What do you love about Tulsa?

[ZYX]

In another thread, Conan said we should all compile a list of what we love about Tulsa, in hopes that that will boost our morale.

I love the rolling hills of Tulsa. It adds so much beauty to our city, and they are a great backdrop in pictures.
I love our picturesque downtown. I have heard people from other cities compliment our skyline and talk about how wonderful our city looks in pictures.
I love the vibrancy of downtown. Yes, downtown still has a long way to go, but we really need to appreciate the downtown we do have. If you want, go count the construction workers downtown. They are everywhere...that is a good sign. And there are many more to come.
I love the character of Tulsa. Some people say that Tulsa is outdated, and to an extent, I agree with them. But I like it. I like being able to go to different sections of the metro and feel like I have traveled through time.
I like the Art Deco in Tulsa. I think we need to build on this and puff out our chests a little. One thing that will really help us in that is if Will's Art Deco museum ever comes to fruition. That will be a huge asset to Tulsa.
I really like the old churches that you can find all over the city, espescially in downtown. They add greatly to this city's character.
I love Philbrook. It is one of my favorite museums that I have ever been to. The iconic gardens are my favorite part.

I love our historic midtown neighborhoods. They are well kept and absolutely beautiful.
I love Cherry Street. It is a pretty darn awesome little urban strip that we should be proud of.
I love Brookside. Anoher great urban strip that is reminiscent of a much more urban Tulsa of the past.
And that brings me to another thing that I love about Tulsa. Our history. I love learning about the oil boom days. The mistakes and successes of the past.
And now, my favorite aspect of Tulsa. Our future. We have a bright future ahead of us. We are finally starting to get some recognition on the national level. I believe that we will soon become well known, and not just some little place out in the middle of Dust-Bowl Oklahoma.

[DolfanBob]

It's a clean City(Have you seen OKC)
Very easy to get around(Without the road crews)
Relatively quiet in the evenings.
Four Seasons(Spring and Fall iz da bomb)
Locals are very friendly and nice people.
Plenty of Hot Babes(For the lack of Beaches)
Loads of shopping(And local Produce)
You have to work at dying from sin(Lot's of Churches)
Pretty fun Fair.
Our new BOK Center(Cains and Brady too)
Beautiful Riverside drive and trails.

[Conan71]

Glad I could inspire a postive thread for a change 

DB mentioned one of the things I neglected on my budding list: Tulsa is truly one of the most beautiful cities in springtime and this area also provides some spetacular drives or rides for scenery in the fall.

For a city our size, we are fortunate to have the level of philanthropy here that we do.  People usually think of Mr. Kaiser, the Zarrow Family, or Schusterman Family, but there are many others who give a lot back to the community as well.  I saw the late great Al Hirt play at the Brady Theater about 20 years ago with the Tulsa Symphonia.  He reminded the audience how fortunate we were to have our arts scene and particularly the symphony as New Orleans' had just folded about that time.

There's a ton of creative talent in Tulsa and from Tulsa. 

We have more than our fair share of risk-taking entrepreneurs.  Some came from families with the means to do it others struck out on their own.  It doesn't matter how they got there, it's the same sort of pioneering spirit from the old oil days here.

I once left Tulsa thinking it was a great place to be from.  When I was away, I realized it was a great place to be.

[heironymouspasparagus]

It's a great place to be.  Beautiful surroundings.  Great weather.  Interesting people (sometimes).  Plenty of entertainment for my limited little life.  Only thing missing that I can see is a really great campground/RV park.  And if we got rid of the turnpike blockage into the area, it would be easier to get more travelers to some and stay.

I have looked around carefully while doing a lot of business travel over a few years (nearing 1 million in airline rewards miles - not as much as some, but a lot more than many).  Toronto is the only one that looked the least bit tempting as a place to move; that even comes close to being "better" than Tulsa.  Very nice place.  Edmonton isn't bad, either.

Las Cruces New Mexico ain't bad, also Flagstaff, AZ.  Not better, but no worse.  Maybe Belize.
Certainly would not be Venezuela.  Or Mexico.  Or Texas. 

[Hoss]

Glad I could inspire a postive thread for a change 

DB mentioned one of the things I neglected on my budding list: Tulsa is truly one of the most beautiful cities in springtime and this area also provides some spetacular drives or rides for scenery in the fall.

For a city our size, we are fortunate to have the level of philanthropy here that we do.  People usually think of Mr. Kaiser, the Zarrow Family, or Schusterman Family, but there are many others who give a lot back to the community as well.  I saw the late great Al Hirt play at the Brady Theater about 20 years ago with the Tulsa Symphonia.  He reminded the audience how fortunate we were to have our arts scene and particularly the symphony as New Orleans' had just folded about that time.

There's a ton of creative talent in Tulsa and from Tulsa. 

We have more than our fair share of risk-taking entrepreneurs.  Some came from families with the means to do it others struck out on their own.  It doesn't matter how they got there, it's the same sort of pioneering spirit from the old oil days here.

I once left Tulsa thinking it was a great place to be from.  When I was away, I realized it was a great place to be.

Kinda the same for me C, even in the early nineties.  I left Tulsa for Houston and work/my wife.  I stayed three years.  I liked it there for the most part.  When we separated, I stayed about another year, but that was right around the time my brother became a father and I came back in time to see my nephew's first birthday party (he's almost 19 now, wow).  I realized how fast paced and metropolitan Houston was, and while I wasn't a country boy, Houston was a little too big and spread out for me.  I'm glad I got to go, because it truly made me appreciate how much I missed home.  I guess for me, I'm more of a 'home is where the heart is', as opposed to some people's 'home is where you lay your head'.

I agree with just about all the points made above.  Tulsa, for a city of its size, has many things that others don't.  I think a comparable city would be Omaha...or even Wichita.  I've been to both, and both are not very visually appealing and many of their residents don't speak that highly of it.

My favorite things here?

The Blue Dome District
Brookside
When it was happening, Lower Boston.  I'd like to see that area start hopping again.
Museums (yes I actually do go on occasion)
The BOK Center (I probably go more than anyone here; I've likely been nearly 100 times since it's opened now with the hockey games and all).
Some of the views.  Go out north or across the river and you'll get my meaning.
We actually have a decent variety of trees which means it doesn't look brown all the time.