Dorothy McCormick Dorothy McCormick moved into her home on Gary Avenue in 1936 at 7 years old. P. Casey Morgan and I interviewed her about the house, neighborhood, events and her life. As many of her stories were personal and she continued to live independently, it wasn’t possible to share them before now. I’m sharing them now. Dorothy passed away in 2021 and her home belongs to someone new. In this blog post I am paraphrasing and organizing her words for chronology, flow and ease for the reader. However, I have decided to share the recording of the original conversation with her, that took place in her home in October of 2019. (See link at end of the post.) Let’s make sure her 85 years on Gary Avenue isn’t forgotten. ***** Dorothy’s parents were William and Phoebe (Moulder) McCormick. The McCormick’s would have been a family of five, but their first born son died in infancy. Another son, Don was born and then Dorothy came along in 1929. In 1936 the family was living in
The Renaissance Neighborhood is defined by 11th Street on the North, 15th Street on the South, Lewis Avenue on the West and Harvard Avenue on the East. This is the heart of midtown Tulsa.