09/05/2026
A vintage postcard showing the Union Depot, built in 1931. It was Tulsa's first central rail station and served over 30 trains a day, including those from the St. Louis-San Francisco and Santa Fe rail lines. By the 1960's, rail travel declined due to air travel and personal car usage with the introduction of the Interstate highway system becoming the preferred modes of continental travel, leading to the closure of the Union Depot in 1967. It was vacant until the 1980's, when The Williams Companies purchased the property and renovated it for office space. In 2004, Tulsa County bought it from Williams and used Vision 2025 funds to renovate the space and turned control over to the Tulsa County Industrial Authority. A lease was granted to the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame who began operations there in 2007, calling it the Jazz Depot. Due to back payments of utilities and taxes, TCIA filed a lawsuit against the Jazz Hall, who then filed for bankruptcy in early 2021. The depot was put up for sale that summer, with the lease transferred to the The Jazz Foundation, who currently are renovating it to host concerts, receptions, etc.
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