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Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills (Wal-Mart) Remodel

Started by sgrizzle, January 10, 2008, 06:53:58 PM

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TheArtist

#15
January 17, 2008, 06:12:13 PM
Perhaps they should have said, "convenient to downtown".
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bmuscotty

#16
January 17, 2008, 10:17:09 PM
You have to remember the hotel building was there first, not Wal Mart. I think it was called the Grandview back then. That whole area was an empty lot. There used to be a house on the corner of 81st & Lewis where the Sonic is now.
 

mr.jaynes

#17
January 18, 2008, 09:06:54 AM
I remember the Grandview: I believe it was Oral Roberts' project at one time, wasn't it? And if I remember correctly, no smoking and no alcohol served....

restored2x

#18
January 18, 2008, 09:28:30 AM
Yup - when I came to Tulsa in 1995, I stayed there for a few days and then actually got a job there. OREA built and owned the hotel. My paychecks were from OREA. We had to sign the same employment agreement thing that ORU and ORM employees did.

They sold the hotel to Ralph Jones. (Great guy - I think he owns the MicroTel at the fairgrounds and has a vested interest in the gambling thing at the racetrack). He sold it to Hilton people after a small remodel.

Great to see it redone. That place leaked like crazy because of faulty design and cheap up-keep.

Actually met my wife there when we both worked there. [^]

mr.jaynes

#19
January 18, 2008, 10:41:58 AM
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Originally posted by restored2x

Yup - when I came to Tulsa in 1995, I stayed there for a few days and then actually got a job there. OREA built and owned the hotel. My paychecks were from OREA. We had to sign the same employment agreement thing that ORU and ORM employees did.


That agreement being what exactly? What did you have to agree to?

restored2x

#20
January 18, 2008, 10:59:30 AM
No alcohol consumption. No tobacco of any kind. Moral clause and agreement. Violation of agreement = grounds for termination.

Weird thing is - they had a smoke hole out back. We also had smoking and non-smoking rooms for guests.

mr.jaynes

#21
January 18, 2008, 05:16:08 PM
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Originally posted by restored2x

No alcohol consumption. No tobacco of any kind. Moral clause and agreement. Violation of agreement = grounds for termination.

Weird thing is - they had a smoke hole out back. We also had smoking and non-smoking rooms for guests.


And I would literally go balistic in that kind of environment!
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