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From its inception until 1998, Tulsa's Congregation B'nai Emunah Synagogue housed the museum. [2] Sherwin Miller was the museum's first curator. [ 3 ] In 2000, the museum was renamed the Sherwin Miller Museum, and it moved to its present location at 2021 E 71st St in Tulsa, OK 74136 on the Zarrow Campus of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa in ...
The Depot was the first central station in the city of Tulsa, and it unified the small Frisco (St. Louis-San Francisco Railway), Katy (M-K-T), and Santa Fe depots. Upon its completion, a crowd of over 60,000 people came to see the opening ceremonies, which included speeches, singing, dancing, and Indian stomp dancing .
SH-117 was extended east along US-75, 71st Street South, and Peoria Avenue in Tulsa to Interstate 44 in 1983, coinciding with the imminent opening of the 71st Street bridge across the Arkansas River. [3] The eastern end was truncated back to its original ending at US-75 before 1990. [4]
Tulsa was the first major Oklahoma city to begin an urban renewal program. The Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority was formed in July, 1959. Its first project, the Seminole Hills Project, a public housing facility was begun in 1961 and completed in 1968. [37] The Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority was renamed the Tulsa Development Authority (TDA) in 1976.
The Tulsa Union Depot remained empty for nearly twenty years before being renovated and re-purposed for public use. The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame was established by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1988, with legislation authored by State Senators Maxine Horner and Penny Williams.
Tulsa's east side is a suburban-style area laying roughly east of Sheridan Road, north of 41st St S, and south of Tulsa International Airport. Constructed largely in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, attractions in this part of the city include McClure Park, which is notable for its disc golf course, the Carl Smith Athletic Complex, and the popular ...
The Tulsa Street Railway Company (TSR) was formed in 1905 by a group of 18 private investors, led by real estate developer Grant Stebbins. [4] By the end of 1906, TSR had electric streetcars operating downtown along Main, Third and Fifth Streets. [5] One reference states that the street car lines were completed even before the streets were ...
The summit is 300 feet (91 m) above the river below, [3] offering a view of Tulsa. The park stretches between Interstate 44 to 71st Street, and US-75 to the Arkansas River. [4] The park started in 1978 with 147 acres purchased with Tulsa County, federal, and private funds. [5] By 2023, the park had expanded to about 650 acres. [6]