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5915 E. 11th St., Tulsa, OK
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The Western Inn started as the Flamingo Motel with 36 units. It looks like it also had a swimming pool. According to an old matchbook the Flaming was one of a chain of motels sharing the same name in Tulsa,OK, Ft. Worth and Ft. Smith, AR, and Kansas City, KS. The motel has been known as the Western Inn at least since the early 1990s.

There is a large mural/sign on the east side of the building that features a big Route 66 shield.

The original sign blew down in a storm in the late 1980s and was replaced by this version. The sign advertises the "Best Rates in Town", I guess that would be the "Daily & Weekly Rates", which often indicate a property aimed more at the locals than at tourist.
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Vintage Advertising Highlights

FLAMINGO MOTEL (AAA logo)
5915 E. 11th Street, Tulsa, Okla.
On U.S. 66, 10 minutes from downtown Tulsa, Oil Capital of the World.
Phone Temple 5-****. Tulsa's newest motel. Phones, free television and radios, Refrigerated air conditioning - Wall to wall carpeting, Tub combination tile bath, and lots of Hospitality. Visit the Gilcrease Indian Museum. Nationally famous.

NOTE: That's a long list of features from the heyday of the Flamingo. No pool yet, that came later.
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Photo(s): 2016