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Tulsa Union Depot, 3 South Boston Avenue: 1931: New Home of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall Of Fame, circa 2007. Often referred to as "Jazz Depot". Animal Detention Center (Tulsa SPCA), 2910 Mohawk Boulevard [2] 1931: Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa State Fairgrounds, now known as Expo Square Pavilion: 1932: Leland I. Shumway: Tulsa Fire Alarm Building ...
Handy Dan Home Improvement was an American home improvement store founded by Amnon Barness, an Israeli immigrant. It went out of business in May, 1989. [1] By 1972, the company operated 30 stores in California, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma. It made an initial offering in November, which led to Daylin, Inc. owning 81% of Handy Dan. [2]
Brady Heights is a historic district in Tulsa, Oklahoma that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980, as Brady Heights Historic District. [1] It was Tulsa's first district to be listed in the Register. According to the NRHP documentation, it is the most complete pre-1920 neighborhood surviving in Tulsa. [2]
TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States.At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states. Starting out during the Great Depression in rural areas and eventually moving into cities, TG&Y stores were firmly embedded in southern culture as modern-day general stores with a bit of everything.
The new owner renamed the property Boulder Towers, reflecting its twin architectural design. Ellis then spent 22 months and approximately $3.0 million renovating the complex. According to the Tulsa World, the occupancy rose from 35 percent before the Ellis acquisition to about 75 percent after the renovations. [4]
This list of museums in Oklahoma encompasses museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
When Vanessa Hall-Harper, a city councilor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, learned that Family Dollar was closing nearly 1,000 stores Wednesday, she had a surprising reaction. Family Dollar stores are closing ...
The Mayo Hotel was built in 1925, designed by architect George Winkler, and financed by John D. and Cass A. Mayo. [2] The base of two-story Doric columns supports fourteen floors marked with false terracotta balconies, and a two-story crown of stone and a dentiled cornice [3] At the time the 600-room hotel was the tallest building in Oklahoma.