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Originally posted by joiei
Just a wild guess on my part, but I would project that the desired look will be fake Tuscan. Why does Oklahoma thinks it needs to look like a bad reproduction of someplace in Italy.
Its actually an age old tradition of sorts for Tulsa. Except back in the day they tried to make it a "good reproduction" of some place in Italy. They once even had on the drawing boards a Ponte Vecchio, Florentine style bridge to go across the river. Having buildings and shops perched on either side. Wish I could find the drawings, saw them once. Think Philtower, Philbrook, the old Theater Palaces and churches etc. They really did want to emulate the great old cities of Europe, especially Florence. Perhaps people long for the romance, beauty and lifestyle those places conjur in peoples minds. But yes a lot of newer construction only gives that a slight visual nod and doesnt really try in any other way. I think Utica Place is a good contemporary example however.
An old sketch of downtown Tulsa.
The Ponte Vecchio