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Murals SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF TULSA'S BUILDING ART
ARTICLE LOUANN BUHLINGER PHOTOGRAPHY CINDY ALVAREZ
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ATTRACTIONS CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR OWN HOMETOWN. With more people staying in town this summer, people are creating vacation-worthy activities for the family right at home. Touring Tulsa’s murals might be the ticket for a fun-filled day. Found primarily on the sides of old buildings in downtown Tulsa and the Arts District, the murals are bigger than life, extremely colorful, and range from photo realism to abstract. In fact, the artistry will impress you. Tulsa newcomer, Jeffrey Tanenhaus, moved here from New York City four years ago where he was a tour guide. He loved Tulsa’s murals so much that he created a free, self-guided tour for people to use themselves. He thought the self-guided mural tour would be fun for people who wanted to get out of Woody Guthrie mural on the side of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa's Arts District.
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the house during the Coronavirus pandemic but still stay socially-distanced and safe. Here’s a few favorites on the tour.