Fun with Google Streetview time tool

[cannon_fodder]

The discussion of the changes at 15th and Utica and Utica Square and the posts by people of old photos of the same made me think of other areas of town that have seen profound changes. Obviously, the more rapid the changes, the more exciting it is. So - what areas have seen the greatest changes?

My entry is Boston and Brady:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1587293,-95.9924271,3a,90y,27.59h,87.34t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sohAdNblqVYPi0oP4sCE9ew!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

In 2007 there was no Guthrie Green, no Channel 6, no art museums in the Matthews Warehouse, no AHHA, no hotel/Laffa, no Tribune II (whatever its called), no OneOK field, no streetscaping.

Others?

[davideinstein]

Unreal changes in the Brady.

[swake]

The transformation of Brady/Greenwood is nothing short of astonishing.

[Tulsasaurus Rex]

One of my favorite hobbies.

My entry: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1563519,-95.982668,3a,75y,247.61h,86.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0e180dJOBtxfAE1aAQwXBg!2e0!5s20071101T000000!7i3328!8i1664!6m1!1e1


Everything from the Brix building down to Hodges Bend.

[Conan71]

The discussion of the changes at 15th and Utica and Utica Square and the posts by people of old photos of the same made me think of other areas of town that have seen profound changes. Obviously, the more rapid the changes, the more exciting it is. So - what areas have seen the greatest changes?

My entry is Boston and Brady:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1587293,-95.9924271,3a,90y,27.59h,87.34t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sohAdNblqVYPi0oP4sCE9ew!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

In 2007 there was no Guthrie Green, no Channel 6, no art museums in the Matthews Warehouse, no AHHA, no hotel/Laffa, no Tribune II (whatever its called), no OneOK field, no streetscaping.

Others?

Look a the tragic loss off all that surface parking!  Also interesting is how the Brady looks like a ghost town.  Must have been early on a Sunday.

[TulsaGoldenHurriCAN]

Look a the tragic loss off all that surface parking!  Also interesting is how the Brady looks like a ghost town.  Must have been early on a Sunday.

Based on the sun, it looks close to noon.

The ghost town aspect is what I found most striking. In Blue Dome, that is one of the biggest differences:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.155977,-95.9869054,3a,75y,128.05h,90.79t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s6unKtLzSE5Tr3EKVjDZXtQ!2e0!5s20160301T000000!7i3328!8i1664

It is funny, in 2007 I really thought downtown was up and coming, but looking back it was pretty deserted. I remember thinking downtown took a big turn around 2012 when it was as busy on weekdays as it had been on weekend years before.

Now, it is busier on weekdays than it ever was in 2007 and 2012 for the most part (except big events).

It will be interesting to try this again in 2020. I think we will clearly see a difference. (Pun intended  )

[Tulsasaurus Rex]

I wish Dust Bowl and Dilly Diner had stuck with the unpainted brick. But they're not my businesses...

[TulsaGoldenHurriCAN]

I noticed this too exploring google maps around Brady! It is a great example of the progress there.

Looking south at Main & Brady and Main & Cameron is also interesting.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.158392,-95.9937224,3a,75y,115.07h,94.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1su8SvUPUink88TaWc-ypudA!2e0!5s20160301T000000!7i3328!8i1664

[TulsaGoldenHurriCAN]

I wish Dust Bowl and Dilly Diner had stuck with the unpainted brick. But they're not my businesses...

I thought that too but I have to admit they look really good. The lime green isn't my favorite but it's kind of quirky and adds character.

The new trend of painting brick (popular on a lot of cottage style houses now) looks good for now. It adds another element of maintenance not currently necessary so if they don't keep up, it could look a lot worse in the long run. If a brick cottage goes into the wrong hands, it used to be just the trim suffered mostly (and the house can still look pretty good).. but if the whole thing starts chipping away? I wonder if the paint can be removed from brick and how costly that would be?

[Tulsasaurus Rex]

Looking south at Main & Brady and Main & Cameron is also interesting.

Yeah but the NW corner of the intersection is still the same. What's up with that place anyway?

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1582546,-95.9938373,3a,75y,310.93h,78.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shyU_Nv9V0I6ZJGDi6BDuNg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Conan71]

I thought that too but I have to admit they look really good. The lime green isn't my favorite but it's kind of quirky and adds character.

The new trend of painting brick (popular on a lot of cottage style houses now) looks good for now. It adds another element of maintenance not currently necessary so if they don't keep up, it could look a lot worse in the long run. If a brick cottage goes into the wrong hands, it used to be just the trim suffered mostly (and the house can still look pretty good).. but if the whole thing starts chipping away? I wonder if the paint can be removed from brick and how costly that would be?

Sand blasting, but if someone doesn’t know what they are doing, they can damage a lot of that old mortar.

[DowntownDan]

Y'all need this app.  It's awesome!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tulsa-then-now-mapping-the-bfc/id513402859?mt=8

[cannon_fodder]

The ghost town aspect is what I found most striking. In Blue Dome, that is one of the biggest differences:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.155977,-95.9869054,3a,75y,128.05h,90.79t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s6unKtLzSE5Tr3EKVjDZXtQ!2e0!5s20160301T000000!7i3328!8i1664

Solid entry! Even more impressive if you back up to the intersection and can spin around to the East End. 9 years isn't that long!

I was trolling around the Brady trying to figure out what time of day or if it was a weekend or what when the November 2007 picture was taken, and noticed outside there is a group of people camped outside of Cain's:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1608815,-95.995037,3a,75y,96.14h,76.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sd9qBNUCAVRdxy7hURI3Zjg!2e0!7i3328!8i1664

Wonder what that was for?

[DowntownDan]

That bar where Dilly Diner is now was skeezy!  I also remember Bad Girls during the Coyote Ugly craze.  I think it was where El Guapo is now.  It was even worse.  Man we've come a long way.

[DowntownDan]

Hey look, they're adding new windows!  These lofts will be really nice when completed in 2008!

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1567084,-95.9880862,3a,75y,162.81h,117.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGSVKoeEPXUkG3ajPl80mow!2e0!5s20160301T000000!7i3328!8i1664