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Brady and Boston-Now and Then

4/20/2016

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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.

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Photo courtesy of The Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society.
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Photo courtesy of The Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society.
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11/6/2018 11:37:30 pm

I immediately fell in love with this blog when I came here. I would like to commend the author about his interest in bringing back the rich history of Tulsa. I am not from this city, I actually came from Midwest City. But I am also interested in Tulsa's rich history. Being named as the "Oil Capital of the World", this city in the state of Oklahoma is not a small thing. That is why I am really happy to know that we have this particular blog intended to show the world about the rich history Tulsa has.

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