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Maurice Kanbar mystery; downtown Tulsa's private clubs; Pearl District progress

Jennie Lloyd makes her debut this week as the new city reporter for Urban Tulsa Weekly with two interesting stories about downtown Tulsa, past, present, and future. The first is about the mysterious goings-on involving the massive portfolio of downtown buildings owned by Maurice Kanbar, for example: In December 2010,...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 22, 2011 12:59 AM

My city was gone: Clinton Middle School, Tulsa Club, Tiger Stadium

Notes about demolition and neglect, here and elsewhere: From the Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society. Red Fork's oldest remaining high school building is to be demolished. The 1925 building served for most of its history as Clinton Middle School, but when first...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 16, 2009 11:21 PM