Last weekend I was in the Tulsa suburb of Sapulpa. I had never spent much time in the downtown area before and I was surprised to see many attractive older buildings that were well maintained and seemed to have many businesses in them along with apartments on the upper floors. The main street is also part of Route 66 as it winds its way through town.
And all under some intense deep blue skies and big fluffy white clouds.
So I enjoyed my walk up and down downtown Sapulpa. I am convinced that towns, big and small, need a vital and thriving downtown for the city as a whole to be successful.
I have some more photos I will share later.
It amazing how some older buildings and brick worker is.
Coffee is on
Great shots! I like the HDR effect.
Great skies! I love the architecture, those are some beautiful buildings.
Hello, love the sky and the apartment building looks nice!
Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy weekend ahead!
I love looking around these small towns and their old buildings. Sapulpa looks pretty cool!
Love the photos. Have a wonderful weekend.
How lovely is your blue sky +white puffy cloud combination.
I love the looks of those pics, very pretty in an eerie way. So OK is usually bleached by now? Is that making way for fall or because it gets so hot? Hope your visit is fun and tornado free.
Tolles Panorama zum Wolkenspiel im Hintergrund.
I like the courthouse, wonder how old it is
Beautiful sky. There is something special about old buildings.
The architecture of old buildings are very interesting to me. Thanks for posting your walk about in Sapulpa. How did Sapulpa get its name?
Great clouds! The final shot looks like a 1940s post card.
I totally agree with your observations about downtowns. It breaks my heart when we drive through a downtown and it is vacant building after vacant building. (The small city where I work, Binghamton, New York, was like that when I started my job 21 years ago but is on its way back up). I am not sure I was ever through Sapulpa when I lived near the Oklahoma/Arkansas border years ago, but I enjoyed seeing those old buildings.