The most significant road in West Tulsa is Southwest Boulevard (originally called Quanah Avenue until the middle to late 1950s), which was formerly part of Route 66.
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, which includes their College of Osteopathic Medicine, is on West 17th Street.
In 1921, the Electric Amusement Park Company took control over the site, adding the only miniature train ride in Oklahoma at the time.
After changing hands, the park reopened in 1928, remodeled and renamed as Crystal City and featuring Tulsa's giant Zingo roller coaster.
Operation of the park was successful until a fire in 1956 burned down the bath house and Casa Loma dance hall, forcing its closure.
Tulsa's Red Fork area has been selected by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to be the city's first designated Urban Main Street Community.
The Red Fork Main Street encompasses two blocks on either side of Southwest Boulevard extending from the Arkansas River to 49th West Avenue.
Being part of the state program provides access to technical support, planning, expertise and resources that help communities preserve historic buildings and make them economically viable.
Approximately 12.4 miles of levees were constructed prior to February 1938 in accordance with plans contained in HD 308, 74th Congress, 1st Session.