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BAMA Caring Center: 2530 E 11th Street

“Daddy Tom” Sherry built the two-story brick building on the southeast corner of Eleventh Street and Atlanta Place in 1928. The first floor held a grocery store and there were four apartments upstairs. When Daddy Tom died, the Sipes rented the building and ran the Sipes Grocery on the first floor. During World War II, the building was transformed into a school that taught riveting. From there, riveters went to work for McDonnell Douglass. Other establishments in the building over the years included a Jewish Synagogue and a secretarial/office management business.  Today, the building is owned by BAMA Company and serves as a wellness center for their employees.

References:
Holderman, J. (2019, October 5). Personal interview. Also present were C. Holderman and P. Casey Morgan.
Jones, L. (June 24, 2016) BAMA Companies invests in its people through employee wellness. Tulsa World. Retrieved from https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/bama-companies-invests-in-its-people-through-employee-wellness/article_c74c5786-f145-5167-b607-e420f4fc41ca.html
Tulsa County Tax Assessor. Retrieved from https://www.assessor.tulsacounty.org/

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