Stopping By The Outsiders House Museum in Tulsa Oklahoma
Dear Henry, Last week, I officially crossed into the realm of "Old Person" (my AARP new membership sign-up package has already arrived in the mail), and I wanted to celebrate by doing something awesome. I love The Outsiders (both the movie and the book); fortunately, we live near the Outsiders House Museum. So stopping by to recreate the Two-Bit Mathews (played by Emilio Estevez) Chocolate-Cake-And-Beer scene seemed like the perfect way to celebrate. The house is located in the Crutchfield neighborhood of Tulsa, and most homes were constructed during the 1920 and 1930s. The area is within walking distance of Dow Chemical and the former Oklahoma Steel Castings Company and once housed the production staff of both companies. While the neighborhood was always the home of the working class, it was, until the late 1970s, considered a "good" neighborhood. However, the oil crises of the 1970s and the closing of the casting company completely destroyed the neighborhood'...