It has new windows and clean new finishes inside, but the building has a colorful history that adds a lot of character. He said Lambert had a good run thanks to Tulsa's oil boom. Up until World War II brothels were legal here, but the city's fathers changed the game in and cracked down.
Despite minor legal problems Lambert continued to thrive until Tulsa started to change again in the late s. So Lambert was charged with felony pandering. It's time for her to retire. Tulsa's efforts to revive and rebuild downtown eventually succeeded. But that progress bypassed the Jacobs building for decades.
Former owner Michael Sager did a lot of the work to bring it back after being advised to give up. Sager said he's glad he followed through because the histories of Tulsa buildings should be appreciated.
Pauline Lambert eventually beat the legal system. While she was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison, she died while the appeal was underway. So the cased ended without a conviction and she never spent a day in prison.
Now, 40 years later one of her buildings has also beaten the odds and come back life. Lambert did business in a more temporary basis. The old stories say some customer got 17 minutes before being shown the door. Mon, 24 Feb GMT Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1. Burn Bans. Severe Weather Preparedness. Weather News. Weather Cameras. Living Oklahoma. Game Center. Now Mon Tue Tulsa's last brothel sees new life after renovation into downtown lofts.
