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1954 Map of Tulsa

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Tulsa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Arkansas River serves as the southwestern anchor for this mid-century look at the growing Oklahoma hub, showing the expansion of Tulsa toward the northeast. The urban landscape is defined by its extensive rail network, featuring the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and St Louis and San Francisco lines, which supported the local industry evidenced by numerous Oil Wells and a Pit near Turley.

Educational and civic development is prominently mapped, from the University of Tulsa to a dense network of neighborhood institutions like Booker T Washington High Sch and Holy Family Sch. Recreational and natural spaces occupy the north, including the sprawling Mohawk Park with its Zoological Gardens and the Sequoyah Yacht Club on Lake Yahola. This 1954 topographic survey, photorevised in the early 1980s, captures the city just as the Tulsa International Airport and the Tulsa State Fairground were cementing their roles as regional landmarks.