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Catoosa, Oklahoma - Blue Whale Updated pic of Giant Blue Whale in Catoosa, OK. Admission is free. Bathrooms are clean. Tables for eating. The Ark next door is still there, but falling apart. [Trayce, 03/28/2004]Blue Whale:
Address: 2705 N Hwy 66, Catoosa, OK [Show Map]
Directions: On the southbound side of Rt. 66, about a mile south of the Kerr McClellan River, on the north edge of town.
Catoosa, Oklahoma - Blue Whale - Hook added View of the whale taken in August 2001. Thought it was a humorous touch that someone (apparently recently -- it looked new) hung a big fish hook by its mouth. The whale must have been repaired and repainted fairly recently, broken/rooted floorboards had been replaced, the paint inside and out was bright and shiny, and there was very little graffiti inside. [David Carlson, 01/27/2002]Blue Whale:
Address: 2705 N Hwy 66, Catoosa, OK [Show Map]
Directions: On the southbound side of Rt. 66, about a mile south of the Kerr McClellan River, on the north edge of town.- Catoosa, Oklahoma - Blue Whale I was just out at the Blue Whale/Noah's Ark this evening, and I
must say it has changed. It's no longer rotting and extremely creepy like it was.
It seems they re-painted it and opened it back up. Now the bathrooms...that's an
adventure all its own. But if you choose to be a bit daring you can check out the
still rotting Noah's ark, right next to it. [Brent Jackson, 06/03/2001]Blue Whale:
Address: 2705 N Hwy 66, Catoosa, OK [Show Map]
Directions: On the southbound side of Rt. 66, about a mile south of the Kerr McClellan River, on the north edge of town. - Catoosa, Oklahoma - Big Blue Whale - Vague Recollections In the early 70's I lived in Tulsa, Ok, and my brother's girlfriend was a farm girl from somewhere north of Catoosa. She took us to the Blue Whale, for some
splinter-laden, slime-splashin' fun, Okie style. The place was run as a quasi-public attraction, but it helped to look and act like a local, as the owners were kinda "outsider fearin' types". The water was very slimy and had saw-edged weeds that cut your skin. The Whale was rickety and spooky to the max, with a slide or two coming out of the mid section (fins?). There
was also a diving board or platform coming off the tail. The area in the water where
you would land, coming off the dive was only about seven feet deep,with a soft,
mud bottom.
The best part, was that the "Noah's Ark" type place next door was an even more run down, shuttered alligator pit attraction. If you got too close, a Texas Chainsaw Massacre-looking old fellow would come out and threaten you. [Peter Mullowney, 03/12/2001]
Blue Whale:
Address: 2705 N Hwy 66, Catoosa, OK [Show Map]
Directions: On the southbound side of Rt. 66, about a mile south of the Kerr McClellan River, on the north edge of town. 
Catoosa, Oklahoma - Blue Whale A retired land owner named Hugh Davis created this project for his wife Zelta (who collected whale figures) for her birthday in the early 70's. She knew nothing about it until it was done. The slimy pond was at the time a spring fed pond. Although it was for family use only others would sneak in so he trucked in tons of sand to create a sandy beach, built picnic tables, opened a snack stand,
and hired life guards. Then he opened it to the publc.
The aging couple could not handle managing it any more so they closed it in 1988 ans it fell into disrepair. In 1990 Mr. Davis died.
Since then the property was donated to the city of Catoosa and since you saw it it was rebuilt and again is a real nice little park. [Mike Sullivan, 01/27/2001]
Blue Whale:
Address: 2705 N Hwy 66, Catoosa, OK [Show Map]
Directions: On the southbound side of Rt. 66, about a mile south of the Kerr McClellan River, on the north edge of town.
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