly will enrich and change lives.

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Tulsa Glassblowing School

is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing youth and adult classes in glass art. The vision of Tulsa Glassblowing School, Inc. is to promote and preserve the art of glassblowing and the awareness of glass art as a vibrant and unique visual arts medium. Our mission is to provide a dynamic learning environment for those interested in creating, teaching, and promoting glass art. Our goal is to enrich the Tulsa community by providing a not-for-profit, well-equipped, professionally managed educational studio that is available and accessible to the public.

Janet D. Duvall, M.Ed., (Executive Director) has been with the organization since March of 2010. She has more than 20 years of experience in management of for profit and not-for-profit organizations. Janet is also a local pastel artist whose works are in private collections throughout the United States. She was drawn to Tulsa Glassblowing School by the programming for youth and the impact that the art form has on those youth. “It is amazing to see a teenager come to the studio and be awestruck by the setting.

They immediately understand that this is not a typical art form. The elements of danger, creativity, and immediate gratification really draw them into the art form.”

Rachel Haynes, B.F.A. in glass, (Program Director) has been with the organization since August of 2010.

She graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington where she spent 5 years learning the art of glassblowing. She has experience with metal work and glass casting as well. Rachel is currently collaborating with Kreg Kallenberger, an internationally recognized glass artist, and Stephen Wood, a Native American artist respected throughout the Southwest. “I am thrilled to be a part of the studio. The artist community in Tulsa has been very supportive of me and the studio.”

Studio Hours Monday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm or by appointment.

Free demos first Friday of every month (excluding August) 6:00pm-9:00pm Gallery Hours Monday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm.

The Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art — Gilcrease Museum — opened in Tulsa on May 3, 1949. Collector and oilman Thomas Gilcrease (1890-1962) created this private museum. The vast collection was deeded to the City of Tulsa in 1955 as a result of a successful bond issue passed in 1954.

Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum is one of the country’s best facilities for the preservation and study of American art and history. The museum’s charm, beauty and art collections draw thousands of visitors from around the world to the hills just northwest of downtown Tulsa for a glimpse into the past. Gilcrease Museum houses the world’s largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West. The museum also offers an unparalleled collection of Native American art and artifacts, as well as historical manuscripts, documents and maps.

Beyond the extensive Gilcrease collections and exhibits are its beautiful facilities and gardens. Themed gardens have been developed on 23 of the museum’s 460 acres.

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The All New Osage Casino – Sand Springs!

Located in the Osage Hills, the Osage Casino – Sand Springs, offers guests more than 460 state-of-the-art Electronic Games, 35 High Stakes machines and 4 Table Games.

After extensive renovations in the spring of 2012, guests may now enjoy a wider array of amenities and much improved air quality.

With the completion of renovations, Osage Casino – Sand Springs has added a new sitdown Cafe offering appetizers, salads, sandwiches, pastas and impressive entrées. Other additions include a new High Stakes room and a sports bar with 10 bar-top Poker machines, 16 flat screen TVs and an expanded live entertainment area.

Cafe: Sundays, Wednesdays & Thursdays • 11 am – 9 pm Fridays & Saturdays • 11 am – 10 pm Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

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Sundays, Wednesdays & Thursdays • 4 pm – 11 pm Fridays & Saturdays • 4 pm – 1 am Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

Sports Bar Counter Service: Daily • 10 am – 1:30 am

Sports Bar Deli Items Available: Sunday – Thursday • 11 am – 9 pm Fridays & Saturdays • 11 am – 1 am

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Monday – Friday • 3 pm – 6 pm

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Wednesdays • 8 pm – 11 pm

A Tulsa Favorite Since 1975 Ron’s was started in a tiny classic diner with only 8 stools.

The Original Ron’s 15th & Harvard

Tulsa, Oklahoma 1975-2004

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