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of the

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of the city of

Tulsa Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

, United States.

19th century

* 1826 – Creek Indians began to settle town of ''Tulasi'' after their expulsion from the Southeastern United States. * 1861 –

Battle of Chusto-Talasah The Battle of Chusto-Talasah, also known as Bird Creek, Caving Banks, and High Shoal, was fought December 9, 1861, in what is now Tulsa County, Oklahoma (then Indian Territory) during the American Civil War. It was the second of three battl ...

– Civil War skirmish to north of Tulsa * 1878 – First post office established at Perryman ranch. s/P/PE019.html Henry, Heath C. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Perryman, Josiah Chouteau (1840–1889)."/ref> * 1882 – **

Atlantic & Pacific Railroad The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was a U.S. railroad that owned or operated two disjointed segments, one connecting St. Louis, Missouri with Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the other connecting Albuquerque, New Mexico with Needles, California, Needles in ...

tracks laid from Vinita. ** T. J. (Jeff) Archer builds first mercantile store in downtown Tulsa * 1884 – Presbyterian church founded a mission day school that became the first public school after Tulsa was incorporated. * 1886 – First Methodist Episcopal Church organized in December in Tulsey Town, Creek Nation. * 1893 – ''Indian Republican'' began publication as first newspaper. * 1887 – Tulsa founded. * 1896 – Town incorporated. * 1898 ** Edward E. Calkins becomes first mayor. ** Population reported as 1,100. * 1899 ** First mass said at Holy Family Church. ** Robert H. Hall built the first telephone system in Tulsa, serving 80 subscribers. ** Presbyterian mission school closed permanently after 1898-99 session; building purchased by J. M. Hall and 3 other men and reopened as first public school, beginning Tulsa Public School system. * 1900 ** Commercial Club of Tulsa formed. ** Population: 1,390.

20th century

1900s-1940s

* 1901 – Oil discovered at Red Fork, near Tulsa, starting oil boom. * 1902 – Tulsa chartered as a city. * 1903 ** Telephone system sold to Indian Territory Telephone Company. ** Original 3-story Brady Hotel constructed. ** George W. Mowbray, Sr. becomes Mayor of Tulsa (1903-4) * 1904 ** Tulsa annexed North Tulsa. ** First Tulsa bridge built across Arkansas River. ** Pumping plant built to deliver Arkansas River water to consumers via piping system.City of Tulsa. "Water Supply Lakes - Eucha and Spavinaw Watersheds."
/ref> ** Indian Territory Telephone Company bought by Pioneer Company ** Accidental explosion destroyed Archer store, killed a customer and mortally wounded Jeff Archer. * 1905 TulsaWorld1906

** ''

Tulsa World The ''Tulsa World'' is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma. Tulsa World Media Company is part of Lee Enterprises. The new owners announced in January 20 ...

'' newspaper begins publication. ** Oil discovered at

Glenn Pool The discovery of the Glenn Pool Oil Reserve in 1905 brought the first major oil pipelines into Oklahoma, and instigated the first large scale oil boom in the state. Located near what was—at the time—the small town of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the r ...

near Tulsa.Glenn Pool Oil Field Educational Center. "History of the Oil Boom: The Ida E. Glenn Discovery."
Retrieved May 6, 2014. ** First two public schools built.Tulsa Preservation Commission Website. "Tulsa History – Education.(1880–1941)". Retrieved December 28, 2010

/ref> * 1906 ** Tulsa Hospital opens (would close after WWI).Tulsa County Medical Society. "A History of Tulsa Hospitals" Retrieved December 1, 201

/ref> ** Trolley begins operating. ** Central High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Tulsa High School built. ** Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, now named OneOK, founded. * 1907 ** Tulsa becomes part of the

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U.S. state of Oklahoma, and county seat of newly formed

Tulsa County Tulsa County is located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 669,279, making it the second-most populous county in Oklahoma, behind only Oklahoma County. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, the secon ...

. ** Henry Kendall College moved from Muskogee to Tulsa. ** Population: 7,298. * 1908 ** Commission form of government adopted. **Orcutt Lake and Amusement Park, privately owned and developed, opened, advertised as Tulsa's first playground.Debbie Jackson & Hilary Pittman, "Throwback Tulsa: Visitors still flock to Swan Lake, Tulsa's first playground," ''Tulsa World'', June 18, 2015 * 1909 **

West Tulsa West Tulsa is a local name given to an area situated in the west section of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma which includes various communities to the west and south of the Arkansas River. As development between Sand Springs and Tulsa continued in the ...

becomes part of Tulsa. ** Tulsa buys land that would become Woodward Park. TulsaCityOffices1909

* 1910 ** Tulsa County Court House built. ** Population: 18,182. ** Exchange National Bank founded after failure of Farmers' National Bank. ** Texaco builds first oil refinery in West Tulsa. ** ''

Oil & Gas Journal The ''Oil & Gas Journal'' is a leading petroleum industry weekly publication with a worldwide coverage. It is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the journal has a major presence in Houston, Texas. The journal is published by Endeavor Business Me ...

'', oil industry trade journal, headquartered in Tulsa. ** Area of city: 3.5 square miles. ** Hotel Brady annex and Tulsa Hotel were built. * 1913 ** Booker T. Washington High School established. ** Joshua Cosden builds second oil refinery in West Tulsa. * 1914 ** Tulsa Convention Hall built.Tulsa Preservation Commission Website. "Tulsa Convention Hall."
** Holy Family Cathedral dedicated.Tulsa Preservation Commission Web site. "Holy Family Cathedral, Rectory & School."Accessed September 29. 2010. ** Temple Israel congregation founded. * 1915 **

Oklahoma Hospital Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New M ...

established. ** Chamber of Commerce active. * 1916 – Carnegie library opens, forerunner of the Tulsa Public Library system. * 1917 **Orcutt Lake Amusement Park closed and converted to Swan Lake residential area. Gus Orcutt sold his development to Tulsa developer, E. J. Brennan, who coined the name Swan Lake. Brennan donated the lake itself to the City of Tulsa as a public park. "Living Places: Swan Lake Historic District"
2011. Accessed June 6, 2015. **Tulsa Central High School construction completed **

Tulsa Outrage The Tulsa Outrage was an act of vigilante violence perpetrated by the Knights of Liberty — a group understood at the time to be a contemporaneous incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan — against members of the Industrial Workers of the World on Nove ...

occurs. * 1918 ** Morningside Hospital opened. ** Cosden Building constructed, considered first "skyscraper" in city. Tulsa OK Map 1920

* 1920 ** Henry Kendall College becomes

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

. ** ''

Tulsa Tribune The ''Tulsa Tribune'' was an afternoon daily newspaper published in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1919 to 1992. Owned and run by three generations of the Jones family, the ''Tribune'' closed in 1992 after the termination of its joint operating agreement w ...

'' newspaper in publication. **

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 72,075. * 1921 ** May 31 – June 1:

Tulsa race massacre The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the Black Wall Street massacre, was a two-day-long massacre that took place between May 31 – June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, some of whom had been appointed as deput ...

devastated Greenwood. **

All Souls Unitarian Church All Souls Unitarian Church is a Unitarian Universalist (UU) church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is one of the largest UU congregations in the world. All Souls Unitarian Church was founded in 1921 by two leading Tulsans from families with Unitarian roo ...

founded. * 1922 ** Tulsa Little Theater founded. **

Atlas Life Building The Atlas Life Building is a historic twelve-story building in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. Designed by the firm Rush, Endacott and Rush, the building was completed in 1922. It is located at 415 S. Boston Avenue, sandwiched between the Philtower and M ...

constructed. * 1923 ** First

International Petroleum Exposition The International Petroleum Exposition (IPE) was a specialized trade fair held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at varying intervals from 1923 to 1979. Its main purposes were to display the latest oil industry technology, sell equipment and services, and to ed ...

.Weaver, Bobby D. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "International Petroleum Exposition."
Retrieved May 7, 2014. ** Major flood of Arkansas River heavily damages Tulsa water purification plant and causes its relocation to a site near Mohawk Park."Flood Control and Drainage."
City of Tulsa. Retrieved May 25, 2014. * 1924 ** Spavinaw Dam built. ** Tulsa Community Fund established. ** St. Johns Hospital opened. ** Southwestern Bell Telephone Company constructs Main Dial System Building. * 1925 –

Mayo Hotel The Mayo Hotel is a historic hotel opened in 1925, located at 115 West 5th Street in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. History Early years The Mayo Hotel was built in 1925, designed by architect George Winkler, and financed by John D. and Cass A. Mayo.R ...

built. * 1926 ** KVOO

radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

begins broadcasting. **

Tulsa State Fair The Tulsa State Fair is an annual event held at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The modern fair takes place in late September (occasionally beginning early October) and lasts 11 days. History The local fair officially began in the late 1890s as a ...

grounds in use. * 1927 ** Red Fork becomes part of Tulsa. ** Tulsa Civic Symphony active. **

Goodwill Industries Goodwill Industries International Inc., often shortened in speech and writing to Goodwill (stylized as goodwill), is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-bas ...

br>of Tulsa
incorporated. **

Tulsa Zoo The Tulsa Zoo is an non-profit zoo located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The Tulsa Zoo is owned by the City of Tulsa, but since 2010, has been privately managed by Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. The zoo is located in Mohawk Park, one of the la ...

opens. **

Tulsa Club Building The Tulsa Club Building is an 11-story structure that stands on the northwest corner of Cincinnati Avenue and East Fifth Street, inside the Oil Capital Historic District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Designed by Bruce Goff and constructed in ...

constructed as a joint venture between the club and the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce. * 1928 **Tulsa Coliseum constructed. ** Carbondale becomes part of Tulsa. **

Tulsa Municipal Airport Tulsa International Airport is a civil-military airport five miles (8 km) northeast of downtown Tulsa, in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named Tulsa Municipal Airport when the city acquired it in 1929;Tulsa Preservation Commission "Transportation (1850-1945)."
Retrieved January 14, 2011. **

Spartan Aircraft Company The Spartan Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturing company, headquartered on Sheridan Avenue near the Tulsa Municipal Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Previously known as Mid-Continent Aircraft Company, the company had been reorgani ...

in business. **

Spartan School of Aeronautics Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Spartan) is a private for-profit aviation college in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was originally established to provide pilot and technicians for Spartan Aircraft Company but outlived its parent company an ...

established. **

Philtower Building The Philtower Building is a historic building located at 427 South Boston Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Description and history Completed in 1928, it was designed by Edward Buehler Delk and financed by renowned oilman and dedicated philanthropist ...

constructed. * 1929 ** Tulsa Oilers ice hockey team played the Duluth Hornets for the grand opening of the

Tulsa Coliseum The Tulsa Coliseum was an list of indoor arenas, indoor arena built in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the corner of Fifth Street and Elgin Avenue. It hosted the Tulsa Oilers ice hockey team from 1929 to 1951. Many other sporting events were held at the facili ...

on January 1. **

Boston Avenue Methodist Church The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, and completed in 1929, is considered to be one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the United States, and has been placed on the Nation ...

and National Bank of Tulsa Building constructed. ** Mohawk Park Waterworks Plant completed. ** Tulsa annexed Carbondale. ** Public Service Company Building completed. * 1930 ** Cain's Dance Academy in business. **

: 141,258. * 1931 ** Union Depot opens. ** Philcade Building constructed. ** First All Souls Unitarian Church completed. * 1932 ** Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion (arena) built. ** Waite Phillips donated his home to become Philbrook Art Museum. * 1934 –

National Conference of Christians and Jews The National Conference for Community and Justice is an American social justice organization focused on fighting biases and promoting understanding between people of different races and cultures. The organization was founded in 1927 as the Natio ...

br>Tulsa chapter
founded. * 1935 - Brady Hotel destroyed by fire. (The gutted skeleton remained in place until 1970). * 1938 ** KOME

begins broadcasting. ** Webster High School opens. * 1939 ** Morningside Hospital reorganized and renamed as Hillcrest Hospital. ** Philbrook Art Center opens. **

Will Rogers High School Will Rogers Middle and High School, located at 3909 E. 5th Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was built by Tulsa Public Schools in 1939 using WPA workers and designed by Joseph R. Koberling, Jr. and Leon B. Senter. It was named for the humorist Will Rog ...

built. * 1940 –

: 142,157. * 1941 – Air Force builds bomber plant at Tulsa Airport. Douglas Aircraft Co. builds bombers until WWII ends in 1945. Boeing reactivates plant to build B-47s from 1950 to 1953. * 1943 – Oklahoma Hospital becomes Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital. * 1946 – American Airlines opens aircraft maintenance facility at Tulsa Airport.AMR Corporation Website. November 2010. Accessed January 26, 2011
/ref> * 1948 –

Tulsa Opera Tulsa Opera is an American opera company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Originally an amateur performance group named the Tulsa Opera Club (established 1948), the company was incorporated as a professional organization in 1953. Performances for the c ...

and

Tulsa Philharmonic The Tulsa Philharmonic was an American symphony orchestra located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The orchestra was founded in 1948 by H. Arthur Brown who was principal conductor from 1948 till 1958. The original Tulsa Philharmonic grew out of a small group ...

founded. * 1949 ** Dawson becomes part of city. ** KOTV begins broadcasting.

1950s-1990s

* 1950 –

: 182,740. * 1951 –

Bell's Amusement Park Bell's Amusement Park was an amusement park located in Tulsa's Expo Square, part of the Tulsa State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma. It operated for 55 years before closing in 2006. The park was previously owned and operated by Keli and Jason Fritz. An ...

opens. * 1952 **

Lake Eucha In 1952, Lake Eucha in Delaware County, Oklahoma, was created by completion of the Eucha dam on Spavinaw Creek. The nearest town is Jay, Oklahoma. This lake is owned by the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and functions as additional storage and as a bu ...

and second pipeline from Lake Spavinaw to Tulsa constructed to supplement city water supply. **

destroyed by fire after being hit by lightning on September 27, 1952. * 1953 ** Golden Driller statue created for and displayed at the International Petroleum Exposition. ** Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission established. * 1954 – KTUL-TV and KVOO-TV (

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

) begin broadcasting. * 1956 ** Highland Park becomes part of Tulsa. **

Tulsa Ballet Tulsa Ballet is a professional American ballet company located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The artistic mission of Tulsa Ballet is "To preserve the tradition of classical ballet, promote the appreciation of contemporary dance, create works of superior and ...

and Tulsa Baptist Association founded. * 1957 **

moves from downtown to Brookside * 1958 **Apache Drive-In cinema opens. **Gilcrease Foundation conveyed Gilcrease Museum to the city. *1959 **A black family's home in a predominantly white neighborhood in north Tulsa is bombed during the

Civil rights movement The civil rights movement was a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized institutional Racial segregation in the United States, racial segregation, Racial discrimination ...

. * 1960 *
Saint Francis Hospital
opens. ** Area of city: 50 square miles. **

: 261,685. * 1961 – New airport terminal opened. * 1963 –

Tulsa Youth Symphony The Tulsa Youth Symphony Orchestra (TYS) is an Oklahoma nonprofit arts organization founded in 1963 to provide advanced orchestral training and performance experience for young musicians in Northeastern Oklahoma. As of 2016, more than 200 students ...

founded. * 1964 –

Tulsa Convention Center The Cox Business Convention Center (formerly the Tulsa Assembly Center, Tulsa Convention Center, and Maxwell Convention Center) is a 310,625 square foot convention center located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Cox Business Convention Center (C ...

opens. * 1965 **

Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private evangelical university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, the university is named after its founder, evangelist Oral Roberts. Sitting on a campus, ORU offers over 70 undergraduate degree programs ...

established. Wilson, Linda D. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Oral Roberts University."
Retrieved May 7, 2014. **

Tulsa City-County Library The Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) is the major public library system in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Overview The library system serves those who live, work, go to school in, own land in, or pay property taxes on land in Tulsa County. There are 24 b ...

Central Library opened. * 1966 ** Area of city expands. **

Tulsa Expo Center SageNet Center, originally known as the Exposition Center from 1966 to 2007 and QuikTrip Center, until 2012, and River Spirit Expo from 2013 to 2021, is the center of the Tulsa State Fair and one of the largest clearspan buildings in the world. Th ...

built; Golden Driller statue permanently installed. ** James M. Hewgley, Jr. becomes mayor. * 1967 **

Prayer Tower The Prayer Tower is a late Googie design-influenced tower located on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 200 ft (60.9 m) glass and steel structure, designed by Tulsa architect Frank Wallace, opened in 1967. An ...

and Fourth National Bank of Tulsa built. ** Union Depot abandoned after passenger train service ceases. * 1970 ** Tulsa Junior College established. **

Robert J. LaFortune Robert J. LaFortune (born January 24, 1927) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. LaFortune was mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1970 to 1978. Early life LaFortune was born and raised in Tulsa. His parents, Joseph Aloysius L ...

becomes mayor. **

: 331,638. * 1971 –

Tulsa Port of Catoosa The primary facility of the Tulsa Ports, known as the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, is near the city of Catoosa in Rogers County, just inside the municipal fenceline of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Located at the head of navigation for the McClell ...

opened to shipping via the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. * 1972 **

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa ( la, Dioecesis Tulsensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City covering the eas ...

established. ** Area of city: 175.71 square miles. * 1973 – First National BanCorporation Tower built. * 1974 –
Tulsa Area

United Way United Way is an international network of over 1,800 local nonprofit fundraising affiliates. United Way was the largest nonprofit organization in the United States by donations from the public, prior to 2016. United Way organizations raise funds ...

active. ** F3 tornadoes in the Tulsa metropolitan area kill two people and, combined with flooding, produce the costliest natural disaster in city's history up to that time—a disaster worth $30,000,000 * 1975 ** National Bank of Tulsa renamed Bank of Oklahoma (BOK)Laurie Winslow
"Bank of Oklahoma celebrates 100 years"
''

'', November 15, 2010. **

Westhope Westhope, also known as the Richard Lloyd Jones House, is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Textile Block home that was constructed in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1929. This was Wright's only Textile Block house outside of California. The client, Richard L ...

added to NRHP. ** Tulsa Municipal Building added to NRHP. ** Williams Brothers Tower (now named BOK Tower) built. * 1976 ** Memorial Day flood causes major damage along Mingo, Joe and Haikey creeks. **

Woodland Hills Mall Woodland Hills Mall is a 1+ million square foot, super regional shopping mall located at 7021 S. Memorial Drive in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. It was originally developed by Homart Development Company, and opened in August 1976. Woodland Hills ...

in business. **

Tulsa Central High School Central High School is the oldest high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1906 as Tulsa High School, and located in downtown Tulsa until 1976. The school now has a campus in northwest Tulsa. Tulsa Central is part of the Tulsa Public ...

moves from Downtown facility to new Osage County facility. Former school leased to Public Service Company of Oklahoma as new headquarters following remodeling (repurposing). * 1977 – **

Tulsa Performing Arts Center The Tulsa Performing Arts Center, or Tulsa PAC, is a performing arts venue in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It houses four main theatres, a studio space, an art gallery * 1978 ** Tulsa Signature Symphony founded. **

Jim Inhofe James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committ ...

becomes mayor. **

added to NRHP. **

Philbrook Museum of Art Philbrook Museum of Art is an art museum with expansive formal gardens located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The museum, which opened in 1939, is located in a former 1920s villa, "Villa Philbrook", the home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his ...

added to NRHP. **William G. Skelly House added to NRHP. * 1979 ** Convention Hall (Brady Theater) added to NRHP. **

McFarlin Building The McFarlin Building is a general office building located on the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Main (Bartlett Square) in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The five-story building was built in 1918 by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett for oilman Robert M. ...

added to NRHP. **

Philtower The Philtower Building is a historic building located at 427 South Boston Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Description and history Completed in 1928, it was designed by Edward Buehler Delk and financed by renowned oilman and dedicated philanthropist ...

added to NRHP. **

Pierce Block The Pierce Block is a historic building in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma on the northeast corner of Third Street and Detroit Avenue, that was constructed as a hotel in 1909. According to the Tulsa Preservation Commission, it is the oldest remaining pos ...

added to NRHP. ** Final occurrence of International Petroleum Exposition. **

Mike Synar Michael Lynn Synar (October 17, 1950 – January 9, 1996) was an American Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in Congress for eight terms. Early life and career Synar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, His ...

becomes

U.S. representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

for

Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district is one of five United States congressional districts in Oklahoma and covers approximately one-fourth of the state in the east. The district borders Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas and includes (in who ...

. * 1980 *
Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights
group formed. ** Brady Heights Historic District added to NRHP. **

added to NRHP. **

: 360,919. * 1981 **

City of Faith Medical and Research Center CityPlex Towers is a complex of three high-rise office towers located at 81st Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The complex was originally constructed by Oral Roberts University as City of Faith Medical and Research Center and meant to b ...

opens. *
Tulsa Community Food Bank
and Heller Theatre founded. * 1982 ** Gillette Historic District added to NRHP. ** Holy Family Cathedral, Rectory and School added to NRHP. **
Tulsa Pride
begins. * 1983 –

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

Neighborhood Association and Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Tulsa founded. * 1984 ** Mid-Continent Tower built. ** Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Building added to NRHP. ** Public Service of Oklahoma Building added to NRHP. * 1986 –

Philcade Building The Philcade Building is an office building in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma at the southeast corner of East 5th Street and South Boston Avenue. Designed by Leon B. Senter, for oilman Waite Phillips, it was begun in 1929 and completed in 1931. It is ...

added to NRHP. * 1987 ** Chili Bowl midget car race begins. **

becomes

for

Oklahoma's 1st congressional district Oklahoma's 1st congressional district is in the northeastern corner of the state and borders Kansas. Anchored by Tulsa, it is largely coextensive with the Tulsa metropolitan area. It includes all of Tulsa, Washington and Wagoner counties, and ...

. * 1988 – Tulsa Preservation Commission and

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization that honors jazz, blues and gospel music, gospel musicians in the state of Oklahoma. Housed in the former Union Depot (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Tulsa Union Depot, wh ...

established. * 1989 ** Osage Expressway opens. ** Mayor–council form of government adopted. * 1990 ** Southwest Tulsa Chamber of Commerce formed. **

: 367,302. * 1991 – ''

Urban Tulsa Weekly {{Infobox Newspaper , name = Urban Tulsa Weekly , image = Urban Tulsa Weekly (cover).jpg , image_size = 200px , caption = , type = Alternative weekly , format = T ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1992 ** Tulsa receives 1992 Outstanding Public Service Award from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for its flood management program. **

goes out of business. **

Susan Savage M. Susan Savage (born March 30, 1952) is an American Democratic politician from Oklahoma. She was the 36th Mayor of Tulsa from 1992 to 2002, the first woman to hold that office. From 2003 to 2011, she was the 29th Secretary of State of Oklah ...

becomes first woman to serve as mayor of Tulsa. * 1994 - Tulsa Club abandons its namesake building, which remains largely unoccupied for nearly 20 years * 1996 –

Camille's Sidewalk Cafe Camille's Sidewalk Cafe is a restaurant franchise headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializing in healthful, "fast casual" cuisine. In 2003 Camille's had more than 100 locations, and as of May 2013 had 36 locations in the United States. Camille' ...

in business. * 1997 – Conestoga science fiction convention begins. * 1998 **

Tulsa Community Foundation The Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) is one of the largest community foundations in the United States.

established. **

Tulsa Air and Space Museum The Tulsa Air and Space Museum (TASM) is an ''aerospace museum'' in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. It is located in the northwest corner of the Tulsa International Airport property. It has of historical exhibits, hands-on activities, and vintage ...

established. ** Swan Lake Historic District added to NRHP. * 1999 ** City website online (approximate date). ** Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge added to NRHP. ** Hindu Temple of Greater Tulsa founded. * 2000 – Population: 393,049;

metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...

population: 859,532.

21st century

* 2001 –

White City Historic District White City is a residential neighborhood in Midtown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is bounded on the north by 2nd Street, on the east by Fulton Avenue, on the south by 11th Street and on the west by Yale Avenue. The neighborhood was added to the National ...

added to NRHP * 2002 ** Diversafest begins; ** Yorktown Historic District added to NRHP. * 2003 –

Cain's Ballroom Cain's Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma that was built in 1924 as a garage for W. Tate Brady's automobiles. Madison W. "Daddy" Cain purchased the building in 1930 and named it Cain's Dance Academy. In 2021, Pollstar ranked Ca ...

added to NRHP * 2004 – 11th Street Bridge renamed as Cyrus Avery Route 66 Memorial Bridge. * 2005 **

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra The Tulsa Symphony is a professional orchestra based in Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It i ...

formed. *
Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice
headquartered in Tulsa. * 2006 – Bell's Amusement Park goes out of business. * 2007 ** Union Depot building converted to house Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. **

added to NRHP. ** Buena Vista Park Historic District added to NRHP. ** Ranch Acres Historic District added to NRHP. * 2008 **

selected to manage the Gilcrease Museum. ** Tokyo, OK (formerly Tokyo in Tulsa) anime convention begins. ** BOK Center stadium opens. ** Mt. Zion Baptist Church added to NRHP. ** Opening of Cyrus Avery Route 66 Memorial Plaza * 2009 ** Old Temple Israel accidentally burns down ** Tulsa Botanic Garden opens to public. ** Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. becomes mayor. **

added to NRHP. * 2010 ** '' This Land Press'' begins publication. ** Population: 391,906;

937,478. ** Area of city: 196.75 square miles. **

Oil Capital Historic District The Oil Capital Historic District (OCHD) is an area in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma that commemorates the success of the oil business in Tulsa during the early 20th century. During this period, Tulsa was widely known as "The Oil Capital of the World ...

created on December 10, 2010. **Brady Historic District added to NRHP. * 2012 –

Oklahoma Defenders The Oklahoma Defenders were a professional indoor football team and a charter member of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL). Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Defenders played their home games at the Cox Business Center. It was ...

football team active. Woody Guthrie Center

* 2013 **Tulsa Convention Center renamed as

Cox Business Center The Cox Business Convention Center (formerly the Tulsa Assembly Center, Tulsa Convention Center, and Maxwell Convention Center) is a 310,625 square foot convention center located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Cox Business Convention Center (C ...

. ** Center of the Universe Festival (music fest) held. ** Woody Guthrie Center opens as museum and archive for the artist. **

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. ** Construction begins on Phase 1 of Cousins Park. *2014 ** Woodward Park and Gardens Historic District established ** Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum completed."Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum." Hastings+Chivetta . 2016
Accessed November 3, 2016. *2015 ** James Pepper Henry becomes director of Gilcrease Museum on March 1. ** ''Frontier'' news begins publication

** Oklahoma Defenders football team ceased operating. *2016 **

Vision 2025 Vision 2025 was a series of four propositions to increase Tulsa County's sales tax rate by $0.01 in order to fund capital improvements and provide economic development incentives. Two prior proposals, in 1997 and 2000, were rejected by Tulsa Count ...

Tax plan approved by voters to provide funding for planned major projects. ** Former Public Service of Oklahoma (PSO) headquarters renamed as Art Deco Lofts and Apartments; new residents begin move-in in July.Dougherty, Cailey. "New apartments revive old downtown Tulsa building." Fox23 News. July 30, 2016.
Accessed September 18, 2018 *2017 ** James Pepper Henry resigns as director of Gilcrease Museum, effective April 14, to become Director of the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum in

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

. ** EF-2 Tornado strikes southeast Tulsa after midnight August 5–6, causing major property damage, especially to Promenade Mall and 18-story Remington Tower office building near 41st Street and Skelly Drive. The storm caused no deaths, but sent 32 people to hospitals. *2018 ''"Gathering Place"'' holds grand opening to public on September 8. *2019 ** Tulsa Club Hotel (formerly known as the

) opens for business on April 18. ** High water along the Arkansas River and its tributaries cause serious flooding in Tulsa Metropolitan area; forces shutdowns of Gathering Place and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. *2020 ** U.S. Census population 413,066. ** Wendell Franklin appointed as Chief of Police on February 1. *2021 **Former congressman

Brad Carson Brad Rogers Carson (born March 11, 1967) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma who served as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness from 2015 to 2016. In that role, he initiated a number of not ...

becomes president of University of Tulsa on July 1. *2022 ** Discovery Lab at Gathering Place holds grand opening on January 24. ** Warren Clinic shooting

References

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* * * * * James M. Hall, The Beginning of Tulsa (Tulsa, Okla: N.p., 1933). * * * Angie Debo, ''Tulsa: From Creek Town to Oil Capital'' , 1943. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. * Nina Dunn, “Tulsa’s Magic Roots: An Early History of Tulsa,” (Okla. Book Pub. Co. 1979) * The Tulsa Historic Preservation Plan (Tulsa, Okla.: Tulsa Preservation Commission, 1992). * Danney Goble, Tulsa! Biography of the American City (Tulsa, Okla.: Council Oak Books, 1997).

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