The Space Age Like a retro-futuristic scene straight out of a sci-fi Steampunk novel, Oklahoma has had some beautifully bizarre architectural creations through the years. These extraordinary architectural creations can trace their roots back to 1944. That was the year that the Space Age officially began. Even before that, the age was rooted as far […]
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The man behind the Thomas Gilcrease Museum: The Savior of Western Art
Lady Luck was smiling down on Thomas Gilcrease the day that the Indian Territories were formally dissolved. A series of fortunate events lead this humble man to become one of the wealthiest millionaires in the country. Of course, wealth doesn’t come from luck alone, but requires hard work and dedication. Thomas Gilcrease was a stranger […]
Frank Lloyd Wright in Oklahoma: The Price Tower
The Realization of a Dream The Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the realization of a dream for famed architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright. First conceived in the mid-twenties, it would take nearly thirty years before Wright would have a chance to build his first and only skyscraper. Frank Lloyd Wright was a visionary. […]
Architecture in Tulsa: A Historic Tour of Tulsa’s Art Deco Past
Tulsa’s Art Deco History In the early 1920s and lasting until 1939, Downtown Tulsa was booming with life and money. Throughout downtown Tulsa, Art Deco buildings were springing up almost overnight. Art Deco buildings were all the rage in the United States. In fact, the Art Deco style had permeated almost every facet of American […]