had to go to tulsa once for work...

[empirestate]

Tulsa is down and out?

"Feel(s) abandoned" according to the OP. "Down and out" is my phrase for what the thread became, not for the OP.

[agentsteel53]

Detroit.  entire neighborhoods completely without people. 

[Road Hog]

You can get a totally wrong first impression of a town.

The first time I visited downtown Denton, TX it was early afternoon and it felt like a scene from The Last Picture Show. But downtown is where a lot of people hang out at night, and the industrial area down toward Dan's Silver Leaf has really sprung up in the last year or two.

[roadman65]

To me a city is a city.  True you should not make a conclusion for one visit.  To me unless, its a resort town or by the ocean, every city is the same unless its the big ones like NY and LA.

I would like to visit Dallas again, as I did not get to see much except that it is a business oriented city.  I was only there during the day, so I cannot say what night life lies there.

Then again, St. Augustine, FL rolls the carpet up at 7 PM as it has no night life, yet I find it an attractive city.  I could spend a few days there if I had to.

[kphoger]

Last I checked, bro, NY and LA are by the ocean.

[bugo]

There's plenty to do in Tulsa on any given night.  I've seen Dinosaur Jr, N.E.R.D., Talib Kweli, Bassnectar, Ween, Smashing Pumpkins (twice,) Cherri Bomb, Ume, Down, Warbeast, and Puscifer in Tulsa in the last few years.  I missed a bunch of shows that I wanted to go to.  If you aren't into concerts, there are plenty of other things to do: ballet, opera, minor league baseball, arena football, many fine restaurants, and other attractions.  Dallas, OKC, KC, St Louis, and Memphis aren't too far away.  To say Tulsa is boring is only halfway true.