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Former Tulsa Mayor Robert LaFortune dies at 97

A Tulsa native and independent oil operator, LaFortune was the city s mayor for four terms, from 1970 to 1978. Prior to that, he served as city streets commissioner.

Former Tulsa mayor and local legacy Robert 'Bob' LaFortune passed away

A man who played a major throughout Tulsa's history passed away.Robert "Bob" LaFortune was the Mayor of Tulsa from 1970 to 1978.The LaFortune park is named aft

Former Tulsa Mayor Robert J. Lafortune dies at 97

Former Tulsa Mayor Robert J. Lafortune dies at 97

Throwback Tulsa: Check out the fancy new Christmas lights downtown in 1967

Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 53 years ago, lights shaped like Christmas trees hung from the “spiral cascades” in the intersections. The 19-story First National Bank and Trust Co., 15 E. Fifth St., was outlined with gold lights that came on at the same time as DTU’s. In 1967, the lights appeared on the Friday after Thanksgiving, a day when downtown normally would have been deserted. But Tulsans hopped in their cars to drive down Main Street and Boulder and Boston avenues from Third to Seventh streets to enjoy the spectacle. The downtown merchants were trying to up their game due to serious competition from Southland Shopping Center, which opened in 1965, and Southroads Mall, which opened in 1967. The two new malls were turning the 41st Street and Yale Avenue corridor into Tulsa’s most popular shopping area.