ARVEST GIFT to Tulsa Parks

[carltonplace]

Arvest Bank has promised a large sum of money to the Tulsa Parks System for improvements to StickBall Park and Council Oak Park at 18th and Cheyenne.

The details:
Statuary depicting Native Americans playing stick ball, and of the chiefs signing the treaty of Council Oak.

Streetscaping and lighting to tie the parks together

Native Oklahoma plantings and landscaping along with benches, signs, historical markers and wrought iron fencing.

A majority of the improvements will happen immediately once the Preservation commission signs off.

I've been told that the amount of the gift is in the neighborhood of $500,000. Wow.

Thanks Arvest!

[sgrizzle]

Someone's gonna have to tell me where Stickball park is.

[pmcalk]

Stickball park is across from the Council Oak tree.

[carltonplace]

^ 18th and Cheyenne across from the Council Oak Tree.

[cannon_fodder]

Staging area for the Tulsa Run events.  Near the Helmrich and Payne building.  Across from the super ghetto 10 story project.

[TheArtist]

Well thats good. I had always thought it would be a nice touch to have some bronzes of the Indians signing the treaty under that tree. Will help more people realize the significance of the tree and that spot in Tulsas History. Most probably just drive by it and see it as any other tree.  This is a nice idea. Glad there is at least someone else of intelligence in this town.[]

[tulsa1603]

quote:Originally posted by TheArtist

Glad there is at least someone else of intelligence in this town.[]

Hehehe, what was that about you forgetting where you parked your car and thinking it got stolen?  [}:)]

[TheArtist]

Your just not going to forget that teeentsy little faux paux are you? [8D]

But thats ok. Like they say. Everyone is will make at least one mistake in their life. So now that I have finally made mine, I wont have to  worry about it anymore. []

[pfox]

The only comment I would have is that the improvements should not interfere with the ability to have an actual stickball game on the stickball grounds.

Otherwise...cool!

[carltonplace]

Landscaping and such will be on the perimieter, the stickball area will still remain.

It will be nice for this to look like a park instead of an empty lot that developers are always trying to grab.