Tulsa Info
Tulsa is a very unique city with many striking
structures built in the 1930s and 1940s by oil barons. Downtown
in particular has many landmark buildings. Tulsa
 is world
renowned for its Art Deco landmarks, including the Philtower,
the Mayo Hotel, Boston Avenue Methodist Church (designed by Adah
Robinson and Bruce Goff), Christ the King Catholic Church and
the Adams building. Known for a time as "Terra Cotta City",
Tulsa hosted the International Sixth Congress on Art Deco in
2001.
Tulsa is
the main city in the part of Oklahoma known as "Green Country"
due to the dense green vegetation in the area. Tulsa is a
heavily wooded city split by the Arkansas River, Tulsa has
abundant parks and water areas including such local favorites as
Woodward Park (where it is a local tradition to kiss one's
sweetheart on the bridge), McClure Park, LaFortune Park,
Florence Park and Chandler Park. Tulsa has an extensive trail
systems much of it along the Arkansas River as part of the
Riverparks system.
Tulsa
lies along the Arkansas River at an elevation of 700 feet (213
m) above sea level. At latitude 36 degrees, Tulsa is far enough
north often to escape protracted periods of heat in summer, yet
far enough south usually to miss the extreme cold of winter.
Tulsa, while no longer the Oil Capital of the
World, is still a major energy center. Other important
industries include aerospace, telecom, high tech, insurance, and
oddly, car rental companies. Avis has its operations office in
Tulsa. Dollar, Thrifty, Budget and National are all based in
Tulsa.
Tulsa is
served by Tulsa International Airport. Eleven commercial
airlines and several charter airlines serve more than 3 million
travelers to almost 70 departures every
 day.
Tulsa is often known as the city "where the
South meets the West." With the city's interesting mix of
Southern settlers, Northern oilmen, and Western ranchers and
thanks to Tulsa's location in an area historically famous for
Native Americans, the city and surrounding areas are home to
many unique museums and attractions
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