Pythian Building at 5th and Boulder. The building was originally designed to be 15 stories, but was scaled down to 3 stories due to the Depression. There was a flower shop, Ben Estes Clothing and a large Western Union office on the ground floor. The building on the left was the Rich Building/Theater. The clock on the advertising sign is typical of the time. The building to the right is the Mayo Building. The Pythian is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Preservation and archiving of this significant Tulsa treasure of photographs and artifacts was made possible through the Tulsa City-County Library and the Tulsa Historical Society, and the generosity of Tulsa World/Lorton Family, Chester Cadieux, the Rotary Club of Tulsa, and many other community-minded corporations, institutions and individuals.
