The Meadow Gold District in Tulsa, OK, has the honor of being the official place where Land of the…read moreGiants reside on historic Route 66 Mother Road. This district spans from Peoria to Utica on 11th Street between Midtown and Downtown that offers trendy retail shopping and great dining options. Streets were clean and well attended. What a gem... you get the best of both worlds! Be ready to get your shops, your sips, and your bites. So happy my eldest daughter and I got a chance to have an adventure in discovering all five Giants during our Route 66 Centennial Celebration road trip in the Midwest. Who are the 5 Giants you ask? Let me share... 1. Buck Atom Space Cowboy: A 21-foot-tall space cowboy statue that started the trend outside Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66. Handsome Buck! 2. Stella Atom Space Cowgirl: Of course, she is Buck's 19-foot-tall space-cowgirl companion. Gorgeous Stella! 3. Meadow Gold Mack: A 20-foot-tall original 1960s friendly lumberjack statue located at the Meadow Gold Mack's Route 66 Outpost. Sharp looking mack! 4. Cowboy Bob: A giant guitar-playing cowboy. Cool cowboy! 5. Rosie the Riveter: A giant statue inspired by Tulsa native Naomi Parker Fraley, tied to the iconic WWII poster. Nice looking lady! Iconic Meadow Gold sign was a cool photo op! We didn't stay here long enough to see it light up in the evening. I'm sure it is a pretty sight. Love the outdoor murals and wall art at the heart of the community. A must visit for photo ops and all!

Most days there are four reasons to visit the Meadow Gold District, but from Thursday through…read moreSaturdays there's a fifth. Reason 1: Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66. This place was my introduction to the Meadow Gold District. It's a small gift store set inside a former old time Route 66 gas station and it's loaded with great Route 66 and Tulsa souvenirs. Highly recommended. Reason 2: Decopolis. If you love the Art Deco era, this store is a must visit. In addition to a fantastic ever changing inventory of great contemporary merchandise for sale, there is a wonderful permanent display of collectible household items from the Art Deco years. I particularly love the collection of colorful celluloid radios. Reason 3: Meadow Gold Mack. This place is another must visit for me whenever I'm in Tulsa. There are a whole bunch of local artists that display their work in little booths here. Really wonderful works celebrating both Oklahoma in general and Tulsa specifically. My favorite booth here is 3 Bulls Upcycling. You've got to see their robots and rayguns! Reason 4: Buck's Vintage on 66. If you love high quality vintage Western Wear, I recommend a visit. Way more than just a great clothing selection, they also have an attractive assortment of vintage Western collectibles. This last reason only applies from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, because those are the business hours of Reason 5: Baloney Maroney. This little food trailer is located in the parking lot of Buck Atom's and by itself is reason enough to visit the Meadow Gold District. I mean, even if you have no interest in any of the other places mentioned above, you need to check this place out. The Smoked Baloney sandwich I had here was the best sandwich I had in the first quarter of 2026 and is officially in the running for my personal Sandwich of The Year. Now, just because you were cool enough to read this far, I'm going to offer up one more reason to visit the Meadow Gold District! Bonus Reason: All of the above places are within two or three blocks of each other. You can park for free right next to the big Meadow Gold Diary sign and easily walk to all of these great little places. Mikey C says: damn, forgot to mention the giant advertising icons.

These folks are absolutely wonderful, friendly, helpful and all around good people to be on your…read moreside. I had to have to have some assistance with a harassing business owner, and they handled it for me just like that. Also, the officer gave me some really sage legal advice. I'm so thankful for our men and women in uniform!!

WHY I HATE THE BAPD- A red truck QXE-994 trapped me from leaving the Drive Thru. I honked and he…read moregave me the finger and would not move. Instead of Road Rage, I decided to report him for obstruction of traffic. Ofr. Q. Smith did not care and said QXE-994 "did not break the law." Over the phone, Sgt. Toliver agreed with Smith. Toliver invited me to return to Drive Thru and he will show me how I could have "just went around." I could not go around because there's a cement curb, so, on empty streets, I hurried back over to the restaurant to make my point with Toliver. There was a heavy police presence for some reason and as soon as I got there, Ofr. McNelly pulled me over at the entrance. About 3 or 4 cops were screaming at me, yell-spitting, and blinded me in the eyes with a flashlight. They behaved as if I killed people and caused several accidents. All this Three Stooges nonsense just because I wanted to report QXE-994 for blocking me from leaving. The cops did not care and protected QXE-994 to do it again to someone else. Had I known BAPD were going to be childish, useless, and protect QXE-994's disorderly behavior, I would have Road Raged. When I complained to the police station, Major Garrett said, "There's nothing we can do since it happened on private property." Interesting how a bunch of cops were there when I returned doing something on the same private property. Plus, the internet has lots of videos of the police responding to Drive Thru incidents. So, apparently, if a person decides to park and eat at the Drive Thru window, it's perfectly fine to force the line of cars behind to wait till they're finished eating and drive off at their leisure according to the BAPD. Absolutely ridiculous!! I have more bad stories about the BAPD, but I'm only allowed one complaint.

i went to the library yesterday to ask if i'd be able to post a flyer at the location for an…read moreupcoming event celebrating april birthdays of children with autism, in conjunction with easter. the young woman who assisted me kindly asked me to show her a confirmation email from the county library online support giving approval for posting the flyer at library locations, which i'd received a couple days prior within about two days of requesting permission. she then promptly posted the flyer on the bulletin board in the first corridor of the library, before the main book section. then, while waiting for a ride from the library, i was blessed to get the opportunity to observe a magnificently curated display in the library corridor regarding the history of black wall street, as well as significant people to the literary tradition cultivated at the particular library location, which is the home of the african american resource center for the tulsa library system. among the individuals recognized for efforts to the library include hannibal johnson, john hope franklin, and nikki giovanni, each of whom is pictured on a wall display along with a quote from each concerning a connection to the library. lastly, i'd like to offer an observation about the black wall street display that especially resonated, which is that the description accompanying the image of the williams family at the center of the particular display emphasizes that the couple chose to build a life in the greenwood district more for the economic opportunity available than the connection to african american culture. yet, the image and description is juxtaposed with a display case of egyptian artifacts, which though i'm not certain is a permanent display, suggests to me that although some individuals significant to african american have not placed an emphasis on cultivating a distinct culture, culture still perseveres in history.

Rudisill is a nice community library. Although modest in size it as a nice collection of books,…read morevideos, papers and topical materials. It also has an adequate quantity of computers (complete with WiFi) available for independent research. It has an African American focus with historical records and art work. Very helpful member of the community it serves.

i had a beautiful experience at the centennial plaza. i'd saw the statues from across the pavement,…read moreso to speak, and thought, huh, giving "british are coming." thus, in anticipation of the upcoming 2026 fifa world cup, i searched for when the english national team is scheduled to come to the event, which north america, the united states of included, is hosting, and found, gratefully, that the english team will play in the group stage in the dfw area, and that one pub local to dallas, called the londoner, is excited for the city to host the event, also, more objectively speaking, the commemorative plaza features a placard in the center among a series of five that biographizes the life of the namesake person, who was key to the establishment of ok statehood, and who from the brief reading i've done on him, leans more toward the side of public service than colonialism, certainly as far as ok whites go.

Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza is important location when you enter into Tulsa metropolitan from the…read moresouth. This plaza located at the Arkansas River with major connections to the historic memorial bridge, river walk bridge, and statue of car and wagon. Very easy to spot. You can park your car at the right of pedestrian bridge and cross sit to the plaza. This plaza is part of famous history Route 66. You can enjoy the old railroad station, bridge walk to other side of bank to visit the historical sign. This plaza definitely is photo hot spot. Many place can get this photo including the gateway of Tulsa.

These poor people, I read an online post that said that if they don't raise more money, they'll…read morehave to close their doors. They're trying to get people to rent their hall for special occasions or meetings. We've only been here once for their steak dinner night. The food was fine. The service was fine. We just wouldn't come back because it's not really our vibe, if you know what I mean. I did recommend it to my friends though.

I highly recommend checking out one of their fish fry or steak dinner nights! It's a great way to…read morechange it up from your typical restaurant outing. Portions are huge, cheap, and delicious. It's open to the public (I heard about it from a neighbor).

What couldn't be improved?! Zero help. Aren't they paid by tax payers? Literally was sent from…read morecourt clerk to county clerk then back again to court clerk who basically said, "we don't do that service here and we can't tell you who can". All the while SIX employees (all female) were buried in their cell phones not even looking up. McIntosh county, you deserve better and it wouldn't take ANYTHING to get better!

The prettier of the two Federal Courts located in Tulsa. While it's not as simple as Michael…read moreScott, from the Office (US Version), believed, declaring bankruptcy is an important part of our legal system. I'm sure that having to declare chapter 7 or 13 (or even 11) can be a bit of an emotional ride, rest assured that everyone that works with and within the court system is friendly. Plus, it couldn't occur in a more picturesque establishment. Every time I leave, I always take the chance to look up at the intricate ceiling.

my library experience today was a two-parter of sorts. since i'd planned to go to the grocery store…read morein the same direction from where i live, i'd also brought a book to drop off on the way. that leads to a good opportunity to highlight the library drop-off bin on the front exterior, which is open for dropping off books at all hours. furthermore, though i've seen other libraries with drop-off bins, none i've yet seen is as creative as the one at nathan hale, which is an open shark mouth, and makes for a fascinating reflection on to what you may feed knowledge. then, on the way home from the grocery store, i returned to check if either of the holds i'd requested online were available, and if the library restocked the la semana newspaper i've been reading in the last couple years. leaving the groceries i'd bought under a bench on the outside of the library, i found inside that one of the books i'd requested was available, only days after requesting a hold on the book, and the newspaper was already stocked, on only the second day the weekly edition has been updated. additionally, i noticed a bulletin about muscogee creek freedmen history geneology from a speaker whose name i've seen as a guest on a radio show, and such a speaking event is reflective to me of the kind of inclusion of ideas and historical acknowledgement the library attempts to cultivate, with the muscogee creek freedmen history being of specific significance in part because of the location of the library location on muscogee creek reservation land. and lastly, the guest service i received was welcoming and kind as usual. though the librarian who greeted me by the door was someone i've not seen much if at all at the location, she gave me a warm welcome. and i also recognized a librarian i've seen there more often, who was assisting another guest. and such a dynamic of a veteran paired with a newcomer is one i've noticed at the library location, which keeps the atmosphere fresh with ideas and personalities while continually delivering excellent guest service.

There has been an improvement in staff. Ben went out of his way to find me a couple of books by…read moreauthors that were similar to Connelly, Child, Crais, and Lescoart. I like it better than I did for quite awhile.

j.a plorez awesome help willing to work with you and your…read moreschedules and actually made the material simple and easy to interrupt