Storyteller: Robert "Bob" Kiwanis Bell

Interviewer: Lorretta Bertalot

Language: English

Initiative: Tulsans Talk

Description: Bob's grandfather paid $10,000 for the name Kiwanis. Bob describes the development of Bell's Amusement Park rides and entertainment. The family is important to Bob and laughs and smiles were the purpose of the amusement park. Bell's Amusement Park opened in 1951 at the fairgrounds and closed the family business in 2006.

Subjects: Changing his middle name at age 40. Beginnings of Bell's Amusement Park. Cost of a ride. Building Zingo. Describing the rides.

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