During our trip to Oklahoma last month, we made the point to spend more time in Tulsa looking for roadside attractions that we missed from previous trips. Benjamin was so excited because he thought the Golden Driller was his long-lost father. Could you see the resemblance in the photo above?
South of 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 21st Street west of Yale, stood the Golden Driller, a 76-foot giant sculpture, in front of the Expo Square where the town recently hosted the State Fair. The Golden Driller was created as a tribune to Tulsa’s oil heritage. Tulsa was formerly known as “Oil Capitol of the World”.An inscription at the base of the statue reads: "The Golden Driller, a symbol of the International Petroleum Exposition. Dedicated to the men of the petroleum industry who by their vision and daring have created from God's abundance a better life for mankind."
I just realized that I should have positioned Benjamin to make it look as if the hand of the Driller was resting on top of Benjamin’s little head – that would have been a neat photo. I will try to remember the next time we stop by Tulsa.
Golden Driller Statistics
· Largest freestanding statue in the world
· Weight - 43,500 pounds
· Height - 76 feet
· Belt size - 48-feet in circumference
· Shoe size - 393DDD
· Hat size - 112 hard hat
The Mid-Continent Supply Company of Fort Worth first introduced the Golden Driller in 1953 at the International Petroleum Exposition. It was temporarily erected again for the 1959 show and attracted so much attention that the company had it rehabilitated and donated it to the Tulsa County Fairgrounds Trust Authority. It was permanently installed at the 21st Street and Pittsburg Avenue site for the 1966 International Petroleum Exposition. His right hand rests on an old production oil derrick moved from an oil field in Seminole, Oklahoma.
I just realized that I should have positioned Benjamin to make it look as if the hand of the Driller was resting on top of Benjamin’s little head – that would have been a neat photo. I will try to remember the next time we stop by Tulsa.
Golden Driller Statistics· Largest freestanding statue in the world
· Weight - 43,500 pounds
· Height - 76 feet
· Belt size - 48-feet in circumference
· Shoe size - 393DDD
· Hat size - 112 hard hat
The Mid-Continent Supply Company of Fort Worth first introduced the Golden Driller in 1953 at the International Petroleum Exposition. It was temporarily erected again for the 1959 show and attracted so much attention that the company had it rehabilitated and donated it to the Tulsa County Fairgrounds Trust Authority. It was permanently installed at the 21st Street and Pittsburg Avenue site for the 1966 International Petroleum Exposition. His right hand rests on an old production oil derrick moved from an oil field in Seminole, Oklahoma.
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