The History of Elevators and the Buildings That Define Oklahoma
Oklahoma became a state in 1907. Within two decades, its two largest cities were competing to build the tallest buildings in the region, financing them with oil money that arrived faster than anyone had planned for. The skylines that resulted, particularly in Tulsa, produced one of the most concentrated collections of Art Deco architecture […]
The History of Elevators and the Buildings That Define Texas
Most people who work in a Texas high-rise have never thought much about the elevator that carries them to their floor. It arrives, the doors open, they step in. Sixty seconds later they are at their desk. The machinery behind that sixty seconds is more sophisticated than most realize, and its history in Texas goes […]