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Tulsa 1920s
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Many of Tulsa's finest buildings were built in the 1920s. One of them is the Boston Avenue Methodist Church. It was designed in a collaboration between the artist Adah Robinson and Bruce Alonzo Goff who, at the time, worked for Rush Endacott & Rush Architects. Boston Avenue Methodist Church
Our federal Post Office was located on the northwest corner of Third Street and Boulder. When built (left), it only covered the south third of the block. Today, as seen in the 1940's postcard on the right, it spans the entire block from Second to Third Street. A faithful restoration was completed to this building, now a Federal Courthouse, in 1998. Post Office
Post Office
The National Bank of Tulsa, now known as the 320 South Boston Building. National Bank of Tulsa
Oilman Waite Phillips built the Philtower on the northeast corner of Fifth and Boston Avenue in 1927. Philtower
This is Tulsa's City Hall as pictured in this 1924 postcard. Tulsa City Hall
The Mayo Hotel, at Fifth and Cheyenne was Tulsa's finest hotel. Designed by GEORGE WINKLER, AIA, it opened in 1925. Mayo Hotel
Mayo Hotel
This is Boston Avenue looking north from Sixth Street. Boston Avenue
The McBirney Building opened in 1927. It was designed by Erich W. Sippell. McBirney Building
Morningside Hospital (now Hillcrest), as pictured when it opened at its current location in 1927. It was designed by "Fritz" Redlich, AIA. Morningside Hospital
The Riverside Studio (Spotlight Theater), on the northeast corner Fourteenth and Riverside Drive, was designed by Rush, Endacott & Goff and completed in 1929. Riverside Studio
The Ambassador Hotel at Thirteenth and Main was built in 1929. It was designed by Kansas City Architect Nelle Elizabeth Peters. Ambassador Hotel
The Tulsa Coliseum, at 502 South Elgin, opened in 1926. It was the central venue for any major event in Tulsa. In 1952 it was struck by lightening and burned to the ground. Tulsa Coliseum
This is a 1923 postcard of the Rialto Theater. Rialto Theater
People were still riding horses to town in the 1920s. In the late 1990s, we started posting "no concealed weapons" signs. 1920 sign