What was America Like in 1980? See this Tulsa OK History Documentary
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- čas přidán 7. 01. 2020
- Tulsa documentary from in 1981 tells the story of this great American city from the 1800s up through the 1980s. Traces the city's progress from Indian Territory (Creek, Cherokee, Muskogee) to oil boom town, to industrial power house of the heartland. Photos and film from city's olden days.
The video explores Tulsa's cattle ranching roots, and shows landmarks , Herlmerich and payne,
Lafortune Park, Spartan aeronautics, Gilcrease museum, Port of Catoosa, KVOO Radio and Bob Wills.
Interviews with 1980s civic and business leaders: Warren Hultgren, Caesar Latimer, Bob Parker, Jack Bates, Jenks Jones Sr, Ben Henneke, Guy Logsdon, Joe Williams, Nina Dunn, John Des Barres, George Norvell, Russell Gideon, Beryl Ford, Tony Solow.
Jack Frank maintains a large collection of historic films of Tulsa and Oklahoma dating back to the 1920s.
🟥 Purchase Tulsa History Series DVDs here: tulsafilms.com/ - Zábava
I’ve lived in Tulsa since 1978, and my 46 years here have been pretty good. Always employed, decent wages, have owned two homes, and raised a family. Now in my retirement years, I have no desire to move anywhere else. Of course, like other cities, Tulsa has had its share of problems, ups and downs, but over all, we do have it pretty good. The founders were wise to establish three sources of water into the dirt, build two water purification and distribution plants, and good utility companies. It’s benefitted the surrounding cities as all of them have grown immensely bringing in more people for the workforce, building residential homes and apartments, and attracting a lot of large national companies.
What a great film! I love Tulsa
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Just a year later the entire scenario changed with the financial changes in the oil industry. It was all downhill from there.
I was in high school when this was made….. I miss what Tulsa used to be.
So were my kids. I was transferred here in '78 and during their successive HS years, Tulsa was still a bassackwards community and at least politically and religiously, it still is. Tulsa did not spring to life until: (1) Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor had the foresight to start the ball rolling on the new ballpark, which was a monumental catalyst for the development of downtown [including the highly successful BOK Arena]; (2) the state threw out its Neanderthal liquor laws and approved liquor-by-the-drink, thus spurring investments by countless out-of-state restaurateurs and; (3) Oklahoma's far-too-late but huge improvements of its highway infrastructure [but still notably missing the updates needed in neighborhood roadways]. Politically and educationally, it's still in the Dark Ages although many of its surrounding community's school districts [Bixby, Jenks, Owasso and Union] excel and continue to serve as examples for the rest of Oklahoma school districts [no doubt aided by highly supportive patrons and a more wealthy tax base].
@@WhoFlungPoo2024 Hey guys, I found the bitter old man. Hates the town but keeps living here 46 years on, lol. User name checks out.
Guy Logsdon(14:52 in the video) was my history and band teacher in middle school!
He was one of my education professors at TU.
The voice over announcer is Cy Tuma. You can see him at the 15:05 mark. He is at the far right.
Thanks for posting. George Norvell's wife was my grandmother's best friend. Just saw a part of my childhood + teens I'd never figured I would again. Also, wonder why the filmmakers didn't include Philbrook?
My grandpa!! ❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic documentary!
Cool video. The full height of the ONEOK tower is shown as a model towards the end. After this video the oil bust happened and that tower was capped at 19 floors and never finished.
So basically if that tower finished at its height will Oneok would be the tallest building in Tulsa? Or the same height as BOK tower?
@@tulaviation4539 - It was supposed to be 52 floors but I don't know what height that translates to. Probably a bit taller than the BOK tower.
@@nathankelley9760oh wow. Wait so do you know if Oneok will ever get to finish at its height of 52 stories?
Great video! thanks!
Glad you liked it!
I love my town! Tulsa is home. From Council Oak, railroads, and to oil, the best city in the world! Proud to have Paul Harvey, not Paul Harvey Jr. who was born in Chicago. Not to forget Will Rogers!Proud to be one myself!
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The best city in the world?... Lolol.. you need to get out more bub
@@johnnyreb280the best city is your hometown. Especially if you are from the fine city of Tulsa.
Sad that there's only a handful of comments! BTW, there were no springs under Cain's dancefloor! History isn't always what you hear!
17:45, I grew up in Fort Smith,AR. in the 1970s and 80s. My family would take a weekend trip a couple of times a year and go ice skating at the Williams Center. I loved that place and that mall in the same building. Also,18:04 could you tell me where those fountains are located?
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Everybody was wearing "Who shot JR?" T-shirts.
A surplus of hospital beds. How times have changed.
1170 KVOO
KVOO Radio at a frequency of 1170Khz. The late Paul Harvey began his career there and the late country "swing" musician, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys group, anchored the western swing radio programs that were broadcast live from Cain's Ballroom in the 40's and 50's.
It was interesting the old farts who cited MD and Rockwell as big Tulsa employers totally omitted American Airlines [whose facilities were shown in the video but ignored in the voice-over]. At the time and well through the 90's, American was not only Tulsa's biggest employer but was also the largest employer in Oklahoma. What a crock of non-recognition.
Interesting. Maybe American wasn't liked by the people who made the video back in 1980s
I went to school at Spartan in 2017. I wouldn't recommend it.
I've been hearing that for decades!
I knew a few people who went a few years before and heard the same thing from all of them.