Tulsa ART-DECO Museum?

[stageidea]

Does this help?

http://www.tsurailway.com/history.asp

[TheArtist]

  Thanks much.  I was excited to see those Santa Fe trains,,, but, while perusing the images you linked to it led me to a little discovery.  Apparently Frisco had a passenger train that ran to Tulsa called the "Firefly".  I then discovered this image held in a museum in Springfield titled "June 7, 1938 West Tulsa Ok Yards"  its of a Firefly "1026 streamlined style" passenger train that ran from Kansas City to Tulsa.



 I then dug around various websites to find out what the coloring would have been. (Zephyr Blue, with stainless steel panels having red lettering and red stripes along the edge, whistle and bell of chrome.)  

 Would like to find out what some of the names of the lines were that went to Tulsa so I can put that on the poster,,, if they sound neat that is lol. For instance some of the Santa Fe lines were called the "Oil Flyer" and "The Tulsan".  Couple of Frisco ones were the "Black Gold" and the "Tulsa Texan", but have no idea yet if those were ones the Firefly might have taken.  

Here are a couple more pics of the Firefly.

[stageidea]

Those are pretty cool looking trains. 

[Red Arrow]

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,2035779

The 4500 is probably too new (and not streamlined)  but it pulled the Meteor through Tulsa.

[OSU]

My Grandmother used to ride that very train from Tulsa to visit her grandparents in Kansas City...I'll have to ask her and see if there is any information she can offer.

[heironymouspasparagus]

That is a magnificent train!!  It was before I was riding, though, so never got to see that one.

[SXSW]

Maybe it was already mentioned, but have you talked to the owners of the ONG Building at 7th & Boston?  Their lobby space would be perfect for the first few exhibits and you could expand up in the future.  Great visibility along Boston, and I believe the lobby is currently empty (used for parties/functions).

Really cool building and would be perfect for the museum.

[Conan71]

Maybe it was already mentioned, but have you talked to the owners of the ONG Building at 7th & Boston?  Their lobby space would be perfect for the first few exhibits and you could expand up in the future.  Great visibility along Boston, and I believe the lobby is currently empty (used for parties/functions).

Really cool building and would be perfect for the museum.

LOL! That's where we had the Deco Ball last February.  That lobby is a great example of Tulsa's art deco heritage.

[SXSW]

LOL! That's where we had the Deco Ball last February.  That lobby is a great example of Tulsa's art deco heritage.

Ha, I thought it was mentioned before and forgot that was where the ball was held.  I just went to a meeting in that building and thought what a great space it is.

[swake]

Does our very own PFox own that building?

[Conan71]

Does our very own PFox own that building?

Don't know that he owns it, but I believe he manages it.

[sgrizzle]

Don't know that he owns it, but I believe he manages it.

Hes the developer/manager. Hille Foundation (sp?) owns it I believe.

[BKDotCom]

Is that the one that ZigZag announced they were going to develop into something?

[sgrizzle]

Is that the one that ZigZag announced they were going to develop into something?

Yes

Supposed to convert to housing, but I imagine the economy put it on hold. They have a few office tenants now so there is no financial benefit to rushing.

[BKDotCom]

I'm sure they've got intentions...
but I think there should be a consolidated list of "pending announcements"

The zig zag thing...
6th and Boulder apts/condos... the bldg I don't know the name of
Tribune Lofts.
KOTV 2.0  - apparently dead...
      on this list until the "future home of KOTV" sign comes down)
1st St Lofts
119 downtown condos
The Brady hotel (across from Mexicali)
Brady Park
AHCT/Kaiser art museum


non-downtown
"the indian"  (I'm happy it's on the hasn't happened list)
River District
Village on Main

And the ones with a uber high probability of actually happening
aLoft city hall
Across from the BOK..
The Greenwood apts
Joe Momma's BBQ n Blues  (we know Blake's good... but gotta be inclusive)
E Nelson's bowling n brews... (ditto)

What have I omitted?