Work began Wednesday on a $3 million upgrade of Golden Driller Plaza at Expo Square. The project marks the first significant renovation of the area in front of River Spirit Expo since it was built ...

Tulsa’s Golden Driller, an iconic symbol of Oklahoma’s oil drilling industry. The driller’s right hand rests on a replica of an oil derrick and his belt buckle is emblazoned with the city name.

A much smaller, papier-mâché Golden Driller had been part of a display for the Mid-Continent Supply Company at the 1953 International Expo. And the Fort Worth-based company brought a second ...