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Tulsa blog roundup 2009/10/02

A few links to tide you over: Tulsa Gal has a photo-filled post on the history of the Tulsa State Fair. The aerial shots showing the evolution of the fairgrounds are fascinating. Tulsa TV Memories has a page devoted to the Tulsa State Fair, including the classic1965 radio jingle that...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 2, 2009 1:02 AM

Tulsa County Fairgrounds in the 1960s

Some Tulsa State Fair history: Chris Miyata has posted a set of photos and scans of the Tulsa County Fairgrounds in the mid-1960s. There are photos of the IPE Building (now the QuikTrip Center) at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds and scans from a 1964 booklet highlighting 15 years of improvements...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 18, 2009 7:12 AM

Yes, we went to the Tulsa State Fair

We spent most of Saturday at the Tulsa State Fair. Despite my disgust at many of the decisions of of the Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority (aka the Fair Board), as I mentioned last year, going to the fair is a family tradition that predates my existence. The fair was...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 28, 2008 12:30 AM

At-large barge runs aground; Murphy's sweet deal

The final report from Tulsa's Citizens' Commission on City Government is the topic of this week's column in Urban Tulsa Weekly. The commission, appointed by then-Mayor Bill LaFortune last December, finished on schedule, made some constructive recommendations, including a recommendation against adding at-large seats to the City Council. You can...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 22, 2006 10:20 PM