An Open Letter from Grant Humphreys
The Flatiron: Oklahoma City, OK from imagiNATIVEamerica on Vimeo. A year ago there were at least a handful of downtown developments on the drawing boards that seemed to be sure things. One of those was...
View ArticleRetail Losses Downtown
It wasn’t too long ago that Randy Hogan was boasting a 100 percent occupancy for Lower Bricktown. Not any more. A few months ago LIT clothing next to Starbucks closed. That space remains empty....
View ArticleBricktown Retail
Dallas' West End isn't what it used to be, but it still offers some gimmicky stuff for tourists. I’ve been thinking more about the question posed in one this weekend’s comment threads – what is there...
View ArticleEveryone’s Talking Transit, but is Anybody Listening?
Today’s guest blogger is Blair Humphreys, who ,has had a great influence on my understanding of urban planning over the past couple of years. I don’t pretend to know as much as Blair knows – but I’m...
View ArticleThe Emergence of Bricktown Retail
I’ve seen a lot of fits and starts when it comes to Bricktown retail. Let’s review a bit…. Way, way back when, there was a small flower shop started up as part of a failed attempt by Neal Horton to...
View ArticleThis and That
Could signage like this be helpful to "upper" Bricktown as well? Lot’s of miscellaneous items today. Item No. 1 The above signage ought to go a long way in promoting tenants in Lower Bricktown. But the...
View ArticleDowntown Restructuring
Native Roots Market at NE 2 and Walnut Avenue quietly opened Friday night. Yes, it’s a big deal. And indeed, those discovering the paper was off the windows and the door was open were quite excited....
View ArticleRestoring Downtown OKC Retail
Street’s Department Store, 1972, First National Center, Park Avenue. Courtesy of Retro Metro OKC Street’s Department Store, First National Center, 1972, Courtesy of Retro Metro OKC I’ve been thinking...
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