When we spoke that first time in 2018, I knew Vernon and I would be friends. We shared an interest in music and the preservation of its nostalgic and historic value. This is not to mention that he is just a nice guy. In that first interview I mentioned that I was a...
From farm fields to the Nashville music scene, Cole Tolle’s journey showcases how fate, faith, and the love of songwriting can lead to unexpected opportunities and friendships. Discover how a 25-year-old musician transformed his life from electrician to aspiring songwriter, embracing risks and opportunities every step of the way.
Tulsa Ambassador Hotel: Luxury, History, and Revival
The word timeless evokes worth, history, and nostalgia. It’s a title earned, like the wisdom of the old. To be in its presence is to be transported to an era where the past was the present. People spoke differently, dressed in long-ago fashions, and listened to music that has since faded away. This was the time when Patrick Hurley had the vision to create the Ambassador Hotel in Tulsa. When he laid its cornerstones, President Herbert Hoover’s words echoed on the radio, foam rubber and Bingo were just invented, and the Great Depression had begun. Almost a century later, the Ambassador Hotel stands as a historic and luxurious landmark in Tulsa, offering guests a unique blend of past and present.
Ride Into Haunted History Explore the Spirits Just Outside the Senses Each year, as the heat from August becomes entangled into the coming fall, summer releases its clutches and fades away into a slow yet colorful death. And with its demise comes a new season that...
Tulsa's Spotlight Theatre Hosts Longest Running Production In the US The BeginningHistoryShow LongevitySpotlight Video provided by John D Beasley There is an aroma of the past as one walks into the small lobby at 1381 Riverside Drive in Tulsa. It's almost...
Oklahoma Lights In 1946 a small platoon of military men arrived in the desolate northeast corner of the Sooner State. This was not a top-secret operation or retrieval of hidden Nazis. These men were tasked with something much more obscure and baffling. The mission?...
There is a certain macabre romance that one feels when entering the Cherokee National Prison Museum. The museum is located in the heart of the Cherokee capital of Tahlequah and has stood there since 1875, continuing to function for the Indian Territory until 1898. The...
Searching for that perfect spot where the beauty of nature, history, and art collide in a decades-old estate situated on a hill that feels more like a thousand miles from a large busy city that is only minutes away from downtown Tulsa? Here is the place! Just a...
Broken Arrow's Veterans Park is due to receive a new memorial, on July 17th. Standing tall in the field, the monument is in the form of 22 towering steel plates, each hollowed out with the silhouette of a soldier lost to an ongoing war. This war is of Post Traumatic...
New Osage Casino Opens With a Winning Hand CL Harmon, Lead Author, Osage Nation Member 12 SEPTEMBER 2018 *This is not a paid advertisement and we have received no compensation for the publication of this story. It’s an excitement like no other. The...
Close To The Bone CL HARMON The image has sent shivers down the spines of countless throughout the ages. It has struck in our hearts fear and fright and the realization of mysterious shadows and spirits in the dim light. The mere sight reminds us...
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE Step Out Of Your Car And Into The Past C. L. Harmon May 25, 2016 When the wind came sweeping down the plains of Oklahoma in the 1870’s and 80’s, it brought Native Americans from all corners of what would become the continental United States. In...
There is a town just thirty minutes south of Oklahoma City called Blanchard. A small community of roughly 8400 people epitomizes the slow retreat of what once was with what must now be. It is a rare place where the past and the future nestle comfortably together in...
Legends are a critical link that connects us to our ancestors and are a positive force from our Creator. Are these true stories or based on actual events? I believe the legends of the Healing Rock speak for themselves. The Main Player, Moonhead Wilson Moonhead Wilson,...
Uniquelahoma is an online magazine showcasing what is unique, beautiful, and positive in Oklahoma. Started by…
Everything in life and in this world moves. It is in some process of change. This is because change is the life blood of existence. And that blood flows continually in a a direction that is rarely the path of least resistance in order to push the most doors of growth open. As a result, it often seems we are not moving forward in life. But in actuality, our flow has just been slowed so we don’t miss seeing the many open doors that life has afforded us. – C.L. Harmon