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Camelot Hotel is Tulsa's Coolest in 1965 - TV Report

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TV news report on construction of the Camelot Inn at Interstate 44 and Peoria Avenue which opened in 1965. The 330-room hotel resembled a medieval English castle, complete with a moat, drawbridge, turrets, a throne and a replica of Excalibur. Later is was also as the Camelot Hotel and the Camelot Parkside Hotel.
TV reporter Mike Miller interviews Camelot co-owners Ainslie Perreault and Dick Wheeler, and architect Richard Piland about the unusual hotel on Interstate-44 also known as the Skelly By-pass
The building, which was sold by the second owners in 1991 to a company called Lata Enterprises. Lata was foreclosed on, and the building changed hands several times until 1995, when the deed was transferred to Maharishi Ayur-ved University, a school for teaching Transcendental Meditation and the teachings of the founder of TM, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The site where the Camelot stood is now occupied by a QuikTrip convenience store.
This 16mm film footage was enhanced using Topaz Video Enhance AI and colorized with Photoshop by Jack Frank Productions

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27 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 39

@joymcdonald8240 2 месяца назад

My uncle was one of the workers who built the Camelot inn. It was THE PLACE to stay. I stayed there in 1969. It was an awesome hotel. Very unique

@sisyphus9252 Год назад

Back in 1983 after the VanHalen concert we followed beside the limousine's down Riverside drive back to the Camelot where they were staying. Dave Lee Roth was really wasted and rushed in and ran right into the front glass door. Eddie, Valerie, Alex and Michael Anthony hung around outside and signed autographs. Valerie was wearing a beautiful pink cashmere sweater. I will never forget. Good times.

@Tulsa_Films Год назад

Great story!

@FrankBoston Год назад

Splendid. Thanks for sharing. So cool they signed some autographs. The glass door incident....not surprising 😂.

@stephentaylor2797 10 месяцев назад

I worked at the hotel in the evening and went to Spartan School of Aeronautics in the early 80s. I worked in security and remember that night. It was a long night.

@johnsakelaris7 2 года назад

That was a great report. It is strange to think that the Camelot was so lavish and yet was around for such a brief time. Why couldn't it have been maintained?

@shellystover1686 8 месяцев назад

I spent my honeymoon night there. June 7th, 1974.

@stephentaylor2797 10 месяцев назад

I went to Spartan School of Aeronautics during the day and work there in the evening monitoring the employees entrance. I met several celebrities and even reminded friends with Tim Conway until his death. He was at a convention promoting his Dorf on Golf video.

@CorySanders-xk5it Год назад

Stayed there two times, once in 1980 (10 years old) and again in 1988 (18) Great place!

@bobettel1243 2 года назад

Another fantastic find and totally Tulsa! Great job Jack Frank production!

@TheChoochooboy99 2 года назад

My grandfather attended a ships reunion in 1984 at the Camelot. He was a Yeoman on board the USS Fanning (DD385) during World War 2 and saw action in the Pacific Theater. I had the pleasure of meeting many of his shipmates. The genuine camaraderie even after 40 years at the time, was very emotional.

@nyccollin 2 года назад

It’s a shame it’s no longer here.

@ShelleeGraham 28 дней назад

Very cool 😎 Camelot Inn, with a moat and drawbridge! Love the vintage yet modern vibe.

@OspreyFlyer 2 года назад

Remember when it was built. Went to some conferences and a sci-fi convention there. Stayed one night in the 80s. I remember seeing another Camelot Inn on I-40 in Amarillo.

@chuckf6163 Год назад

Honestly, sometimes I wish it was 1965.

@robertvaughn6202 Год назад

Dick Wheeler was my uncle.

@clifford3113 2 года назад

Thanks Again For The History of Tulsa And EXCITING PAST PROJECTS OF TULSA OK. Wish Some One Made a Film On The Inside and Highlights of the Hotel.Did Each Bed Have ( HAPPY FINGERS VIB MACHINES.)? All the Glass Drinking Cups Were Wrapped In Paper.ETC. Thanks Again For Your Excellent Film Footage .

@ms.birmingham5220 11 месяцев назад

Awwww…..The Camelot. When I was little I thought the Camelot was like a Disney Land (because of the castle). I use to dream of going there.😂

@Tulsa_Films 2 года назад

What do you all think about the colorization of this old black and white film footage?

@michaeldethrow3873 2 года назад

Looks great!!

@johnreitz5676 Год назад

Adds some realism to what may otherwise be visually nondescript. People look more "human" As long as it is noted as colorized.

@brians5281 Год назад

@@johnreitz5676 I agree should state that it’s been colorized

@johnsakelaris7 Год назад

It may have been color film from the start, although admittedly it is not what we would call high quality color. I recall that in 1965 the local news stations began to broadcast in color.

@clarkharvell5242 2 года назад

I never got to go in, and I'm 53. Sad that such a landmark is gone.

@FavOnIcon Год назад

back in 2006 or so... i remember seeing this giant hotel behind fences... i even withness the demo of this giant building.... youll never see a building this size in this area anymore.

@Tulsa_Films Год назад

Never say never ;-)

@douglasdixon524 Год назад

1:17, I see Village Inn restaurant was apparently inside the hotel. I've never seen anything but the outside before this old news report, interesting.

@HaarperFragment 7 месяцев назад

Right down the street from Grandma's house.

@arrowcrusher Год назад

Elvis Presley stayed there once...

@Tulsa_Films Год назад

Thank you for info. So cool

@Dayglodaydreams 4 месяца назад

361 rooms and suites...and asbestos tiles. Now it is no more.

@lilterrrio1921 2 года назад

This thing sat vacant for years. Terrifying to drive by as a child lol.

@tompotter5981 9 месяцев назад

My company used to have wild Christmas parties there. Back in the BYOL days when l was younger and dumber l drank an entire pint of rum. I didn't want to leave it behind. My first experience driving under influence. I don't recommend it. I was 24 and if caught not only would l have gone to jail but my auto insurance would REALLY have gone through the roof.