Beacon Building history

[PonderInc]

I was browsing though the Beryl Ford collection and noticed this picture of the Beacon Building at 4th and Boulder.  I never realized that it actually HAD a beacon on the roof!  Anybody know the history on this?

[Townsend]

Built by Waite Phillips, the Beacon Building (1923) SW corner 4th and Boulder, is remembered by many Tulsans for a beacon light tower
(removed in 1976) that symbolized its long-time tenant, the Beacon Life Insurance Company and served as a aircraft navigational aid in the 1930's.

Bummer it was removed.

[breitee]

It was removed because it became structually unsound, the roof leaked around it and it was home to many, many pigeons who made a terrible mess up there. A real shame because it was a very distinctive feature downtown.

[Ibanez]

When I first saw the thread title I thought it said Bacon Building.

I was going to go find that damn building and chew on it for lunch tomorrow

[PonderInc]

Sorry to disappoint on the culinary front...  

If it's any consolation, I'm pretty sure Bacon and Sons Used Furniture is still planning to move downtown sometime soon.... And Impressions makes a mean BLT sandwich...

[RecycleMichael]

I remember when they had to clear the building to get rid of PCB oil from the heating and cooling units.

I call it the PCBeacon building.