Historic Tulsa
An illustrated history of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
An illustrated history of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
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Top: <strong>Tulsa</strong>’s Central High School was built<br />
in 1917 on Sixth Street, between Cincinnati<br />
and Detroit avenues.<br />
Middle: St. John Hospital was opened by the<br />
Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother in 1926 at<br />
Twenty-first Street and Utica Avenue. The<br />
eight-acre site was then considered “out in<br />
the country.”<br />
Bottom: Oil man William G. Skelly was the<br />
major contributor for construction of Skelly<br />
Stadium, completed in <strong>Tulsa</strong> in 1930. In this<br />
postcard depiction of the stadium, an artist<br />
has filled in the northeast and northwest<br />
corners of the stadium.<br />
CHAPTER IV<br />
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