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7.22.2004
Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: Tulsa Newspaper Will Raze 1921 Building for Parking Lot: "Last week, the Tulsa World announced plans to demolish downtown Tulsa's 1921 Skelly Oil Building later this summer. The nine-story building, which the newspaper has owned since 1993, will be replaced by a parking lot." You can follow the link to see a picture of the building. You may recall that last week (or so) I remarked on how I think Tulsa should use its history as just one way to generate interest in the city. Quick quiz: How many cities have a historic building built for William G. Skelly (Mr. Tulsa) in the 1920's when Tulsa was known as the Oil Capital of the World? Ok, now how many cities have a parking lot? I don't know the details of the building, for all I know it could be on the verge of collapse. But it seems indicative of an attitude of laziness. There is a habit of avoiding core issues of transportation and design and addressing them with real solutions that leave valuable historical assets intact and provide for the needs of businesses. Lazy... yeah, sometimes I think that's the Tulsa way. Reading through the current news selectionof the Preservation Online website you get a general idea of what's happening around the country... Chicago restores its oldest house Bank building turned into schoolhouse Boston renovates Opera House Saratoga Springs bathhouse to reopen as spa Free lighthouses to good home Tulsa razes historic building. Way to go against the grain there fellows. That's showing some real leadership. Parking lots are visionary. Its not like there aren't quite a few REALLY nasty old buildings in downtown that could go, we have to tear down a cool one? But why stop there? At least five other historic buildings in downtown Tulsa are also scheduled to be demolished this year. Where's our city leaders? What? We have none.. just good ol' boys sucking off the city teat? I think the goal is to have all our historic buildings leveled in time for the National Preservation Conference to be held here in 2008. C'mon guys we can make downtown look like 71st street before then! |
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