Old Tulsa Park Name?

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Carltonplace, Do you know about Tulsa's original beatnik artist Inez Henson?  She lived three houses in from 15th north on Carson on the west side?  She did these really incredible large abstract impressionist paintings.  Her house was full of them.  I lived in the garage apartment behind her house for all of about a week.  She had a gallery on 15th next to the Pie Hole called "New Beginnings."  Her son Gary is the artist that did the new ballerina sculptures at the Historic Society.  Yes, Tulsa had beatniks and the hip intelligentsia would gather at her home on Carson.  She was so cool.  I wish I had some of those paintings.

Sorry for the aside but I've been meaning to tell you about her because of your interest in Carlton Place.

[mrB]

quote:Originally posted by carltonplace

quote:Originally posted by Double A

quote:Originally posted by carltonplace

This is the site of Tulsa's next proposed Bark Park! Personaly I'd like to use the Locust Park name for the new park. Anyone have any better names? Mr Bates, what was the housing addition called (13th to 15th/Cincy to Peoria)?

I like Locust Grove better. Locust park sounds good, though. I really wanted to go to the meeting last night, but I couldn't make it due to a prior engagement. Did anyone out there attend? What's the scoop? I made it over to Joes Station finally, good times. Are there any plans to plant some shade trees in that bark park? It could use some.

I was at the meeting, it went well and everyone there was in favor of this new location. Some of the folks there were very mad about the arboretum, (the parks department really messed that up by letting them install a water feature and then dropping the axe on off leash dogs).

I can't give Herb and his crew enough credit; he really gets things done.

Tulsa could have 10 total parks in fairly short order. If everything goes right the 13th Street park could be open by fall.

Thanks M.Bates & CarltonPlace! I knew you guys would know the answer. I had heard there was a park in the area at one time [before IDL] and thought maybe the name could be reused.

I posted the question based on going to the BarkPark public meeting Tues night! They, BarkPark Task Force, want to give each BarkPark an immediate since or connection to history by naming and 'themeing' them in relation to the location of the BarkPark. See Tulsa's Joe Station Bark Park.

I think the original name of Locust Grove Bark Park would be great. The area already has a park setting with several 'groves' of trees. Not sure if any of them are Locust trees!?

If you have interest in the development of  BarkParks in Tulsa, you may or may not know of the following info:


Tulsa Dog Park Thread  

quote:Originally posted by Mark Scieszinski

Go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tulsabarkpark/

to find out about the dog parks opening in tulsa

Event: Public Meeting - Tulsa Bark Park Task Force 08/14/08

TulsaBarkPark.com

[MichaelBates]

quote:Originally posted by mrB

I think the original name of Locust Grove Bark Park would be great. The area already has a park setting with several 'groves' of trees. Not sure if any of them are Locust trees!?

I love the idea of using the bark park names to teach a bit of lost Tulsa lore, as they've already done with the Joe Station park.

In response to carltonplace's question, there were a bunch of different subdivisions in that area. Locust Grove Addn. is the half block to the immediate west of the park, Oak Grove to the west and south of the park, Brennen-Reed to the north, and Oakdale on the east as far as the Midland Valley tracks. Between the tracks and Peoria, 13th and 15th, was the Broadmoor Addn.

Interesting thing -- on the 1915 Sanborn map, what we now call 13th Street from Boston east to Peoria was then called Roosevelt, and what was later labeled 13th Pl. was 13th St.

[carltonplace]

quote:Originally posted by mrB

I think the original name of Locust Grove Bark Park would be great. The area already has a park setting with several 'groves' of trees. Not sure if any of them are Locust trees!?

I haven't seen any of the Honey Locust variety, but there might be some black locust there.

I would think that Tracy Park, Riverview, Forrest Grove and maybe Maple Ridge should get a voice in the name. I'm in favor of Locust Grove Bark Park.