Before the washing machine became a standard feature in
nearly every home, people took their clothes to professionals
for cleaning. Four different businesses formed a "Dry Cleaner
District" along Route 66. Constructed from the late 1920s . . . — — Map (db m142249) HM
In 1936, Edwin and Jessie Holmes, owners of the Tulsa
Monument Company, announced a move from their long time
downtown location at 11 West Brady Street to this location.
The move coincided with the company's fortieth anniversary
selling . . . — — Map (db m142247) HM
Front This boulevard was named in honor of David L. Boren, the 13th President of the University of Oklahoma by the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents to mark the 10th anniversary of his presidency.
Prior to becoming President of the . . . — — Map (db m100133) HM
(side 1)
OU-Tulsa's Schusterman Center Clinic opened in 2007 to provide the best quality of medical care to serve Tulsa and the surrounding area as well as foster the expansion of medical research. The 100,000-square-foot, $35 million . . . — — Map (db m90522) HM
Front The University of Oklahoma Schusterman Learning Center was completed in 2008 and was made possible by the State Higher Education Bond Issue and a generous gift from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. Additional major . . . — — Map (db m100131) HM
(side 1)
The university of Oklahoma Schusterman Center was established in 1999 and named in honor of Charles and Lynn Schusterman of Tulsa. Charles Schusterman, distinguished OU alumnus and inaugural member of OU's Seed Sower Society, . . . — — Map (db m90523) HM
Henry and Alabama Marshall founded the BAMA Pie Company
in Dallas in 1921. Mrs. "Bama" Marshall baked the pies, while
Mr. Marshall handled the marketing. What began as a small
operation selling pies at the Woolworth's soda fountain quickly
grew . . . — — Map (db m142254) HM
In 1935, brothers Leroy and Richard Borden opened their
first restaurant in downtown Tulsa. The five-stool café was
purchased with $300 of borrowed money and sold hamburgers
and other cheap fare during the Depression. The restaurant
was a . . . — — Map (db m200185) HM
The Casa Loma Hotel was constructed in 1927 by Max Campbell.
When Route 66 was re-aligned to 11th Street five years later, it
became the first full-service hotel on the Route in Tulsa.
The Spanish Mission-style building was uniquely . . . — — Map (db m142251) HM
Two blocks north is the University of Tulsa. The institution was founded as Henry Kendall College at Muskogee, Indian Territory, in 1894, under the sponsorship of the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church. In 1907 the college was moved to . . . — — Map (db m99349) HM
The historic Cyrus Avery Route 66 Memorial Bridge is the point where "east meets west on the Mother Road" - the point on the road where the landscape begins to change and the road seems to stretch out in anticipation of its long journey to . . . — — Map (db m172088) HM
Fire is a revered element of many sacred rituals of the Mvskoke (Muscogee Creek People). The sacred fire represents the divine masculine of the "Epofvnkv" (the Creator) to which all things are connected.
The sacred fires were integral to the . . . — — Map (db m68043) HM
A-ne-jo-di, or Stickball, is a Creek game played around a single 5-10 meter pole, topped with a brightly painted animal skull, and a blue painted ring 60 cm toward the top. Points are scored by hitting the pole above the blue ring, or . . . — — Map (db m68049) HM
The original 11th Street Bridge was constructed in 1916 as a Highway 64 crossing of the Arkansas River and as a way to connect downtown Tulsa with the rich oil fields west of the river. Unlike most bridges of the day, the beautiful art deco . . . — — Map (db m172091) HM
Cyrus Stevens Avery was elected Tulsa County Commissioner in 1913. The following year, he helped organize the Albert Pike Highway Association and was President for nine years during which the Association developed Highway 64 from Colorado Springs, . . . — — Map (db m172089) HM
In 1913, when Mary Veasey Leech was eight years old, she moved into the house across from the Council Oak Tree. Her father, James Alexander Veasey, taught young Mary about respect for our history and for all people. The pair ensured that the . . . — — Map (db m68047) HM
On February 19, 1946, the Tulsa World published a picture of Cyrus Avery holding a plaque on which the following poem was inscribed. The original plaque was mounted on the upstream rail of the bridge but is rumored to have been removed during World . . . — — Map (db m172090) HM
In memory of
the illustrious men of Tulsa County who
gave their lives for their country in the
World War 1917-1918
Here is no rank or situation -- no high or low estate,
the famous and the lowly are not famous or lowly here.
Every . . . — — Map (db m90794) WM
Automobile dealerships required ample space for displaying,
testing, and repairing vehicles. The sparsely developed land
along this stretch of Route 66, more than three miles east
of downtown Tulsa, met that requirement.
Automobile . . . — — Map (db m200176) HM
Tulsa was once known as "The Oil Capital of the World". The flow of revenue from the oil fields created great commerce for Tulsa resulting in a vibrant central business district with ornate Art Deco style buildings and numerous individual acts of . . . — — Map (db m171447) HM
(first memorial:)
In recognition of
Elizabeth Russell Sullivan (Mrs. T.I.)
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Oklahoma Division President 1938-1940
Gen. Clement A. Evans Chapter #1204
President 1935-1937
and . . . — — Map (db m171699) WM
For various reasons through the years, "pearls" along the national Route 66 highway were lost. Tulsa wishes to share with you examples of remaining nearby pearls on East 11th Street.
The former Hawk Dairy is located at 2415 East 11th Street. By . . . — — Map (db m171448) HM
If you were born after 1960, chances are you don't remember the milkman. Several generations ago, however, home milk delivery by the milkman driving a refrigerated truck was an integral part of the American morning landscape.
After World War . . . — — Map (db m171458) HM
When the United States entered World War II, Route 66 was a strategic transportation corridor that avoided the mountains and colder climates of the north. The Chicago-to-Los Angeles paved highway created a reliable means for transporting raw . . . — — Map (db m171457) HM
By 1917, the area surrounding this intersection was being developed for its natural resources: coal and oil. Coalmining and oil wells survived until the 1930s when the area developed as a primarily residential and commercial community.
One . . . — — Map (db m171449) HM
Opening in 1948 on the northeast corner of this intersection, the Golden Drumstick was a much loved comfort food restaurant specializing in fried chicken served with mashed potatoes, rolls, butter and honey. For two decades the "Drumstick," as it . . . — — Map (db m171452) HM
Northeast of this corner is one of Tulsa's early neighborhoods. Originally a Creek Indian allotment, the land was acquired by Glenn T. Braden in 1912. The former east coast Standard Oil Company leader had come to Oklahoma to develop the state's . . . — — Map (db m171454) HM
The Browsery building was constructed c. 1937 as a block of
three buildings which hosted many businesses throughout the
decades. Its most famous resident, Wayne Henry "Wolf Robe'"
Hunt, ran an Indian Trading Post and offered all manner . . . — — Map (db m142258) HM
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