If you wanted to study a skyscraper designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this is where you would have to come. Finished in 1956, this is the only one he designed that was actually built. It was constructed in Bartlesville, Oklahoma as the world headquarters of the H.C. Price Co., an oil industry construction firm. Wright’s extensive use of copper gives the tree inspired building a lovely green patina. The tower now houses a museum on the lower floors and a boutique hotel and restaurant on the upper floors.
Price Tower…
March 18, 2012
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Crumble…
March 9, 2012
Native Red Sandstone…
February 28, 2012
Pretty Park…
January 25, 2012
Stuff of legends…
January 16, 2012
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The Perkins building in Coffeyville, KS, dating to 1871, is most famous for the events that took place on October 5, 1892. On that day the members of the notorious Dalton gang decided to try to outdo the Jesse James gang by staging a broad daylight robbery of two banks simultaneously. The Condon bank was in this building and the First National was next door. Since they were known in town, the Daltons wore fake beards. Unfortunately for them, they were still recognized and some of the citizens and lawmen were arming themselves while the robbery was in progress. The resulting prolonged gun battle left four gang members dead as well as several townspeople shot. You can read their story here and even see a photo of the bodies. Several movies have been made about the Daltons.
Cold Case…
January 1, 2012
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Oklahoma’s most famous unsolved murder case took place in 1970 in the sprawling house on this 40,000 acre ranch. E.C. Mullendore III, heir apparent of this huge estate, was found severely beaten and shot through the head in the early hours of the morning. The only other person known to be in the house, ranch hand Damon “Chub” Anderson, was a popular suspect in the case but was never charged. Mullendore was deeply in debt and the fact that he had a $15 million insurance policy just made the case more intriguing. With Anderson’s death in 2011, it’s not likely that a resolution to this killing will ever be found. Here’s an interesting article on the case from last year: Scaring Up Old Ghosts.