Downtown Tulsa is experiencing a renaissance. Tulsans are investing $300 million in public funding into the revitalization of the 1.4 square mile downtown area.
Recently completed projects include:
• BOK Center - an 18,000-seat arena
• Convention Center renovation - now home to the state's largest ballroom
• ONEOK Field - home to the Tulsa Drillers baseball team
• Mayo Hotel renovation - offers hotel rooms, special events rooms and urban living spaces
• Centennial park at Sixth and Boston, featuring an original sculpture by former TYPros chair Shane Fernandez
• More hotels, living spaces, restaurants, bars and clubs, and retail stores
Downtown is also home to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Tulsa Community College, Cain's Ballroom, John Hope Franklin Memorial, Council Oak Tree, "Center of the Universe" and many structures built during the Oil Boom in the 1920s and 1930s.
Architecture aficionados will discover that downtown Tulsa is a virtual classroom for the 1920s Art Deco style, boasting many spectacular buildings, including the Tulsa Union Depot, Oklahoma Natural Gas building and the world-famous Boston Avenue Methodist Church. Only New York and Miami can claim more examples of this unmistakable style characterized by ornate gargoyles, opulent lobbies and exquisite towers.
Experience Downtown
Blue Dome District: The hub of Tulsa's downtown nightlife scene
Brady Arts District: One of Tulsa's oldest areas and home to two of Tulsa's most historic entertainment venues, The Brady Theater and Cain's Ballroom
Greenwood District: Once one of the most affluent African-American communities and now home to ONEOK Field, a cultural center and various chops
East Village: An emerging, strolling neighborhood boasting an upscale martini bar, photography studios and lofts
Recently completed projects include:
• BOK Center - an 18,000-seat arena
• Convention Center renovation - now home to the state's largest ballroom
• ONEOK Field - home to the Tulsa Drillers baseball team
• Mayo Hotel renovation - offers hotel rooms, special events rooms and urban living spaces
• Centennial park at Sixth and Boston, featuring an original sculpture by former TYPros chair Shane Fernandez
• More hotels, living spaces, restaurants, bars and clubs, and retail stores
Downtown is also home to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Tulsa Community College, Cain's Ballroom, John Hope Franklin Memorial, Council Oak Tree, "Center of the Universe" and many structures built during the Oil Boom in the 1920s and 1930s.
Architecture aficionados will discover that downtown Tulsa is a virtual classroom for the 1920s Art Deco style, boasting many spectacular buildings, including the Tulsa Union Depot, Oklahoma Natural Gas building and the world-famous Boston Avenue Methodist Church. Only New York and Miami can claim more examples of this unmistakable style characterized by ornate gargoyles, opulent lobbies and exquisite towers.
Experience Downtown
Blue Dome District: The hub of Tulsa's downtown nightlife scene
Brady Arts District: One of Tulsa's oldest areas and home to two of Tulsa's most historic entertainment venues, The Brady Theater and Cain's Ballroom
Greenwood District: Once one of the most affluent African-American communities and now home to ONEOK Field, a cultural center and various chops
East Village: An emerging, strolling neighborhood boasting an upscale martini bar, photography studios and lofts