February 4, 2008 – City of Tulsa Press Release

First Lady Laura Bush, honorary chair of the Preserve America initiative, recently honored Tulsa by designating it as one of the nation’s newest Preserve America Communities. Mayor Kathy Taylor will receive an official announcement certificate signed by Mrs. Bush.

“Becoming a Preserve America Community confirms what Tulsans have known for many years – that our community has a rich collection of historic resources that are of interest to heritage tourists,” Mayor Taylor said. “We are especially excited about achieving this designation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference coming to Tulsa in October 2008.”

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February 1, 2008 – The Tulsa World
By ANGEL RIGGS World Capitol Bureau

OKLAHOMA CITY — Tulsa’s midtown district was named Thursday to Preservation Oklahoma’s list of Most Endangered Historic Places.

The area was included on the group’s 15th annual list because of the increasing number of “supersized” homes replacing midtown’s historic homes and the commercial encroachment threatening its character, according to Preservation Oklahoma.

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