
Black Wall Street: Then and Now
Niantic
Role
Art Director
UX Designer
UI Designer
Created
Timeline
February 2025
Black Wall Street: Then and Now is a WebAR experience that transports users through time, offering a powerful glimpse into the past and present of Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District. By stepping into an AR portal, users are placed in present-day Tulsa, visualized using 3D Gaussian splats. To reflect on the legacy of Black Wall Street, the experience allows users to toggle between archival photographs and their current surroundings, positioning the historical images directly over the modern landscape. This layered interaction creates a striking comparison between the Greenwood District’s vibrant heyday and its present-day form.