Buildings of Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Tulsa is a hub of art deco and contemporary architecture, and most buildings of Tulsa are in either of these two styles. Prominent buildings include the BOK Tower, the tallest building in Oklahoma, the Cityplex Towers, a group of towers in south Tulsa, which include the second tallest building in Oklahoma, and the BOK Center, a 18,000 seat arena under construction in downtown Tulsa.

Contents 1 Skyscrapers and highrises 2 Auditoriums, arenas, and theaters 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Skyscrapers and highrises

Main article: List of tallest buildings in Tulsa

Buildings	Height in feet	Stories	Image
BOK Tower	667	52
Cityplex	648	60
First Place Tower	516	41
Mid-Continent Tower	513	36
Bank of America-Tulsa	412	32	Not Picture Available
320 South Boston Bldg.	400	22	Not Picture Available
110 West 7th Bldg.	388	28
University Club	377	32
Cityplex West Tower	348	30
Philtower	343	24
Liberty Tower	254	23	Not Picture Available
Boulder Tower	253	15	Not Picture Available
Mayo Hotel	252	18
First National Bank-Tulsa	250	20	Not Picture Available
Cityplex East Tower	248	20
Thompson Bldg.	215	15	Not Picture Available
2300 Riverside Apartments [1]	176	16

[edit] Auditoriums, arenas, and theaters

1910 to 1919
Image	Building	Date	Architect	Notes
Image of Orpheum theater, c. 1969 Image of interior	Orpheum Theater, 12 E. 4th St.	1912		Originally a Vaudeville theater. Converted to movie theater in 1931. Held world premiers for The Song of Bernadette and Tulsa. Demolished.
	Brady Theater	1912-14, remodeled 1930, additions 1952	1930 remodel, Bruce Goff
	Majestic Theater, 406 S. Main St.	1917		First theater in Tulsa designed for movies, first in Tulsa with sound system, and first in Tulsa with Organ. Showed first talkie in Tulsa and first 3-D movie in Tulsa. Demolished.
	Rialto Theater, 7 W. 3rd St.	1917		First theater in Tulsa to have air-conditioning. Demolished.
	Akdar Shrine Temple (Cimmaron Ballroom), 221 W. 4th St.	1925		Built in exotic Moorish, Art Dec, Roccoco style. Demolished in 1973.
	Ritz Theater, 18 W. 4th St.	1926		Demolished in 1973
	Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa State Fairgrounds	1932		Art Deco PWA
	Cain's Ballroom	1924		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	Tulsa Coliseum, 502 S Elgin Ave.	1925		Destroyed by fire in 1952
	Circle Theater, 10 S. Lewis Ave.	1928		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	Palace Theater, 118 S. Main	remodeled 1935	Remodel by Joseph R. Koberling	Art Deco (Streamline style). Demolished
	Delman Theater, 2335 E. 15th St.	1938		Art Deco (Streamline style). Demolished
	Will Rogers Theater, 4502 East 11th Street	1941		Art Deco (Streamline style). Demolished
	Brook Theatre, 3307 South Peoria Avenue	1945		Art Deco (Streamline style)
	Big Ten Ballroom (American Beauty), 1632 East Apache Street	1950		Art Deco (Streamline style).
	Mabee Center, Oral Roberts University, 81st and Lewis
	Tulsa Convention Center, 6th and Houston	1964
	Tulsa Performing Arts Center
	University of Tulsa, Reynolds Center	1998
	BOK Center	2008 (under construction)	César Pelli

[edit] References

Source:[2]

[edit] See also

• Tulsa, Oklahoma
• List of Art Deco buildings in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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