Did you know there used to be a railroad that ran right through the Brady District?
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The Missouri, Kansas and Texas (KATY) Railroad started in 1865 in Kansas. A few years later it won the sole right to build south through Indian Territory, going all the way down to Texas. In 1902 the railroad ran tracks to Tulsa, which helped to boost local manufacturing. However, when the Keystone Dam was built in 1964 the KATY stopped its east/west service.

​Many of the tracks have been covered but you can still locate them if you know where to look. These before and after pictures show the KATY Railroad tracks that used to run through the Brady, between the building that now is home to Caz’s Pub and Valkyrie and the former Vinson Supply Company.

​While it is hard to imagine the Brady District without Guthrie Green, the park has only been open since 2012. In 2008, the George Kaiser Family Foundation converted the former Central Freight parking lot into an urban town square and helped transform the Brady. Guthrie Green has since become a gathering place for the community, hosting exercise classes, movie nights, food truck festivals, and musical acts such as John Moreland, J.D. McPherson and John Fullbright. The events at the park are free so bring the family and come explore all the Brady Arts District has to offer!

The Tulsa Paper Company building at Brady and Cincinnati was built in 1922 and was in use until 1990. In 2007, the George Kaiser Family Foundation purchased the building after it was vacant for almost 17 years. The former warehouse has become a destination for the arts in Tulsa as it is currently home to the Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education, Philbrook and the Woody Guthrie Center.

Here is a look at the Tulsa Paper Company building through the years: