A big thank you to all the TU students who came out to the community garden on the 22nd! Brady Heights really appreciates the work that you guys do to help make our dreams for the garden a reality. Even in the winter, the garden is looking great!
Many new beds were built, bricks moved, and the rest of the sod was dug up to make way for mulch. Having so many extra hands made the work go much more quickly.
Also, thanks to Leah and Justin who provided fantastic quantities of fantastic Joe Momma’s pizza for those who participated in the work day.
More photos of the community garden can be seen here.
Every week, Mayor Kathy Taylor sends out an email newsletter called Tulsa ENews. While scouring the ENews archives, Margee Aycock found a write up (and a tiny, albeit lovely, photo) of The Tulsa Spirit Monument dedication ceremony in the October 27th edition! As Margee said in her email… we rock!
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On Wednesday, October 22nd, Brady Heights will be celebrating the dedication of our new monument! The event will take place from 9:45am to 10:15am in order to coincide with the National Historic Preservation Conference Bus Tour. Those of us who work during the morning hours may have trouble making it the dedication, but it will definitely be worth a sick day if you’re able!
Members of the local media and city government have been invited, as well as the students from Emerson Elementary who helped create the mosaics. A reception with punch and cookies will follow at the Brady Mansion. For more information, visit the Tulsa Spirit Monument page,or download a press release here.
There was a time that the Tulsa Spirit Monument seemed to have been forgotten. Brady Heights had received funds for the monument through the city’s Vision 2025 initiative, but no one came forward to bid on the project. And then Terry McGee, of Mcgee Enterprises, stepped up and saved the monument from a fate in bureaucratic limbo!
Terry is a local businessman and community leader who has long worked towards improving and strengthening the North Tulsa community. He and his construction team worked diligently to insure that the job was completed before this month’s National Preservation Conference. We were all amazed to see the monument built so quickly, it seemed to have appeared overnight!
The Brady Heights Neighborhood Association is so thankful to Terry Mcgee and Mcgee Enterprises for his huge role in the realization of the Tulsa Spirit project! The pride he and his team take in their work, and in their community, is evident to anyone who sees our beautiful monument.
After what seemed like ages and ages of planning and waiting, The Tulsa Spirit Monument at North Denver and Fairview is almost completed! Those of you who use the Denver entrance to our neighborhood have seen the obelisk take shape over the last couple weeks, and yesterday the mosaic panels were installed in their permanent home.
The monument is the first installment in Brady Heights’ planned Art Parkway project, and was designed by our neighbor, Margee Aycock, and Tulsa mosaic artist Caryn Brown. Local children helped to create the mosaics, including students from Emerson Elementary and Madonna House.
Since Chris and I came to Brady Heights within the last year, we had not been part of the neighborhood wide effort to make this monument a reality. I had seen the artist renderings of the mosaics but had not seen the actual completed pieces until driving on Denver this morning. The pieces are beautiful in person! Not only is it a wonderful addition to our neighborhood, the monument is a testament to our neighborhood’s living history. We’re not just a historic district – we’re a living, colorful and thriving community!
Visit The Tulsa Spirit Monument page on bradyheights.org to find out more about this special project. Also, stay tuned for information on the monument’s dedication ceremony, planned for late October.