Summary
As people talk about Tulsa they boast about the area around Peoria Avenue with its million-dollar mansions and affluent shopping area.
But they won't tell you what lies just a few miles north on the very same street.See the full content of this document
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Erasing a Reputation in Tulsa
Drive north on Peoria and it's like going into a time warp.
There you find vacant retail space and run-down buildings giving a feel of a downtrodden environment. Near E. 46th Street North and N. Cincinnati Avenue are low-income houses and gang violence, even a convenience store named The Hood.Welcome to north Tulsa."We know it's a significant quadrant of our city that is historically challenged and underserved," said Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor. "It is lacking in basic retail services."For years south Tulsa has boomed with real estate and commercial development. But its sister neighborhood up north has been largely overlooked.Still, there are several business and city leaders who have turned economic development for north Tulsa into a personal passion. Those leaders hope several projects will help turn the area int...See the full content of this document
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