Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.
For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname “Oil Capital of the World” and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry. It is situated on the Arkansas River between the Osage Hills and the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as “Green Country”.
Considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma, Tulsa houses two art museums, full-time professional opera and ballet companies, and one of the nation’s largest concentrations of art deco architecture.
These amazing color photos from Michael Lins that captured street scenes of Tulsa in the 1940s and 1950s.
Christ the King Parish, Tulsa, Oklahoma, circa 1940s
The Route 66 Arkansas River bridge in, Tulsa, Oklahoma, circa late 1940s
11th St., looking west from Trenton Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1941
Arkansas River, Oklahoma Highway 51 and Frisco Tracks, West of Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1941
Boston Ave., looking south from 4th St., Tulsa, Oklahoma, circa 1945
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