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A Trip Down Main Street-Now and Then

7/26/2015

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Photo courtesy of the Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society.

According to Michael Bates three early 20th century Plains Commercial buildings on this site were pulled down by Arvest in the early 2000s (I couldn't find out if that included the buildings Peacock, Babyland and Megee's were located in.) Buildings being torn down in the name of “progress” and “urban renewal” is a story Tulsans know all too well (Greenwood, anyone?) Even so, that doesn’t make it any less disheartening to look at picture after picture of the vibrant downtown Tulsa once had and see what has been lost. But hey, Tulsa won the Golden Crater award for most surface parking so we got that goin’ for us.  

Part two of my trip down Main Street coming soon. 

The above photo of Peacock Jewelers is one of my favorite images of Downtown Tulsa. While I knew both the sign and business were gone I had high hopes that the building was still standing. After a bit of searching I found the exact address and as I read it my heart sank: 518 S. Main Street. Driving to 6th and Main confirmed what I already knew: the buildings were gone, replaced with a parking lot. 
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Next door to Peacock Jewelers at 516 S. Main is Elephant Trunk Co., which has been open in Tulsa since 1907. It is currently located in Utica Square. Photo courtesy of the Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society.
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