You Know You're from Tulsa If: Homes lost to the Inner Dispersal Loop

You Know You're from Tulsa If: Homes lost to the Inner Dispersal Loop

Mike Lins has posted photos of a Craftsman-era home that stood at 1233 S. Norfolk Ave. His grandparents owned it, but it was bought under eminent domain to make way for the eastern leg of the Inner Dispersal Loop, which damaged inner-city neighborhoods and their connections to downtown for the sake of facilitating suburban commuters. Lins prompted reminiscences and photos from other Tulsans whose families owned property taken for the expressway. For example, Jim Murray mentions his grandparents' home near 14th and Owasso, and their corner store, Rowan Market, at 14th Place and Rockford.