Despite being saved from demolition in the spring of 2022, is the Tulsa Skyride being set up to be taken out, regardless of public opinion or the enormity of the historic loss to Tulsa and Oklahoma? Why destroy more priceless Tulsa history and make Tulsa less special and unique? Preserving the Tulsa Skyride and returning […]
What can Tulsa learn from this terrible loss? A request for a demolition permit was filed on Friday, the 23rd of September 2022. Without legal power to deny the request, the City of Oklahoma City approved the permit first thing on Monday morning, the 26th of September. Apparently just minutes later, the destruction began. People […]
If all options are being considered for “moving forward” with the skyride, why is the skyride announced to be put up for sale via surplus auction planned for mid-October? Wouldn’t a winning bid represent a commitment to complete the sales transaction? Expo Square’s May 2022 statement indicated, “Any sale will be subject to defined removal […]
Scott Martin is working with the Bell family to make a documentary on the Bell’s Amusement Park story. The upcoming documentary is named Paving Paradise. As part of his work on the documentary, Scott has put together this video about the history of the Tulsa Skyride. The video includes historic footage, including skyride construction scenes, […]