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Tulsa Dining By the Decades

Tulsa Dining By the Decades

The chrome soda fountain and the hostess stand fabricated from a turquoise 1957 Chevy made Tulsa’s Metro Diner a space out of time when it opened in 1984. The 1950s-style diner sat on historic Route 66, across from the University of Tulsa and within smelling distance...
Being Bananas at Casa Bonita

Being Bananas at Casa Bonita

“Can you be Bananas the Monkey tomorrow?” I was seventeen years old, punching my time card as a waitress at Casa Bonita, a massive Disneylandish restaurant sitting behind a bright pink storefront in a strip mall near a wig store and a check cashing place....
Tulsa’s giant man

Tulsa’s giant man

I’ll admit it — growing up in Tulsa, I was always scared of the 76-foot Golden Driller statue. We had to walk under his widespread legs to get into the main entrance of Expo Square, home to gun shows, the county fair, rodeos, circuses and high school...