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Tulsa 1910s
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There are no tall buildings in this is postcard of downtown Tulsa in 1913. The white building in the center is Fifth Street and Boulder. Notice the houses in the foreground. Beyond Twenty-First street to the south, Peoria to the east, and Apache to the north was considered "the country". downtown Tulsa 1913
The Tulsa County Courthouse, on the northeast corner of Fifth and Boulder, was completed in 1912. It was designed by Winkler and MacDonald. Tulsa County Courthouse
This is the YMCA, above the gymnasium, on top, its exterior. Note the Kennedy Building (constructed in 1915) to its rear. Tulsa YMCA
YMCA gym
Tulsa's Fire Brigade, circa 1910. Tulsa's Fire Brigade, circa 1910
The Wright Building, on the northeast corner of Third and Boulder, was designed by Rush, Endacott & Rush and opened in 1917. Wright Building
The Hotel Robinson, circa 1917. Hotel Robinson
The Tulsa Elks Club as pictured in 1913. Tulsa Elks Club, 1913
West Third Street West Third Street, 1910
This is the original First Presbyterian Church as it looked in 1913. It stood on the southeast corner of Seventh and Boston. The Church later built a large Gothic style cathedral just south of this building on Boston Avenue. original First Presbyterian Church - 1913
Tulsa quickly outgrew this circa 1914 High School. 1914 High School
Hotel Tulsa, at the northwest corner of Third and Cincinnati, opened in 1912. It was designed by Leland Shumway, AIA Hotel Tulsa
Hotel Tulsa
Here is a fleet of vehicles owned by the Tulsa Fire Department. fleet of vehicles owned by the Tulsa Fire Department
South Baltimore Avenue started to develop in the mid-1910s. South Baltimore Avenue