-Abandoned Oklahoma featured on News 9 and The News on 6 in Tulsa.
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This eleven-story building was designed by Bruce Goff. It was built through the joint effort of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and the Tulsa Club. The club, which was founded in 1925, was the place to be for businessmen to make deals at lunchtime and show off their wealth at evening dinners.
The building has 11 floors, which were dedicated to giant dining halls, smaller dining rooms, dormitories for men staying overnight, an athletic facility and dozens of small lounges and libraries. The club also had a gymnasium and barber shop. The top floor, known as Sky Terrace, seated 100 people for special luncheons and dinners. At the time of closing, club dues were about $119 a month plus any extras ordered at the club. When it opened, the club charged a $50 initiation fee and $19 a month dues.
The club’s interior had Art Deco ornamentation including fireplace tiles. Built of Bedford stone, the original 5th Street entrance was designed with abstract detailing above the doorway.
After speaking to the Historical Society and the Tulsa Library, I was pointed to a great archive of historical pictures of the Tulsa Club Building. Enjoy!
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Friggin amazing! One of the best one’s yet (with the exception of the power plant)
I love the wooden lobby desk area!
Thanx Fiend!
Do you know if it is still for sale?
Yes, it is. I read an article in the Tulsa World from Feb of this year stating that the current owner is trying to sell it. Anyone want to buy it, it would be a nice little weeked fixer upper hahaha.
haha well i am thinking about buying it, just looking for investors
WOW!!
this really is an awesome old building…
here is the link for a youtube video that also has the Tulsa Club being explored
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1jM0_MusWU
and those old photos of the Tulsa Club are really a good find, thank you.
keep up the good work man
Hey, you should join the forum…
Thanks for all the great photos and background info. I went in the building a few years ago with some of my friends. What struck me was how everything was just abandoned, almost in a hurry it seemed. Quite different at night, especially when pigeons swoop at you as you enter on the roof.
Anyways, here was my favorite shot I got from the place.
Thanks for putting together this site. I’ve been looking for one like this for quite awhile now.
Apparently HTML is not allowed. Link to photo below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_saliga/1412713681/in/set-72157602050039773/
Another one you should try to explore in the Vandiver building. It is at 16 E. 5th st, just up from the Tulsa club. It has been abandoned every bit of 12 to 15 years.
Wonderful,wonderful site, keep up the great work.
Oh I’ve had my eye on Vendevers for awhile now. Its sealed up tight and its got electric on inside which could mean alarms. So I may be forced to contact the owner…
Fiend,
When I get to work Tuesday, I will see if I can get the owners name, ownership is connected with some other buildings on that block.
Wonderful! You can contact me in the forum if you get any info. Other wise (sigh) I would have to contact a county clerk or someone and thats always a hassle…