Great photos, that's one of the best collections of Tulsa pics I've seen on here in awhile. Were some of those taken after the ice/snow storm a few weeks back?
For those that don't know, this is the center of the ever popular Midtown and Utica Square to the south of downtown. There will hopefully be a new residential highrise going up to the right of that brown building:
And I used to work on the 14th floor of this Art Deco gem on the left, the 320 Boston tower:
I have read from several reliable sources that Tulsa, Oklahoma has the second highest concentration of Art Deco, second only to Miami, Florida. The word, Concentration may be used because it is not the second most by count - Just in ratio to the number of buildings or something? These photos of course do not capture all of the Art Deco buildings. Also, much of the art deco in in the interior of these buildings as well.
Im not one to speak on concentration cause I know nothing about it..however in terms of count of such architectre I believe it goes NYC, Chicago, Detroit in that order...that might just be pre-depression architecture though
Actually, everyone in Oklahoma City thinks the Super Sonics are moving to Oklahoma City. There are some businessmen pushing a Tulsa bid to land the Pittsburgh Mighty Ducks NHL organization - however.
Great job Snyderbock. We don't see many Tulsa pics on here. It's interesting to see the Arkansas River in your photos because the last time I saw it (September) it was dried up! What's the deal with those Cityplex towers? They look quite unusual...
There are indeed some great looking buildings in Tulsa
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Great job Snyderbock. We don't see many Tulsa pics on here. It's interesting to see the Arkansas River in your photos because the last time I saw it (September) it was dried up! What's the deal with those Cityplex towers? They look quite unusual...
***Not a vs. thread, only to point out Tulsa's high rise history and compare it to it's sister citie's buildings***
--------------------------------------------------- Here are couple shots of the Cityplex Towers:
Unfortunately, Cityplex is about 6 miles south of downtown Tulsa, or Tulsa's skyline would be even more impressive. But what can you say? Cityplex was built by Oral Roberts University (A church basically)!
*One Williams Center was designed by, Minoru Yamasaki & Associates the same designer of the World Trade Center Buildings in New York.
Last edited by SnyderBock; Feb 13, 2007 at 2:21 AM.
I went through Oklahoma a few years ago on my way to Austin, and I went thru Tulsa and OKC. And I thought Tulsa looked more urban than OKC. For a metro of about 950,000 people, it looks like it has at least 1.5 million. Cities like Omaha, Tulsa and Des Moines are cities that I wish to see my own city become like sometime before I die.
I went through Oklahoma a few years ago on my way to Austin, and I went thru Tulsa and OKC. And I thought Tulsa looked more urban than OKC. For a metro of about 950,000 people, it looks like it has at least 1.5 million. Cities like Omaha, Tulsa and Des Moines are cities that I wish to see my own city become like sometime before I die.
Great pics!!
I have a friend in Fargo, ND...
She had been living in Colorado Springs, until her boyfriend - Rapper D.B.O. - got shot and died in her arms in a motel room there in the Springs. Now she's back in Fargo. She says it's called the KKK paradise and says people always look at her evil because her little daughter is only half white. I doubt it's as bad as she makes it out to be. You find that anywhere you have populations of predominantly white people. These populations have been slower to change, because they don't interact with people of other races as much. You find that here in Oklahoma too, just like you do in Colorado, and New Orleans. I told her not to worry about those things, because she can't change what other people think. I encouraged her to make long term plans, then write out small steps needed to achieve them and start chipping away at it! What she does with her life,... that, she can change!
Last edited by SnyderBock; Feb 13, 2007 at 4:44 AM.
These populations have been slower to change, because they don't interact with people of other races as much. You find that here in Oklahoma too, just like you do in Colorado, and New Orleans.
You find this to be true in New Orleans? You're kidding, right?
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