Many More Historic Tulsa Homes

In this, his third book on Tulsa’s historic homes, architect and historian John Brooks Walton serves as a guide and companion on “pleasant and leisurely rambles around our Tulsa town.” His observations are not only directed toward the past, as he shares, for example, the grandeur of what was once the “prettiest street in town,” but forward as he presents tomorrow’s historic Tulsa homes. A portfolio of “Lost Tulsa” homes and a gallery of sketches by Paul E. Corrubia add visual depth to his prose presentation. And in that prose, Walton blends historic fact and whimsy to bring the reader into each home as a visitor and, in some instances, a guest at family events. Four Tulsa businesses and the families who founded them are special highlights – Bama Pie, Oklahoma Tire & Supply, the Tulsa Tribune, and the Tulsa World. The people who built these institutions and the mansions they lived in are portrayed with warmth. A section on Tulsa’s Art Deco, plus insights into subjects such as Eight Acres (formerly Holland Hall) and mail order houses offer further surprises. And, as in his past volumes, Walton provides insight into the lives of the architects whose designs he celebrates. This is a book that will deepen each reader’s understanding and delight in what John Walton fondly calls “our Tulsa town.”, ISBN13: B000UTF20Y ISBN10: B000UTF20Y Material Type: hardcover