[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.8601]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Construction workmen have bared all the secrets the rooms of Skirvin Tower Hotel ever had. Its outer covering is being stripped and its interior hollowed out for complete renovation to become the 101 Park Ave. office building in 1974. "We are going back to the concete frame," said John Martin, building manager of the Oklahoma City Federal Savings & Loan Association, owners of the downtown landmark.........Balliet's fashion shop on the ground floor corner will remain in business until fall, as will the American Airlines ticket office off the lobby on park. The Skirvin Tower was built in 1935 by W. B. Skirvin Hotel, now the Skirvin Plaza, which has also changed owners. (photo tag: The skirvin Tower was built in 1935 by W. B. Skirvin, who also built the Skirvin Hotel, now the Skirvin Plaza, which has also changed owners.The Skirvin Tower renovation as viewed from the ninth floor of the Skirvin Plaza on Broadway and Park. Workmen will strip the exterior and interior for remodeling into the 101 Park Avenue Building, which will house the Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan Association and other office tenants. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy in the spring of 1974.)