Old Carpet City on 15th/Delaware

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Their customers may indeed be the same people shopping for antiques, furniture etc.

Makes sense.  Go furniture shopping and hurt yourself trying to move it.  You now know exactly where to go to get treated.

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When Missus Wevus and I moved here in 2007, our first thought for that stretch of 15th was to make it an antique/resale "district" of sorts, with better street parking, maybe some banners on lampposts, better sidewalks, that kind of thing.  

Kind of like Main Street in Jenks?

[tulsa1603]

When Missus Wevus and I moved here in 2007, our first thought for that stretch of 15th was to make it an antique/resale "district" of sorts, with better street parking, maybe some banners on lampposts, better sidewalks, that kind of thing.  I know now how simple an idea that is and yet what a difficult maneuver something like that would be in Tulsa, both from a private development standpoint and from the standpoint of working with the city.  

Long way of saying, I'd give my eye-teeth to see that excellent old building be refurbished into a nice upscale design shop, or architecture firm or top-dollar antique store or what-have-you.  But I'm happy to accept a pain management clinic, if that's what will get the parking lot resurfaced and the building rehabbed.  

Well, it's about time that carpet store went out of business.  It's been "going out of business" since I moved to Florence Park in 2002.

I have always wished that stretch of 15th could have parallel parking again.  First for traffic calming, second to give those small businesses some easier parking.  Some of those little buildings literally have nowhere to park.  I always envisioned that carpet store being divided into a few different businesses, maybe a small restaurant on the western end, then some shops on the eastern end, but I don't have the money to do it myself, so it will just remain a dream I guess.  I hope they keep the crooked carport and 1950's funky feel.

[rdj]

I used to work with a guy who rented an apartment above the building in college in the late 70's/early 80's.

[Conan71]

That seems like a lot of space for a pain management clinic and it doesn't make sense why it would not be in the Utica medical corridor.  Parking options are also pretty limited.  How confident is your source Aqua?

Personally, I'd love to see it subdivided into several shops and a small eatery.

[tulsascoot]

Associating the clinic with illegal drugs is really a mis-characterization. I've known people in pain management who aren't illicit drug users, but have had chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia. Cancer patients often have to go to pain management. However, there are pain management doctors who are "script doctors" and those are the ones who tarnish the reputation of the others. Additionally, there are no drugs kept in such a clinic.

[we vs us]

Kind of like Main Street in Jenks?

Yeah a little, but also more urban.  Main Street Jenks is really playing up the country kitsch IMO, and I think Tulsa could really play up the midcentury modern angle.  I also think something like that would skew younger.  I also think that, in a perfect world, it could also have a design firm or two, or a remodelling company, or a small architecture firm, etc.  Not sure how to specifically encourage that, but in my perfect Sim City world, that's what would show up.

[we vs us]

That seems like a lot of space for a pain management clinic and it doesn't make sense why it would not be in the Utica medical corridor.  Parking options are also pretty limited.  How confident is your source Aqua?

Personally, I'd love to see it subdivided into several shops and a small eatery.

I had that thought, too, driving by it this morning. There's definitely work going on, but it doesn't seem like the facility would match what a clinic might need.  At least not without a major overhaul.

[Conan71]

I stopped in over lunch and spoke with the previous owner of the building.  She said it's a couple of pain management doctors.  So rumor is confirmed.

[nathanm]

Associating the clinic with illegal drugs is really a mis-characterization. I've known people in pain management who aren't illicit drug users, but have had chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia. Cancer patients often have to go to pain management. However, there are pain management doctors who are "script doctors" and those are the ones who tarnish the reputation of the others. Additionally, there are no drugs kept in such a clinic.

The ironic thing is that we only really need "pain management" specialists because everybody else is too afraid of the DEA to prescribe anything more potent than Percocet.

[rdj]

Do they sell "smokeable pain meds?"

[AquaMan]

Even though it is confirmed, I too thought the parking lot was too small and the building too large. Maybe they are going to use some of the warehouse part of the building for indoor parking?

It may have been just too cheap to pass up. Good location should we become a medical weed state.

[dbacks fan]

http://www.thepaincenter.com/about/

[Conan71]

The ironic thing is that we only really need "pain management" specialists because everybody else is too afraid of the DEA to prescribe anything more potent than Percocet.

There's some truth to that, however, there really is a medical science unto itself on pain management.  In addition to pain killers they also do nerve treatment and steroid therapy for chronic conditions rather than just writing out blanket annual scrips for Lortab.  A good pain specialist looks for the cause, not just treating the symptoms.  I've got a chronic low back condition which may end up in the need for periodic injections if stretching strength exercises and yoga doesn't cure it.

[heironymouspasparagus]

There's some truth to that, however, there really is a medical science unto itself on pain management.  In addition to pain killers they also do nerve treatment and steroid therapy for chronic conditions rather than just writing out blanket annual scrips for Lortab.  A good pain specialist looks for the cause, not just treating the symptoms.  I've got a chronic low back condition which may end up in the need for periodic injections if stretching strength exercises and yoga doesn't cure it.

Pounding on the spine with the bicycle appears to have aggravated my discs some.  Plus the other bad stuff I did to them....