Some of these are places many Tulsans haven’t seen. I’m not sure I should’ve seen them. This post sounded good in theory, but after I visited these apartment complexes I wondered, “What the h*** was I thinking?”
I convinced myself every driver behind my car was a gang member ready to shoot me. My wardrobe choice of blue t-shirt and black jeans added to my paranoia. I took off my t-shirt, drove shirtless and blasted The Carpenters. I decided I would rather be mistaken for an albino Carpenter fan than a Crypt.
Based on this year’s shootings, stabbings, drugs and explosions, I give you Tulsa’s Worst Apartment Complexes:
10. Sawmill
12938 E. 35th St.
Nothing is more threatening to a criminal than a three-foot tall security gate that is never closed. Criminals also find kittens, plants and open doors frightening. Use all three for true security.
9. Creekside
3901 S Garnett Rd.
This complex is conveniently located near shopping centers, fine restaurants and gunfire. Ask about their spectacular shoot-out views.
8. Cobblestone
7643 E. 51st
An apartment designed for the casual elegant lifestyle … as long as you find drug related shootings and men stabbed in their bathtub elegant.
7. Candy Arms
1215 S 73rd East Ave
Let Candy’s arms hold you tight as you’re robbed at gunpoint. Fully furnished porches available.
5. Observation Point
4104 S 130th East Ave
From your observation point you can watch drug deals, shootings, toddlers fall off balconies and how to properly use a machete.
5. Brandywine
4020 S. 130th East Ave
If you ever wanted to enjoy a fancy-named apartment near a dead mall, then Brandywine is for you. Brandywine is located across from Observation Point. You, your friends and loved ones can enjoy two-for-one crime sprees.
4. Copper Mill
7110 S. Granite Ave
Great floor plans and body fluid resistant carpet. Good for the criminal on-the-go, or as a permanent crime base.
3. Edenwood
2171 N. Hartford Ave.
There are no reviews written about this complex because no one likes a narc.
2. Comanche Park
1330 E. 38th St. N.
Comanche Park is the only complex than can boast gangs, drive by shootings, stabbings and natural gas explosions. Officials say natural gas. I say meth.
1. Bradford
515 E. 32nd St. N.
An absolute dollhouse. Easy access through the open private security gate. Every illegal amenity at your fingertips. Enjoy the empty security building as questionable friends roll in and out of your crib blasting The Carpenters.
January 21, 2009 at 11:21 am |
You forgot the “hood” at 51st and Yale. I learned to distinguish fireworks from gunshots there.
January 21, 2009 at 12:25 pm |
The “Hood” came close, but not enough shootings for my list. I used to live there and remember the night I looked out my patio door and saw a policeman with a gun pointed in my direction. The gun wasn’t for me, it was for the man they arrested. I knew it was time to move. Maybe I’ll write More Tulsa’s Worst Apartment Complexes.