Charles W. Bishop was in the restaurant business and an owner of Bishop's Restaurant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his death, the restaurant was owned and managed by his son, William Wallace Bishop.
While his grave marker lists his year of birth as 1857, his death certificate lists his birth date July 29, 1858, and that he was buried at Memorial Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The informant, W. Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma (probably his son), reported "Name of Father: as Monfort Bishop" and "Maiden Name of Mother" as Martha Monfort, and that both of them were born in Illinois. This information may have been reported in error on the Death Certificate, because there is an apparent discrepancy in the names.
FOLKS DINED AT BISHOP'S FOR 43 YEARS
by Robert E. Lee
Published in The Oklahoman: Wed, March 3, 1999 12:00 AM
When Jo (Mrs. Bob) Gentry was a little girl, her father, the late Edwin Dimwiddle, was an executive at the phone company. When she and her mother would visit his office downtown, they'd eat at Bishop's restaurant. "They made the very best chicken pot pie and oyster stew," Jo recalls. Her family lived east of the state Capitol in those days. In fact, her parents donated the land for what is now Glennellyn Park. Jo recalls that, when Robert S. Kerr was governor of Oklahoma, the Kerrs owned a huge St. Bernard which would get loose and roam the neighborhood. Jo would find the dog and take him home. "Not only would that get me on the mansion grounds," she says, "but also the maid would give me a quarter for bringing him home." Old city directories show a Kansas City Waffle House No. 5 opening at 113 N Broadway, and run by William W. Bishop. In 1926, the name appeared as Bishop's Kansas City Waffle House No. 5, and in 1933 simply as Bishop's Restaurant. The restaurant closed in 1969. While attending high school in Tulsa, Sid Gorelick and his buddy used to bring their dates to Bishop's here for shrimp cocktail and small dinner steaks. "There was a Bishop's in Tulsa, but it was a lot more fun to drive to the one here in Oklahoma City," Sid remembers. Vera Sue Miller recalls that, after going dancing in the Emerald Room at the Skirvin Hotel, dancers would walk across to Bishop's to sit in the tap room and visit. "I was told Bishop's tap room was the only place in town where you could get Michelob beer on tap," Vera Sue recalls. Co-worker Melba Lovelace recalls that Bishop's walls were covered with photos of local beauties, one of them being a now-retired co-worker, Mary Jo Nelson. Melba also says that chef John Bennett, now at Nonna's Bakery & Cafe, 8601 S. Western, once told Melba that, while he was chef at The Cellar restaurant in the Hightower building, he loved to get off work and go over to Bishop's to eat. In the 1950s, Mary Wood Riley of Norman was a TWA hostess on flights between New York City and Oklahoma City. "Most of the crews in those days stayed at the Skirvin Hotel, although some of the pilots stayed at the Black Hotel. I remember walking to Bishop's for most of my meals." Beulah M. Taylor of Norman says she was "a Bishop's hostess, 1955, for Col. Rose, a marvelous boss. We hostesses had to wear after-five clothes. I took modeling lessons. We hostesses modeled clothes from Harry Katz, Neiman-Marcus, John A. Brown and others. "Those were good times." Jean Wilke's favorite items at Bishops' were the cream of chicken noodle soup and the Bishop Burger, served with a sauce of mayo, diced onion and chopped dill pickle. D.M. Kluge of Del City notes, "The quality and flavor of food depends a great deal on the sharpness of the appetite." Maybe waning appetite is the reason some of us become more critical of restaurants in our later years. R. H. Hill writes: "The OU football team traveling by chartered bus on their way to Norman after a game stopped at Bishop's in Tulsa for a meal. Our country at the time was struggling with desegregation." "When Bishop's refused to serve Prentice Gautt (OU fullback, 1957-59), the entire team walked out." Mr. Hill sent a Bishop's recipe which he had saved from Melba's Swap Shop column in The Sunday Oklahoman of June 13, 1993, provided by Pam Tornello:
BOWN DERBY STEAKS
2 lbs. ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tbs. pepper
2 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
Mix together above ingredients and shape into eight patties. They will be very soft. Brown in a bit of butter; arrange in a flat baking dish. In saucepan combine:
2 cans beef gravy
1 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 pats butter
Simmer two minutes. Pour over beef patties. Bake in pre-heated, 350-degree oven 30 minutes.
LOST RESTAURANTS OF TULSA: BISHOP'S RESTAURANT: One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930.
Rhys Martin Jan 22, 2019 Updated Jan 10, 2020
Restaurants might come and go in Tulsa, but many have made their mark on our city's history for their food, service, owners and atmosphere. Here's one serving of Tulsa's gastronomic history from the book "Lost Restaurants of Tulsa." One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930. It was the newest eatery from Bill Bishop and partner Harry Powers, who had run several successful "Kansas City Waffle House" restaurants in the state. It was open 24-hours-a-day and occupied two floors at 510 S. Main St. The lower floor had a large U-shaped coffee bar and a dining room, and the top floor served as an open buffeteria. Customers included oil tycoons like Josh Cosden, William Skelly, J. Paul Getty and Harry Sinclair. Local performers camped out and drank coffee while they waited for the newspapers to hit the sidewalk so they could read the first reviews. Soldiers stationed nearby listed Bishop's as their mailing address due to their frequent visitation. As Tulsans expanded to the suburbs in the 1960s, business waned and Bishop's eventually closed … but the memories are still strong more than 50 years later.
Bishop's Restaurant
510 S. Main St.
Name Chas. W. Bishop
Sex Male
Age 39
Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
Birthplace Ill.
Marital Status U
Race W
Father's Name W. W. Bishop
Mother's Name M. Monfort
Spouse's Name Iola Childs
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1875
Spouse's Birthplace Ky.
Spouse's Marital Status S
Spouse's Race W
Spouse's Father's Name Nat Childs
Spouse's Mother's Name L. Price
Marriage Date 27 Mar 1899
Marriage Place Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Event Type Marriage
Cite This Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M6Q2-BNH : 27 September 2017), Entry for Chas. W. Bishop and Iola Childs, 27 Mar 1899, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing reference pg 400 & 401, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,476,864. The above is thanks to Genmi (49956685)
While his grave marker lists his year of birth as 1857, his death certificate lists his birth date July 29, 1858, and that he was buried at Memorial Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The informant, W. Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma (probably his son), reported "Name of Father: as Monfort Bishop" and "Maiden Name of Mother" as Martha Monfort, and that both of them were born in Illinois. This information may have been reported in error on the Death Certificate, because there is an apparent discrepancy in the names.
FOLKS DINED AT BISHOP'S FOR 43 YEARS
by Robert E. Lee
Published in The Oklahoman: Wed, March 3, 1999 12:00 AM
When Jo (Mrs. Bob) Gentry was a little girl, her father, the late Edwin Dimwiddle, was an executive at the phone company. When she and her mother would visit his office downtown, they'd eat at Bishop's restaurant. "They made the very best chicken pot pie and oyster stew," Jo recalls. Her family lived east of the state Capitol in those days. In fact, her parents donated the land for what is now Glennellyn Park. Jo recalls that, when Robert S. Kerr was governor of Oklahoma, the Kerrs owned a huge St. Bernard which would get loose and roam the neighborhood. Jo would find the dog and take him home. "Not only would that get me on the mansion grounds," she says, "but also the maid would give me a quarter for bringing him home." Old city directories show a Kansas City Waffle House No. 5 opening at 113 N Broadway, and run by William W. Bishop. In 1926, the name appeared as Bishop's Kansas City Waffle House No. 5, and in 1933 simply as Bishop's Restaurant. The restaurant closed in 1969. While attending high school in Tulsa, Sid Gorelick and his buddy used to bring their dates to Bishop's here for shrimp cocktail and small dinner steaks. "There was a Bishop's in Tulsa, but it was a lot more fun to drive to the one here in Oklahoma City," Sid remembers. Vera Sue Miller recalls that, after going dancing in the Emerald Room at the Skirvin Hotel, dancers would walk across to Bishop's to sit in the tap room and visit. "I was told Bishop's tap room was the only place in town where you could get Michelob beer on tap," Vera Sue recalls. Co-worker Melba Lovelace recalls that Bishop's walls were covered with photos of local beauties, one of them being a now-retired co-worker, Mary Jo Nelson. Melba also says that chef John Bennett, now at Nonna's Bakery & Cafe, 8601 S. Western, once told Melba that, while he was chef at The Cellar restaurant in the Hightower building, he loved to get off work and go over to Bishop's to eat. In the 1950s, Mary Wood Riley of Norman was a TWA hostess on flights between New York City and Oklahoma City. "Most of the crews in those days stayed at the Skirvin Hotel, although some of the pilots stayed at the Black Hotel. I remember walking to Bishop's for most of my meals." Beulah M. Taylor of Norman says she was "a Bishop's hostess, 1955, for Col. Rose, a marvelous boss. We hostesses had to wear after-five clothes. I took modeling lessons. We hostesses modeled clothes from Harry Katz, Neiman-Marcus, John A. Brown and others. "Those were good times." Jean Wilke's favorite items at Bishops' were the cream of chicken noodle soup and the Bishop Burger, served with a sauce of mayo, diced onion and chopped dill pickle. D.M. Kluge of Del City notes, "The quality and flavor of food depends a great deal on the sharpness of the appetite." Maybe waning appetite is the reason some of us become more critical of restaurants in our later years. R. H. Hill writes: "The OU football team traveling by chartered bus on their way to Norman after a game stopped at Bishop's in Tulsa for a meal. Our country at the time was struggling with desegregation." "When Bishop's refused to serve Prentice Gautt (OU fullback, 1957-59), the entire team walked out." Mr. Hill sent a Bishop's recipe which he had saved from Melba's Swap Shop column in The Sunday Oklahoman of June 13, 1993, provided by Pam Tornello:
BOWN DERBY STEAKS
2 lbs. ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tbs. pepper
2 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
Mix together above ingredients and shape into eight patties. They will be very soft. Brown in a bit of butter; arrange in a flat baking dish. In saucepan combine:
2 cans beef gravy
1 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 pats butter
Simmer two minutes. Pour over beef patties. Bake in pre-heated, 350-degree oven 30 minutes.
LOST RESTAURANTS OF TULSA: BISHOP'S RESTAURANT: One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930.
Rhys Martin Jan 22, 2019 Updated Jan 10, 2020
Restaurants might come and go in Tulsa, but many have made their mark on our city's history for their food, service, owners and atmosphere. Here's one serving of Tulsa's gastronomic history from the book "Lost Restaurants of Tulsa." One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930. It was the newest eatery from Bill Bishop and partner Harry Powers, who had run several successful "Kansas City Waffle House" restaurants in the state. It was open 24-hours-a-day and occupied two floors at 510 S. Main St. The lower floor had a large U-shaped coffee bar and a dining room, and the top floor served as an open buffeteria. Customers included oil tycoons like Josh Cosden, William Skelly, J. Paul Getty and Harry Sinclair. Local performers camped out and drank coffee while they waited for the newspapers to hit the sidewalk so they could read the first reviews. Soldiers stationed nearby listed Bishop's as their mailing address due to their frequent visitation. As Tulsans expanded to the suburbs in the 1960s, business waned and Bishop's eventually closed … but the memories are still strong more than 50 years later.
Bishop's Restaurant
510 S. Main St.
Name Chas. W. Bishop
Sex Male
Age 39
Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
Birthplace Ill.
Marital Status U
Race W
Father's Name W. W. Bishop
Mother's Name M. Monfort
Spouse's Name Iola Childs
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1875
Spouse's Birthplace Ky.
Spouse's Marital Status S
Spouse's Race W
Spouse's Father's Name Nat Childs
Spouse's Mother's Name L. Price
Marriage Date 27 Mar 1899
Marriage Place Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Event Type Marriage
Cite This Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M6Q2-BNH : 27 September 2017), Entry for Chas. W. Bishop and Iola Childs, 27 Mar 1899, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing reference pg 400 & 401, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,476,864. The above is thanks to Genmi (49956685)
Charles W. Bishop was in the restaurant business and an owner of Bishop's Restaurant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his death, the restaurant was owned and managed by his son, William Wallace Bishop.
While his grave marker lists his year of birth as 1857, his death certificate lists his birth date July 29, 1858, and that he was buried at Memorial Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The informant, W. Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma (probably his son), reported "Name of Father: as Monfort Bishop" and "Maiden Name of Mother" as Martha Monfort, and that both of them were born in Illinois. This information may have been reported in error on the Death Certificate, because there is an apparent discrepancy in the names.
FOLKS DINED AT BISHOP'S FOR 43 YEARS
by Robert E. Lee
Published in The Oklahoman: Wed, March 3, 1999 12:00 AM
When Jo (Mrs. Bob) Gentry was a little girl, her father, the late Edwin Dimwiddle, was an executive at the phone company. When she and her mother would visit his office downtown, they'd eat at Bishop's restaurant. "They made the very best chicken pot pie and oyster stew," Jo recalls. Her family lived east of the state Capitol in those days. In fact, her parents donated the land for what is now Glennellyn Park. Jo recalls that, when Robert S. Kerr was governor of Oklahoma, the Kerrs owned a huge St. Bernard which would get loose and roam the neighborhood. Jo would find the dog and take him home. "Not only would that get me on the mansion grounds," she says, "but also the maid would give me a quarter for bringing him home." Old city directories show a Kansas City Waffle House No. 5 opening at 113 N Broadway, and run by William W. Bishop. In 1926, the name appeared as Bishop's Kansas City Waffle House No. 5, and in 1933 simply as Bishop's Restaurant. The restaurant closed in 1969. While attending high school in Tulsa, Sid Gorelick and his buddy used to bring their dates to Bishop's here for shrimp cocktail and small dinner steaks. "There was a Bishop's in Tulsa, but it was a lot more fun to drive to the one here in Oklahoma City," Sid remembers. Vera Sue Miller recalls that, after going dancing in the Emerald Room at the Skirvin Hotel, dancers would walk across to Bishop's to sit in the tap room and visit. "I was told Bishop's tap room was the only place in town where you could get Michelob beer on tap," Vera Sue recalls. Co-worker Melba Lovelace recalls that Bishop's walls were covered with photos of local beauties, one of them being a now-retired co-worker, Mary Jo Nelson. Melba also says that chef John Bennett, now at Nonna's Bakery & Cafe, 8601 S. Western, once told Melba that, while he was chef at The Cellar restaurant in the Hightower building, he loved to get off work and go over to Bishop's to eat. In the 1950s, Mary Wood Riley of Norman was a TWA hostess on flights between New York City and Oklahoma City. "Most of the crews in those days stayed at the Skirvin Hotel, although some of the pilots stayed at the Black Hotel. I remember walking to Bishop's for most of my meals." Beulah M. Taylor of Norman says she was "a Bishop's hostess, 1955, for Col. Rose, a marvelous boss. We hostesses had to wear after-five clothes. I took modeling lessons. We hostesses modeled clothes from Harry Katz, Neiman-Marcus, John A. Brown and others. "Those were good times." Jean Wilke's favorite items at Bishops' were the cream of chicken noodle soup and the Bishop Burger, served with a sauce of mayo, diced onion and chopped dill pickle. D.M. Kluge of Del City notes, "The quality and flavor of food depends a great deal on the sharpness of the appetite." Maybe waning appetite is the reason some of us become more critical of restaurants in our later years. R. H. Hill writes: "The OU football team traveling by chartered bus on their way to Norman after a game stopped at Bishop's in Tulsa for a meal. Our country at the time was struggling with desegregation." "When Bishop's refused to serve Prentice Gautt (OU fullback, 1957-59), the entire team walked out." Mr. Hill sent a Bishop's recipe which he had saved from Melba's Swap Shop column in The Sunday Oklahoman of June 13, 1993, provided by Pam Tornello:
BOWN DERBY STEAKS
2 lbs. ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tbs. pepper
2 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
Mix together above ingredients and shape into eight patties. They will be very soft. Brown in a bit of butter; arrange in a flat baking dish. In saucepan combine:
2 cans beef gravy
1 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 pats butter
Simmer two minutes. Pour over beef patties. Bake in pre-heated, 350-degree oven 30 minutes.
LOST RESTAURANTS OF TULSA: BISHOP'S RESTAURANT: One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930.
Rhys Martin Jan 22, 2019 Updated Jan 10, 2020
Restaurants might come and go in Tulsa, but many have made their mark on our city's history for their food, service, owners and atmosphere. Here's one serving of Tulsa's gastronomic history from the book "Lost Restaurants of Tulsa." One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930. It was the newest eatery from Bill Bishop and partner Harry Powers, who had run several successful "Kansas City Waffle House" restaurants in the state. It was open 24-hours-a-day and occupied two floors at 510 S. Main St. The lower floor had a large U-shaped coffee bar and a dining room, and the top floor served as an open buffeteria. Customers included oil tycoons like Josh Cosden, William Skelly, J. Paul Getty and Harry Sinclair. Local performers camped out and drank coffee while they waited for the newspapers to hit the sidewalk so they could read the first reviews. Soldiers stationed nearby listed Bishop's as their mailing address due to their frequent visitation. As Tulsans expanded to the suburbs in the 1960s, business waned and Bishop's eventually closed … but the memories are still strong more than 50 years later.
Bishop's Restaurant
510 S. Main St.
Name Chas. W. Bishop
Sex Male
Age 39
Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
Birthplace Ill.
Marital Status U
Race W
Father's Name W. W. Bishop
Mother's Name M. Monfort
Spouse's Name Iola Childs
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1875
Spouse's Birthplace Ky.
Spouse's Marital Status S
Spouse's Race W
Spouse's Father's Name Nat Childs
Spouse's Mother's Name L. Price
Marriage Date 27 Mar 1899
Marriage Place Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Event Type Marriage
Cite This Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M6Q2-BNH : 27 September 2017), Entry for Chas. W. Bishop and Iola Childs, 27 Mar 1899, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing reference pg 400 & 401, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,476,864. The above is thanks to Genmi (49956685)
While his grave marker lists his year of birth as 1857, his death certificate lists his birth date July 29, 1858, and that he was buried at Memorial Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The informant, W. Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma (probably his son), reported "Name of Father: as Monfort Bishop" and "Maiden Name of Mother" as Martha Monfort, and that both of them were born in Illinois. This information may have been reported in error on the Death Certificate, because there is an apparent discrepancy in the names.
FOLKS DINED AT BISHOP'S FOR 43 YEARS
by Robert E. Lee
Published in The Oklahoman: Wed, March 3, 1999 12:00 AM
When Jo (Mrs. Bob) Gentry was a little girl, her father, the late Edwin Dimwiddle, was an executive at the phone company. When she and her mother would visit his office downtown, they'd eat at Bishop's restaurant. "They made the very best chicken pot pie and oyster stew," Jo recalls. Her family lived east of the state Capitol in those days. In fact, her parents donated the land for what is now Glennellyn Park. Jo recalls that, when Robert S. Kerr was governor of Oklahoma, the Kerrs owned a huge St. Bernard which would get loose and roam the neighborhood. Jo would find the dog and take him home. "Not only would that get me on the mansion grounds," she says, "but also the maid would give me a quarter for bringing him home." Old city directories show a Kansas City Waffle House No. 5 opening at 113 N Broadway, and run by William W. Bishop. In 1926, the name appeared as Bishop's Kansas City Waffle House No. 5, and in 1933 simply as Bishop's Restaurant. The restaurant closed in 1969. While attending high school in Tulsa, Sid Gorelick and his buddy used to bring their dates to Bishop's here for shrimp cocktail and small dinner steaks. "There was a Bishop's in Tulsa, but it was a lot more fun to drive to the one here in Oklahoma City," Sid remembers. Vera Sue Miller recalls that, after going dancing in the Emerald Room at the Skirvin Hotel, dancers would walk across to Bishop's to sit in the tap room and visit. "I was told Bishop's tap room was the only place in town where you could get Michelob beer on tap," Vera Sue recalls. Co-worker Melba Lovelace recalls that Bishop's walls were covered with photos of local beauties, one of them being a now-retired co-worker, Mary Jo Nelson. Melba also says that chef John Bennett, now at Nonna's Bakery & Cafe, 8601 S. Western, once told Melba that, while he was chef at The Cellar restaurant in the Hightower building, he loved to get off work and go over to Bishop's to eat. In the 1950s, Mary Wood Riley of Norman was a TWA hostess on flights between New York City and Oklahoma City. "Most of the crews in those days stayed at the Skirvin Hotel, although some of the pilots stayed at the Black Hotel. I remember walking to Bishop's for most of my meals." Beulah M. Taylor of Norman says she was "a Bishop's hostess, 1955, for Col. Rose, a marvelous boss. We hostesses had to wear after-five clothes. I took modeling lessons. We hostesses modeled clothes from Harry Katz, Neiman-Marcus, John A. Brown and others. "Those were good times." Jean Wilke's favorite items at Bishops' were the cream of chicken noodle soup and the Bishop Burger, served with a sauce of mayo, diced onion and chopped dill pickle. D.M. Kluge of Del City notes, "The quality and flavor of food depends a great deal on the sharpness of the appetite." Maybe waning appetite is the reason some of us become more critical of restaurants in our later years. R. H. Hill writes: "The OU football team traveling by chartered bus on their way to Norman after a game stopped at Bishop's in Tulsa for a meal. Our country at the time was struggling with desegregation." "When Bishop's refused to serve Prentice Gautt (OU fullback, 1957-59), the entire team walked out." Mr. Hill sent a Bishop's recipe which he had saved from Melba's Swap Shop column in The Sunday Oklahoman of June 13, 1993, provided by Pam Tornello:
BOWN DERBY STEAKS
2 lbs. ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tbs. pepper
2 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
Mix together above ingredients and shape into eight patties. They will be very soft. Brown in a bit of butter; arrange in a flat baking dish. In saucepan combine:
2 cans beef gravy
1 tbs. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 pats butter
Simmer two minutes. Pour over beef patties. Bake in pre-heated, 350-degree oven 30 minutes.
LOST RESTAURANTS OF TULSA: BISHOP'S RESTAURANT: One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930.
Rhys Martin Jan 22, 2019 Updated Jan 10, 2020
Restaurants might come and go in Tulsa, but many have made their mark on our city's history for their food, service, owners and atmosphere. Here's one serving of Tulsa's gastronomic history from the book "Lost Restaurants of Tulsa." One of Tulsa's most famous historic restaurants, Bishop's, opened in 1930. It was the newest eatery from Bill Bishop and partner Harry Powers, who had run several successful "Kansas City Waffle House" restaurants in the state. It was open 24-hours-a-day and occupied two floors at 510 S. Main St. The lower floor had a large U-shaped coffee bar and a dining room, and the top floor served as an open buffeteria. Customers included oil tycoons like Josh Cosden, William Skelly, J. Paul Getty and Harry Sinclair. Local performers camped out and drank coffee while they waited for the newspapers to hit the sidewalk so they could read the first reviews. Soldiers stationed nearby listed Bishop's as their mailing address due to their frequent visitation. As Tulsans expanded to the suburbs in the 1960s, business waned and Bishop's eventually closed … but the memories are still strong more than 50 years later.
Bishop's Restaurant
510 S. Main St.
Name Chas. W. Bishop
Sex Male
Age 39
Birth Year (Estimated) 1860
Birthplace Ill.
Marital Status U
Race W
Father's Name W. W. Bishop
Mother's Name M. Monfort
Spouse's Name Iola Childs
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1875
Spouse's Birthplace Ky.
Spouse's Marital Status S
Spouse's Race W
Spouse's Father's Name Nat Childs
Spouse's Mother's Name L. Price
Marriage Date 27 Mar 1899
Marriage Place Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Event Type Marriage
Cite This Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M6Q2-BNH : 27 September 2017), Entry for Chas. W. Bishop and Iola Childs, 27 Mar 1899, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing reference pg 400 & 401, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,476,864. The above is thanks to Genmi (49956685)
