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Started by carltonplace, September 14, 2013, 09:26:46 AM

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carltonplace

Quote from: MyDogHunts on October 14, 2013, 07:50:08 PM
What about recent renovation of a building like Harrington's?  I know there were some apartments in a building across from the Tavern, but outside of the Art District I can't recall seeing any other older buildings converted to apartments or lofts.

Tulsa does have much beauty.  Downtown will continue to bloom. It feels good.

Metro Lofts Detroit and Archer (by the ball park)
Tribune Lofts
The Mayo Building and the Mayo Hotel and Philtower in the CBD
The Vandevers building is in the process of being converted
Future lofts in the Tulsa Club, The Enterprise, Bill White, 119 E 5th and First Street Lofts (har-har)

Conan71

Quote from: carltonplace on October 15, 2013, 07:54:57 AM
Metro Lofts Detroit and Archer (by the ball park)
Tribune Lofts
The Mayo Building and the Mayo Hotel and Philtower in the CBD
The Vandevers building is in the process of being converted
Future lofts in the Tulsa Club, The Enterprise, Bill White, 119 E 5th and First Street Lofts (har-har)

I'm still trying to picture how the Bill White property is ever going to work as lofts.  What is going to happen to the decrepit brick buildings on the east side of that lot?
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MyDogHunts


I've been looking at http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/  .  Sad so much has been lost.  I find it unusual that many buildings do not have National Historic protection downtown.  Central Highschool?  I guess there is balance between commercial protection (having the building in use, i.e. Churches) and the threat that they might be demolished and gaining protection via the Historic designation.

Philtower is likely out of my price range.
I ran from OK about 50-yrs. ago & in 2010 I saw downtown's potential.

Tulsa's in a Phoenix rise, reason enough to stick around.

Besides... you can't fully be an Okie except in Oklahoma.

MyDogHunts

Quote from: Conan71 on October 15, 2013, 09:22:00 AM
I'm still trying to picture how the Bill White property is ever going to work as lofts.  What is going to happen to the decrepit brick buildings on the east side of that lot?

So Harrington's would be a benchmark for loft conversion in that part of core downtown, except there is nothing left to convert.
I ran from OK about 50-yrs. ago & in 2010 I saw downtown's potential.

Tulsa's in a Phoenix rise, reason enough to stick around.

Besides... you can't fully be an Okie except in Oklahoma.