What's going on in downtown Tulsa?

For this video I drove the downtown region in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s biggest city. The goal would be to show both the downtown area as well as the surrounding region. It was a really pretty day in late fall, the day after Thanksgiving, with highs in the low 50s. The day was Friday, November 27, 2020 at noon.

Tulsa is the second largest city in Oklahoma, with a population of about 400,000 people, putting it around the same size of cities such as Tampa and Minneapolis.

The state of Oklahoma is known for four main things - oil, religion and Native Americans. Oil was first discovered here in 1901 and by 1920 this city’s population swelled from 1,000 people to 75,000 people. Hence, it named itself the oil capital of the world. Today, Tulsa’s oil influence has diminished, but it still ranks as the nation’s 4th highest oil producer. Many oil fields dot the landscape just outside of town.

Oklahoma as a state ranks as the 8th most religious, where more than 70% of folks say believe in God with absolute certainty. As a city, Tulsa ranks as the 17th most religious in the nation. Hence, that’s a big reason why Oklahoma always votes conservative. The last time Oklahomans voted for a democratic presidential candidate was in 1964 for Lyndon B Johnson.

Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that . The Tulsa metro area ranks first by a long shot for the percentage of residents who are Native American - at 14%. And the Supreme Court just ruled that half of Oklahoma should now be considered Native American land, including much of the city of Tulsa.

BBQ is a big deal here. Tulsa says it lies at the midpoint between pig country and cow country - or the border between the south and the west. The city is widely known for its wood smoked barbecue flavor, particularly for its hickory smoked meat.

Tulsa’s crime rate is far above the national average for a city of its size. Most of the worst crime takes place in the poorer areas on the city’s north end. Tulsa is extremely affordable for homes - it ranks as the 6th cheapest major US city for home prices, where the average home costs about $194,000. And home prices are going up quickly here - . People are suddenly coming to Tulsa from other metro areas in large numbers to take advantage of this city’s low cost of living and large homes with big lots. It’s been called one of the nation’s best most affordable cities.

Here’s downtown Tulsa.

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