For this video, I drove the downtown region in the city of tulsa oklahoma's second 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 on the same size as cities such as tampa and minneapolis the
state of oklahoma is known for four things oil religion barbecue and native americans
oil was first discovered here in tulsa in 1901 and by 1920 the city's population swelled from 1
000 people to 75 000 people hence tulsa nicknamed itself the oil capital of the world
today tulsa's oil influence has diminished but it still ranks as the nation's fourth
highest oil producer many oil fields dot the landscape just outside of town
as a state oklahoma ranks as the eighth most religious where more than 70 percent of folks
say they 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 the supreme court just ruled that half of oklahoma should now be considered
native american land including much of the city of tulsa the tulsa metro area ranks
first by a long shot for the percentage of residents who are native american at 14
barbecue's 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 rates 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 home so it ranks as the fifth cheapest major u.s city for
home prices where the average home costs about 194 thousand dollars but home prices are going
up quickly here people are suddenly showing up to tulsa from other metro areas and 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 and here's the rest of downtown tulsa
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