Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.086.246 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1930 |
Description |
Black & white photograph measuring 10" x 8" and depicting the ceiling and stage of Convention Hall, following a renovation in Art Deco style by Bruce Goff in 1930. Located at the corner of W. Brady Street and N. Boulder Avenue, Convention Hall was built between 1912 and 1914 by The City of Tulsa upon the approval of a $125,000 bond issue. The theater was originally designed as a municipal auditorium and convention hall by the architectural firm of Rose and Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas. From 1914 to 1952, the building was known as Convention Hall. When the facility officially opened, it was billed as the largest hall between Kansas City and Houston, Texas. Another source claims it was one of only sixteen theaters in the U. S. equipped to host a full Metropolitan Opera production. Because of its size and proximity to Greenwood, the building was used temporarily to detain African Americans rounded up by the Oklahoma National Guard during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. |
Search Terms |
Art Deco Convention Hall |
People |
Goff, Bruce Alonzo |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |