| This is a rare 1942 postcard of the Tulsa skyline at night. The NBT tower featured lights that would change colors to signal weather forecasts. |
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| Main Street was bustling with activity. Here, looking south on Main Street, you see that every space was filled with buildings. There were fewer cars and they were parked in parking garages. |
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| Hillcrest Hospital at Eleventh and Utica, originally known as Morningside Hospital, is pictured here in the 1940s. The hospital has encased this original building as it expanded. If you travel along Utica today, you can still see parts of the old building peeking through. |
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| A 1947 postcard featuring the First Presbyterian Church on south Boston. The Greek structure in the foreground, the original First Presbyterian Church, was later demolished as the church expanded. |
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| This 1940s postcard demonstrates Tulsa's pride in being the "Oil Capitol of the World". These oil refineries are west of downtown on the banks of the Arkansas River. Tulsans no longer consider this area a place of beauty. |
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| Here is Tulsa's old municipal airport. This 1932 building is streamlined Art Deco style. Note the rounded corners and beautiful control tower. It was designed by Smith and Senter Architects in association with Frederick V. Kershner. It was demolished in 1969. |
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| On April 13, 1949 we hosted our biggest event ever, the world premiere of the movie "Tulsa". The celebration featured a parade, which attracted over 100,00 people and featured Susan Hayward, Robert Preston and Chill Wills |
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| Most vacationers traveled by car in the 1940s. Travel by air was not yet common to everyone. The Mayo Hotel, designed by George Winker, AIA, added its "Motor Inn". |
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| The Sequoia Cafe on East Admiral, had porthole windows in Streamline Art Deco style. |
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