For the last few weeks I've been busy canvassing OKC, from Capitol Hill up to Chesapeake, taking photos of neighborhoods and street scenes that show the everyday nitty-gritty of OKC's built environment. As I tired of seeing countless photos of something nice downtown, I yearned to see greatness in the everyday built environment, so I went out and found it. In fact, I found it pretty easily... OKC "outside of downtown" is really shaping up, too.
Here is a sneak peak at the hundreds of photos that I've taken to document where OKC is at in preparation of my leaving town again:
Will Rogers Theater/Will's Lobby Bar
Random street in Edgemere Park
NW13th and Robinson (we'll call this "pre-streetcar")
Small-scale buildings in A-Alley
Mount Saint Mary's Catholic prep school in S. OKC (near SW25th/Shartel)
Random street in Crestwood
Skyline from Western/Main avenues
The historic armory on NE23rd
New "Lincoln Renaissance" state-related development
NE30th/Lincoln Blvd.
A significant concentration of mid-century mod along Lincoln
La discoteca on SW29th
No way, people, walking, around a traffic circle?!?
The Walker Circle - one of OKC's most unique public spaces
Random street in Mesta Park
Random street between Mesta Park and Heritage Hills
Random street in Heritage Hills
The sign says Heritage Hills, so we'll go with that
New development in Gatewood (NW18th/Classen)
The Plaza District (NW16th Street)
Yup.
Random street in Gatewood.
Carey Place (a sub-district of Gatewood)
The Cleveland neighborhood
New outlet mall
"Oklahoma" in a snapshot
The beautiful new 23rd Street Courts development in Uptown23rd
Spruced-up buildings along Uptown23rd
Lights turned on at the old Tower Theatre (we'll also call this photo "pre-streetcar")
Interesting modern infills between Paseo and Uptown
The Classen condo tower and historic Gold Dome cultural center; Rt 66 landmarks both
New public housing in JFK, fantastic design by architect James Williams
New OMRF tower rises above Capitol View neighborhood
Old Catholic church along NE Kelley
The sign says Lincoln Terrace, so we'll go with that
Nearly got mowed over taking this photo, NW23rd/Hudson
The big Presbyterian church on N. Western
N. Walker in Midtown (we'll once again call this "pre-streetcar")
Random homes in Putnam Heights
Cool art moderne home in Crown Heights
Random home in Central Park.. yard signs!! lol
The top of Paseo Drive
Looking up Paseo Drive, beside the newly-renovated Paseo Plunge
New homes in Jefferson Park
*All photos taken on my phone, to explain the quality... and not ONE photo of downtown and all the new development over yonder (I'll admit Midtown is getting kinda close though I'd still argue it as the beginning of "North OKC").
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