Young Physician Established the Wright Building
By Roger Coffey, AIAGTR Columnist More than a few years ago, a good friend, Ainsley…
On Architecture By ROGER COFFEY, AIA
Palace Building Offers Interesting History
At 324 S. Main St. is an unobtrusive nine-story building completed in 1917. It’s skin…
Four Historic Art Deco Buildings Preserved
In reviewing the many Tulsa buildings about which I’ve written, I’ve found four art deco…
Vernon AME Church a Greenwood Survivor
There are few surviving buildings of the tragic 1921 Race Massacre that covered 35 blocks…
Page Family Contributes to Tulsa Architecture
In 1907, my newlywed grandparents, the C.C. Coles moved into the Robinson Hotel while they…
Early Tulsa Movie Theaters Remembered
In Tulsa during the mid-1950s, a much-anticipated activity for pre-teen kids and a relief for…
Tulsa International Airport, Designed by Robert Lawton Jones and Inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe, is an Architectural Gem
Tulsa’s first airport, called McIntire Field, opened in 1919 on 50 acres of land at…
Tulsa Civic Center Continues Public Service
In the world of architecture and city planning, design concepts develop trends which go in…
Iconic McFarlin Library a University of Tulsa Treasure
We Tulsans are very proud of our city, its quality of life and its higher…
University Club Tower a Unique Tulsa Landmark
Of the many high-rise structures in Tulsa, there is only one totally round building: University…