Historic Tulsa

Tulsa has an interesting history. Many of the places that figure in our history are still standing. Here is a look at some of these places then and now.

Friday, July 3, 2009

John Duncan Forsyth Residence, 1937

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2927 South Birmingham Place This house was designed by John Duncan Forsyth in a Streamline Art Deco style. It is a two-story, flat roofed ho...
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Tulsa Historical Society

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The Tulsa Historical Society is located at 2445 South Peoria Avenue in the former Samuel Travis mansion. Admission is free and the exhibits...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Three Tribes Indian Memorial, 1935

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Owen Park, Maybelle Avenue and Edison Street In 1935 the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument marking the intersection of...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Brook Theater/Restaurant

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3307 South Peoria Ave - The Brook Theater in the 1950's The same view today The grand opening of the Brook Theater in 1945 as repo...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Fleeger Residence, 1937

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2424 East 29th Street This residence was designed by Frederick V. Kershner. As the first monolithic concrete house in Tulsa, this Streamline...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Riverside Studio aka Spotlight Theatre, 1929

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1381 Riverside Drive Built in 1929 as the Riverside Theater, since 1953 as the Spotlight Theater and home of The Drunkard melodrama and Olio...
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Friday, June 26, 2009

Washington Irving Monument, 1915

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Intersection of West Easton St. and Vancouver Ave near Owen Park In 1832 a group of U.S. Rangers with civilian observers came through this a...
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The Oldest House in Tulsa, 1885

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Located in Owen Park, Maybelle and Edison This simple rectangular plan, side-gabled house is of the National Folk style predominant during t...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Tulsa Garden Center/Donald Travis Mansion, 1920

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2435 South Peoria Ave. The Italian style villa was designed by Tulsa architect, Noble B. Flemming in 1920. It has twenty-one rooms and ten ...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Creek Council Oak Tree, Prior to 1836

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1750 South Cheyenne Ave. The Creek Council Tree, a mature burr oak, marks the traditional "busk ground" chosen in 1836 by the Tuls...
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