The Mayo. Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Mayo Hotel Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Publication: Privately printed, nd (circa 1925), Wichita

17" x 11" sheet folded to twelve 3-1/2" x 8-1/2" colorful panels. Two brothers, Cass A. Mayo and John D. Mayo, decided to create a first-class lodging experience in The Oil Capital of the World. In 1925 the hotel was built. "The brothers hired architect George Winkler to design a 19-story building in the Sullivanesque, Art Deco style of a Chicago Schoolhouse. Boasting a base of two-story Doric columns with a terra cotta facade accented by stone etchings, it soon garnered buzz as the tallest building in Oklahoma at the time. Fulfilling their vision of a hotel whose luxurious details would impress even the most discriminating of travelers, its 600 rooms boasted the most modern amenities of the day, including ceiling fans and Tulsa's first running ice water." Flyer describes the hotel as the "Magnificent Mayo," which offers the very last word in American hostelry, securely placing Tulsa in the front rank in American Cities. Six panels open up to show a lithograph of "The Mayo," in a busy city atmosphere with cars, trams, people and 2 black and white photographs. One is of Spavanaw Lake which is the source of Tulsa's water supply and one of it's many pleasure spots; the other picture is of the picturesque paved highways along the Arkansas into Tulsa. Two more panels show the inside of the hotel. Light wear to crease folds and 2 small holes where someone removed a staple else a nice copy.

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