Tulsa
Oklahoma oil hub
Tulsa is a city in northeastern Oklahoma, the state's second-largest.
It grew wealthy from the oil industry in the early twentieth century and retains art deco architecture from that boom era.
Tulsa is also known for the 1921 race massacre in which white mobs destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood, killing hundreds.
South Central U.S. state
- Arkansas RiverMajor Plains waterway
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- Route 66Historic cross-country highway
Broken Arrow · tornado alley · prairie · flatlands · red dirt · crossroads · heartland · panhandle
Musical family surname
- honkytonkRowdy country music bar
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- countrySovereign state or territory
- roadhouseWayside drinking establishment
jukebox · songwriter · Woody Guthrie · blues · dancehall · outlaw
Building design discipline
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
downtown · streamline · limestone · spires · facades · geometric · landmark · skyscrapers
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- food trucksMobile dining establishments
- breweriesBeer production facilities
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- muralsLarge wall paintings
Date between 1920-1922
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- GreenwoodArboreal place name
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- segregationForced separation by group
survivors · reparations · Watchmen · centennial · memorial · destruction · resilience · injustice
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- wildcattersExploratory oil drillers
- refineriesFacilities that purify raw materials
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- derricksLifting framework towers
boom · Sinclair · Getty · Phillips 66 · roughnecks · gushers · reserves · drilling
Oklahoma
South Central U.S. state
- Arkansas RiverMajor Plains waterway
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- MidwestNorth-central American region
Route 66 · Broken Arrow · tornado alley · prairie · flatlands · red dirt · crossroads · heartland · panhandle · Bible Belt
Hanson
Musical family surname
- honkytonkRowdy country music bar
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- countrySovereign state or territory
roadhouse · jukebox · songwriter · Woody Guthrie · blues · dancehall · outlaw
architecture
Building design discipline
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
preservation · downtown · streamline · limestone · spires · facades · geometric · landmark · skyscrapers · gilded
Oktoberfest
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- food trucksMobile dining establishments
- breweriesBeer production facilities
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
murals · arts district · renaissance · gentrification · downtown
1921
Date between 1920-1922
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- GreenwoodArboreal place name
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
segregation · survivors · reparations · Watchmen · centennial · memorial · destruction · resilience · injustice · remembrance
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- wildcattersExploratory oil drillers
- refineriesFacilities that purify raw materials
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
derricks · boom · Sinclair · Getty · Phillips 66 · roughnecks · gushers · reserves · drilling · crude
- Arkansas River CitiesWichita, Little Rock, Fort Smith, Muskogee, Van Buren
- OklahomaOklahoma, Indian Territory, Lawton, OU, Muskogee
- Southern HistoryDeep South, Antebellum, Old South, Dixie, Confederate
- TulsaRiverside, Center of the Universe, Praying Hands, QuikTrip
- US CitiesNew York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Dallas
- U.S. CitiesNew York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix
TulsaNew York City
America's largest city
Los Angeles · San Francisco · Detroit · Gary
- Tulsa Race Massacre1921 Greenwood pogrom
- Tulsa massacre1921 anti-Black atrocity