Palace Clothing Building/Old Arby's

[Weatherdemon]

OK, 150 miles 

[Ed W]

I took some photos this afternoon:





Now, I'm not entirely sure that all the elements are Art Deco.  This front entrance looks like Art Nouveau, but you have to remember, I'm a guy who wears Hawaiian shirts with plaid Bermuda shorts.  I don't know beans about art.

The rest of the photos are on my Google+ page at:

https://picasaweb.google.com/114874700548780474647/ArbySBuilding

[TheTed]

I don't think downtown Tulsa was within 75 miles of the epicenter anyway. The epicenter was close to Norman and Shawnee.

It's about 60 miles from the epicenter to downtown Tulsa as the crow flies, as near as I can tell.

Here's the exact earthquake location info:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usb0006klz/#details

[Red Arrow]

It's about 60 miles from the epicenter to downtown Tulsa as the crow flies, as near as I can tell.

Here's the exact earthquake location info:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usb0006klz/#details

Per Google Maps:

Using the coordinates in your link, it's only about 69 miles by car.  I-44 to Stroud, south on OK99 and US377 to a bit north of Prague then west to the coordinates.

[Red Arrow]

It's about 60 miles from the epicenter to downtown Tulsa as the crow flies, as near as I can tell.

Here's the exact earthquake location info:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usb0006klz/#details

This site agrees with your 60 statute miles for Great Circle Distance:
http://williams.best.vwh.net/gccalc.htm

[JCnOwasso]

I am not real big on conspiracy crap, and I would love to give a company the benefit of a doubt... however, I have been through 2 extremely large earthquakes within a very short period of time.  Specifically 6.7 and 7.9 in Alaska, back in Oct/Nov 2002.  We were about 90 miles from the epicenter and the most significant damage that occured on base was some cracks in the drywall of the dining facility.     

Honestly, this is just an easy excuse because there is a healthy fear of earthquakes here.

[Ibanez]

I saw whom I've always assumed was the manager for this location outside the bldg today (redhead).
She showed no ill-will...  I told her a lot of people think the "earthquake damage" thing is a sham.
She says she's seen the damage and doesn't dispute it.
I asked her if they plan to relocate and got a "we hope so."

A friend of mine said someone has been sniffing around the old Schlotzky's location downtown. Seems a bit out of the way for most foot traffic, but maybe that is where Arby's could move. I seem to remember Schlotzky's always being busy when it was there.

[sgrizzle]

Reunion center lobby is available.. across the street. And the owner has no intent to tear his own house down.

[carltonplace]

Please do not tear this building down. Sell to the Snyders for crying out loud.

Remember the excuses they gave for tearing down the Skelly Building? This excuse stinks worse than that did: "functionally obsolete". The same turn of events: first plans to rehab it into condos, failure, demolition.

[sgrizzle]

Please do not tear this building down. Sell to the Snyders for crying out loud.

Remember the excuses they gave for tearing down the Skelly Building? This excuse stinks worse than that did: "functionally obsolete". The same turn of events: first plans to rehab it into condos, failure, demolition.

Lorton told Lafortune back then what he will say now, it's theire property and they have no intent of selling it to anyone else.

[Teatownclown]

The TW missed an opportunity to help the Brady when they sold that big lot south of the Brady Theater to an industrialist who parks milk trucks there now. I'm confused as to what the intent of TW holding property means. On one hand, they promote downtown. Then, there's their other hand....

[carltonplace]

They have nothing to gain by promoting downtown. Their actions speak much louder than their words, all of which are suspect.

[sgrizzle]

On one hand, they promote downtown. Then, there's their other hand....

Which hand is that?

[BKDotCom]

Which hand is that?

Their dominate one.

[carltonplace]

I regret every penny I've spent on Tulsa World newspapers over the years. Their "journalistic integrity" (I know: oxymoron) is in question. Mr Lorton is willing to lie to Tulsans and thinks we are gullible enough to believe him.