Discover Downtown Gems on Tulsa Treasures Tour

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This Saturday you can tour some of Tulsa's most important buildings. TulsaNow is sponsoring a walking tour of architecturally significant downtown Tulsa buildings. The free tour will allow visitors to see the ins and outs of four historic buildings. Art Deco to Mid Century Modern is on the menu!

First National Autobank
Just one type of Zig Zag you'll see on the tour.The event comes on the heels of a recently completed survey of Tulsa's architectural assets located within the Inner Dispersal Loop. The survey cataloged over 500 buildings and evaluated their historic and economic assets. This information is valuable to developers seeking tax credits for restoration, or submitting a structure for addition to the National Register of Historic Places.

Tulsa Treasures Tour
Saturday, December 5, 2009
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Begins at the ONG Building
624 S Boston

For more information contact TulsaNow at [email protected]

Comments

Vintage Roadside said…
Looks like a wonderful tour! We visited Tulsa last year for the National Trust conference and really enjoyed our week downtown.
December 1, 2009 at 2:54 PM
JRB said…
Thanks for dropping in. Glad to hear you enjoyed visiting Tulsa during the Nat'l Preservation Conference.

I think we may have met on the "Back to the Future" bus tour?
December 11, 2009 at 2:02 PM
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