The Red Fork Train Depot, a replica of the original depot in the Route 66 Historical Village complex in southwest Tulsa, will hold its grand opening celebration on Oct. 24.
According to Tulsa People magazine, the sold-out grand opening will feature guest speakers that include Mayor G.T. Bynum. The depot will be open to the public on Oct. 25.
The 5,000-square-foot depot building will be used as a community center, including for events and weddings.
More about the depot and the Red Fork community:
The original Red Fork Train Depot was established in 1883 in Red Fork, Indian Territory, as a railhead on the Arkansas River. The Depot brought thousands of people to Tulsa during the oil boom in the early 1900s before its demolition.
Red Fork was then incorporated into Tulsa in 1927 and has experienced exponential growth since. […]
Birthday parties can be hosted in the Village’s Frisco 1157 red caboose and in a trolley expected to be finished next, and kids will be able to play in an old baggage truck, according to Historical Village board member Andrew Carlson.
“The Depot adds to the long-term goals of the community to have an indoor place for events,” he says. “This will bring more interest to west Tulsa and its history.”
Route 66 Historical Village also contains the 154-foot-tall Red Fork Centennial Oil Derrick, a neon sign, a visitors center in a replica Phillips 66 gas station and a huge Route 66 shield.
(Artist’s rendering of the soon-to-open Red Fork Train Depot at the Route 66 Historical Village in Tulsa)