Brady Hotel, Historical accommodation building in downtown Tulsa, United States.
The Brady Hotel was a three-story wood-frame building erected around 1903 in downtown Tulsa near the Frisco railroad depot. A later high-rise annex built with steel and concrete expanded the property and provided additional guest rooms and meeting spaces.
Founded in 1903 by W. Tate Brady, the hotel was the first in Tulsa to offer private bathrooms in guest rooms. A major fire in 1935 destroyed the original wood-frame structure and heavily damaged the connected steel and concrete annex.
The hotel was named after its founder W. Tate Brady, a prominent local figure in Tulsa's early growth. It served as a gathering place for business deals and social events where traders, politicians, and visitors from the railroad industry mixed.
The property sits near the historic Frisco railroad depot, making it easy to explore Tulsa's early rail history nearby. Its central location allows visitors to walk through the surrounding blocks and see other buildings from the same era.
The property was locked in fierce competition with the Robinson Hotel, with both establishments fighting for the title of best hotel in Indian Territory. This rivalry between the two shaped early Tulsa's hospitality industry and drove improvements in guest services and accommodations.
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