Storyteller: Tom Birbilis

Interviewer: Lorretta Bertalot

Language: English

Initiative: Tulsans Talk

Description: Tom Birbilis shares his story of growing up Greek in Tulsa. He was a construction or heat and air engineer with Rockwell, ONG, construction of the Central Heat and Air Conditioning Plant in downtown Tulsa, and converting buildings to its use, the Cities Service high rise building, and building the City of Faith with Oral Roberts in daily supervision. His father rescued a black man during the race massacre.

Subjects: The Greek Community and Greek Orthodox Church, Riverview School 1939, Central heat and air system for downtown Tulsa, Converting buildings to central heat and air, Tearing up trolley lines, Cities Service building, the City of Faith, Bill Roberts, Oral Roberts, and a Race Massacre rescue