Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Mayo Hotel 115 W 5th St, Tulsa, OK 74103

The Mayo Hotel opened in downtown Tulsa in 1925, it was the tallest building in Oklahoma at the time. During its early days  it was a social hub for the rich and famous. After years of struggling to stay open, the Mayo closed its doors in the early 1980s, and remained vacant for nearly 30 years. The Snyder family bought the property in the early 2000s and reopened the doors to the Mayo Hotel in 2009. It costs millions of dollars and took nearly ten years to renovate the Mayo to its former state. The Mayo holds a great deal of significance to Tulsa, it is a landmark to this city, a glimmer of the way things used to be and a look at where they are headed now.
The Mayo Hotel 2014
Coffee Deco Photography © 
The Mayo Hotel 1925
Photograph: Beryl Ford Collection 
Courtesy of Tulsa County Library

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