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Biltmore Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Vintage 1950s Ad via Holcroft
Awesome hotel ad for what was (it says) largest hotel in Oklahoma.
From seller:
1950s Hotel Advertisement - Biltmore Oklahoma City - Vintage Antique Retro 50s Era Pop Art Ad for Framing 50 Years Old
This advertisement is from 1958.
Page Measures aprox. 8.75x5.5
For sale is the real deal, NOT a reproduction.
Art Deco Courthouse - Oklahoma Style
Barry Benefield writes:
I am a criminal lawyer in Oklahoma who escapes the sadness of my work any way possible, including an untrained enjoyment of art. I recently focused on the set of art deco courthouses in Oklahoma and did a bit on them in my occasional blog: http://littlebluenews.blogspot.com/2011/07/courthouse-deco-i-often-notice-that.html . I wish for someone to train a camera again on the courthouses, particularly the interiors which are beautiful but in varying stages of upkeep. I hope you all find this interesting, if not professionally exact.
Thanks, Barry!
Wendy (Editor)
Tulsa real estate video that leads with some close-ups of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Building. After that it goes on to showing luxury homes so you can skip that :)
Now moving from Miami, here’s Tulsa, Oklahoma, which has a rich Deco heritage
From YouTube:
This musical piece is more for dancing than “The Rabbit is Late For Tea.” It is a “World Rave” because while the beat never changes, the music tends to float around the globe. The photos used for this piece are all from Tulsa’s great Art Deco architecture, with a Tulsa surprise thrown in at the end. Those of you that saw “The Outsiders” will get it. Enjoy.
Great video on Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma — featuring an interview with the actual architect, Joseph Koberling. The school opened in 1939, four years after the plane crash that killed famed humorist & Oklahoman Will Rogers.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
via womanonamission
Deco in a city full of Deco.
Tulsa State Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa, Oklahoma
by mogaphoto
Wide shot of the fair pavilion.
Tulsa State Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa, Oklahoma
by kawwsu29
Set of images from the marvelous 1931 state fair pavilion.
From the photographer:
One of the entrances to the Pavilion on the Tulsa State Fairgrounds in Tulsa Oklahoma. It was bulit in 1931 and it is famous for its art deco architecture.
Tulsa Fire Station 13
celluloidlove, whose family is from Tulsa, writes:
Yes, the fire alarm building dispatched info to all of the stations city-wide. I’m so happy that someone is working to restore it now. My family has been so worried that it would fall in to ruin.
I found one picture of Fire Station 13 online, but I will go over there to take some better pictures this week. It looks slightly pre-deco to me, but I have no idea what to call it. Nouveau, I suppose. The font definitely looks like early 20s.
Editor:
From this one photo I wouldn’t say it’s Deco but it’s certainly 1910s or 1920s. I like it!
coldasaslab asked:
Thanks for featuring Tulsa again! I love my home town. There is a gorgeous deco firehouse that I just found the other day. I will send you a picture the next time I pass by it. If you get any other Tulsa requests, let me know and I'll do my best to find them.
You’re welcome and also thanks for the offer. If you’re interested, you can see all the Tulsa photos I’ve posted right here. Is the firehouse different from the Fire Alarm Building I posted recently? I have no doubt there are many more buildings I have posted yet.
