| As "Oil Capital of the World", refineries were placed in the forefront in this 1952 souvenir postcard series. The tallest buildings were still the NBT and Philtower but that would soon change. |
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| 1950 welcomed Tulsa's newest skyscraper, The First National Bank at Fifth and Boston. Tulsa historian Beryl Ford was field construction engineer on the project. |
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| This 1950s postcard does not feature its tower like the 1920s older NBT postcard above. |
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| Looking south on Boston Avenue in the 1950s. |
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| We have found quite a collection of travel related postcards from this period as touring the U.S. by car was the standard. |
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| Note that, in this postcard, the photographer chose a stretch of Turner Turnpike that doesn't contain any Billboards. Scenic America is a national organization that promotes billboard abatement programs and works to protect the environment from visual pollution. |
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