Some great OKC wide views, if I do say so myself

[Golden Eagle]

Here's some pics I took (there were actually hundreds but here's just the preview I have up so far) in order to do a special little assortment for my 10,000th post over at my own forums, but here they are for you all to look at, too. Tell me what you think!


Downtown rises over parts of Bricktown


Density in Bricktown


The Capitol Dome can be seen over this street in Deep Deuce


Downtown unfolds on the roof of the historic Plaza Court


North Broadway cuts through Automobile Alley


New Medical District buildings rise over Deep Deuce


The northern half of Bricktown


Contrast of Chicago School and modernist architecture


Downtown peers over the Cox Center


The I-40 Crosstown cuts across OKC

I like my little town.  :;):

[guitarguy]

i like the looks of okc!! very similar to omaha in many regards i would love to visit and hopefully will get the chance sometime soon

adam

[Golden Eagle]

Thanks  :D

[OKCRenaissance]

Well...for the sake of being on a new forum I'll say it again.

Great Pictures Spartan.

[Big E]

So how come OKC didn't tear its warehouse district down?  (I'm actually being serious, and only half-snarky.)

[Golden Eagle]

We did.  :?

Some really great downtown buildings got mowed over for "urban renewal" in the 60s, before the Oil Bust left us high and dry. Over 50 got demolished, and then about two dozen got ruined by new facades later or were among the many buildings lost in the Bombing. Here's a few.









Here's an index of the old DT OKC:
http://dougloudenback.com/downtown/vint ... eindex.htm

There was even a beautiful, large riverfront area south of downtown (now full of metal buildings and homeless people). The south side of downtown is being rebuilt and so is the park though. There was also a trolley system that served nearly all of OKC at that time.
http://dougloudenback.com/downtown/vint ... heeler.htm