I'm sure some of you are probably also subscribed to the OK list but for those of you who are not ..... this stroll down memory lane was posted there. I thought you all might want to stroll with us <g> ************** Dear Linda..I have been trying to think of the names of the theaters we had early Tulsa...I can remembe THE RITZ,,THE RIALTO.....THE ORHEUM(sp)....THE GEM AND THE MAJESTIC..... I know there was one south and 2 north ..1 by the vidock and 1 by Dick Bordens I think...can you help me?? will appeciate it...thank you nanny su How about the Delman at 15th and Lewis. And the Tulsa at 2nd and Main Street (early 50's); the Tower at 11th and Denver. There were two on East 11th, but I don't recall their names...but I think one was Will Rogers. It was at 11th and Sandusky(?). The other one was at 11th and Atlanta, by Wilson Jr High School. I'm on a roll...The Plaza at 15th and Peoria. Oh, there was one at Admiral and Lewis (Whittier Square), the first to open away from downtown, by the name of Circle Theater. These were more or less neighborhood theaters. There were two on the Main Street viaduct in the mid 50's, Uptown and Cozy. If I'm not mistaken there was one more, not sure of its location, but near downtown Tulsa, called the Lyric Theatre that closed in the early '40's and was demolished in the 1970's. This was before my time...early 1940's. Thanks for a stroll down memory lane... M. Davidson [email protected] <from Linda> Thanks a million "M"! Oh yes I remember almost all of them ... but what about the Drive-Ins? The Admiral Twin was the one I went to the most but there several more. The first one I remember was out on Apache. The Admiral Twin is still standing - I passed it the other day. > I'm trying to remember the name of the drive in on Apache... I do remember the Capri, Bellaire, AirView(?), and SkyView or SkyLine... Remember kids sneaking into a drive-in in the trunk of a car? Not me, I was chicken little. I remember one car that had stow-aways in the trunk. The car was so low back that it nearly touched the pavement when it drove in, and normal when it drove out. Of course, I think the fad in late 50's and early sixties was to have a car that had a low rearend and the front was tilted upward. I don't know how anyone could see where they were going! My brother put bricks in the trunk of his car to get that effect. He also got caught driving sneaks into a drive-in. ~~~~~ And do you remember the grandeur of those downtown movie theaters - the red velvet curtains - the plush chairs - the ushers - the balcony - the thick carpet. None of the modern movie theaters can come close to those old ones. > I don't remember which one it was, but I'm thinking it was the Ritz Theater that had an ambience of being outdoors...look up and see stars. I thought that was so dreamy, and so much cooler than a drive-in. However, I wish I could have seen an actual vaudaville act before the theaters turned into movie houses/picture shows. Remember, the theaters were the first public buildings to be air-conditioned. We dressed up to go to the movies. Heck, we dressed up to go shopping. ~~~~~~~ While we are strolling <g> .... Pennington's, Cotton's .... Saturday nights ... Stuffed ourselves on burgers, onion rings and gallons of cherry (or vanilla) cokes all to the sounds of rock 'n roll. > Oh yes, anyone who was 'anyone' had to at least drive through Pennington's. The guys showing off their cars... ~~~~~~~~ Or .... the Wonder Bread Bakery .... (You could smell the fresh baked bread "a mile away") ..... or Easter Sunrise Service in Chandler Park ... or Skyline Park in Jenks ... Wandering thru Woolworth & Kress downtown ..... Saturday night dances at Teenation or the "Y" ..... remember any of those? Saturday morning for me "back then" was catching the bus and going down town. Movie was a dime, 6 donut "holes" and a large milk was a nickel. Then to the movie then a nice long browse thru Woolworth and Kress and it was time to catch the bus home. Can you even imagine turning a 10-12 year old loose like that now days? ******** Hope you enjoyed our short stroll down memory lane. Anyone have any memories of Tulsa they are willing to share? Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

How about Ike's Chile Parlor -- best ever... Brown Dunkin & Vandevers, with their elevators with a operator "Going up!" Frougs with their volume tubes to take the money up to the office, Newberrys, Woolsworth and Kress fountains (yummy sodas) and lunch with the stools. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:09 AM Subject: [OKTULSA] A stroll down Memory Lane > I'm sure some of you are probably also subscribed to the OK list but for > those of you who are not ..... this stroll down memory lane was posted > there. I thought you all might want to stroll with us <g> > ************** > > Dear Linda..I have been trying to think of the names of the theaters we > had early Tulsa...I can remembe THE RITZ,,THE RIALTO.....THE > ORHEUM(sp)....THE GEM AND THE MAJESTIC..... > I know there was one south and 2 north ..1 by the vidock and 1 by Dick > Bordens I think...can you help me?? will appeciate it...thank you nanny > su > > > How about the Delman at 15th and Lewis. And the Tulsa at > 2nd and Main Street (early 50's); the Tower at 11th and > Denver. There were two on East 11th, but I don't recall their > names...but I think one was Will Rogers. It was at 11th and > Sandusky(?). The other one was at 11th and Atlanta, by Wilson > Jr High School. I'm on a roll...The Plaza at 15th and Peoria. Oh, > there was one at Admiral and Lewis (Whittier Square), the first > to open away from downtown, by the name of Circle Theater. > These were more or less neighborhood theaters. There were > two on the Main Street viaduct in the mid 50's, Uptown and Cozy. > If I'm not mistaken there was one more, not sure of its location, > but near downtown Tulsa, called the Lyric Theatre that closed > in the early '40's and was demolished in the 1970's. This was > before my time...early 1940's. > > Thanks for a stroll down memory lane... > M. Davidson > [email protected] > > <from Linda> > Thanks a million "M"! Oh yes I remember almost all of them ... but what > about the Drive-Ins? The Admiral Twin was the one I went to the most but > there several more. The first one I remember was out on Apache. The Admiral > Twin is still standing - I passed it the other day. > > > I'm trying to remember the name of the drive in on Apache... I do remember > the Capri, Bellaire, AirView(?), and SkyView or SkyLine... Remember > kids sneaking into a drive-in in the trunk of a car? Not me, I was chicken > little. I remember one car that had stow-aways in the trunk. The car was > so low back that it nearly touched the pavement when it drove in, and normal > when it drove out. Of course, I think the fad in late 50's and early > sixties was to have a car that had a low rearend and the front was tilted > upward. I don't know how anyone could see where they were going! My > brother put bricks in the trunk of his car to get that effect. He also got > caught driving > sneaks into a drive-in. > ~~~~~ > And do you remember the grandeur of those downtown movie theaters - the > red velvet curtains - the plush chairs - the ushers - the balcony - the > thick carpet. None of the modern movie theaters can come close to those old > ones. > > > I don't remember which one it was, but I'm thinking it was the Ritz Theater > that had an ambience of being outdoors...look up and see stars. I thought > that was so dreamy, and so much cooler than a drive-in. However, I wish I > could have seen an actual vaudaville act before the theaters turned into > movie houses/picture shows. Remember, the theaters were the first > public buildings to be air-conditioned. We dressed up to go to the movies. > Heck, we dressed up to go shopping. > ~~~~~~~ > While we are strolling <g> .... Pennington's, Cotton's .... Saturday nights > ... Stuffed ourselves on burgers, onion rings and gallons of cherry (or > vanilla) cokes all to the sounds of rock 'n roll. > > > Oh yes, anyone who was 'anyone' had to at least drive through Pennington's. > The guys showing off their cars... > ~~~~~~~~ > Or .... the Wonder Bread Bakery .... (You could smell the fresh baked bread > "a mile away") ..... or Easter Sunrise Service in Chandler Park ... or > Skyline Park in Jenks ... Wandering thru Woolworth & Kress downtown ..... > Saturday night dances at Teenation or the "Y" ..... remember any of those? > > Saturday morning for me "back then" was catching the bus and going down > town. Movie was a dime, 6 donut "holes" and a large milk was a nickel. Then > to the movie then a nice long browse thru Woolworth and Kress and it was > time to catch the bus home. Can you even imagine turning a 10-12 year old > loose like that now days? > > ******** > Hope you enjoyed our short stroll down memory lane. Anyone have any memories > of Tulsa they are willing to share? > > > Linda > homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ > TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 > MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog > SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N > > ______________________________

When someone mentioned Kress and Woolworths downtown I remember sitting on the stools at the 'soda' fountain and having Cherry Limeades and as a child they were something special... I still make them today and it reminds me of 'home'! I loved going to Swan Lake with my mother and grandparents and feeding the swans (it didn't have a fence in those days). It is a stop I always make when we make a visit to Tulsa. Mary