What is Greenwood known for?
Greenwood was home to a thriving Black commercial district, whose many red brick buildings belonged to Black Americans and housed thriving businesses, including grocery stores, banks, libraries, and much more; one of the most affluent African-American communities in the country, leading to the nickname, Black Wall . John B. Stradford, a lawyer and entrepreneur, was a key figure of the Greenwood neighbourhood, The Black Wallstreet. He became the richest Black American in Tulsa by means of real estate investments and he built the largest Black-owned hotel in the United States at that time.