Some musings on the stagnating effect of being a company town, and whether Tulsa is on the same path.
Posted by Michael Bates on May 15, 2020 1:42 PM
Way back in the first week of BatesLine's existence, I posted photos of Midwest City's doomed Tinker Plaza shopping center. Downtown on the Range has photos of and commentary on the new-urbanist Midwest City Town Center that took its place. Tyson and Jeane Wynn have posted their 50th WynnCast, covering,...
Posted by Michael Bates on June 21, 2010 10:44 PM
A couple of nice accolades: Forbes named Tulsa the 5th most livable city in America, just ahead of Oklahoma City in 6th. The top 10: Portland, Me. Bethesda, Md. Des Moines, Ia. Bridgeport/Stamford, Conn. Tulsa, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Cambridge, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Worcester, Mass. Pittsburgh, Pa. The criteria: To...
Posted by Michael Bates on April 9, 2009 11:47 PM
Johnstone Park and its attractions and monuments were an important part of my early childhood years in Bartlesville. One of those monuments was a replica of the Nellie Johnstone No. 1 oil well, the first commercially producing well in Oklahoma. (There's a picture of the old replica in this blog...
Posted by Michael Bates on October 9, 2008 6:00 PM
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