OKLAHOMA CITY

[fromdust]

this is the skirvin.

a view of the colcord.

[fromdust]

oops, didn't know you had one already. sorry about that.

no prob. i hope that they can combine these two threads, though.

[Mith242]

Thanks for the pics, the Skirvin really has an interesting look to it.

[mcheiss]

no prob. i hope that they can combine these two threads, though.

It's done.

Both OKC Pic Threads are together.

[fromdust]

It's done.

Both OKC Pic Threads are together.

right on! thanks for that.

[natureboy]

That glasswork is truly amazing.

It kind of reminds me of the glasswork found in Vegas's Bellagio Lobby.

Yep, Chihuly did the glass leaves at the Bellagio! I would rank the permanent exhibit in Oklahoma City as the #1 thing to do on a visit. Go Thursday night, the museum is open later, you can get dinner at the wonderful Museum Cafe and then grab some cocktails on the rooftop!

[mcheiss]

Yep, Chihuly did the glass leaves at the Bellagio! I would rank the permanent exhibit in Oklahoma City as the #1 thing to do on a visit. Go Thursday night, the museum is open later, you can get dinner at the wonderful Museum Cafe and then grab some cocktails on the rooftop!

I knew there was a connection.

I wish I could go, but I don't live in Oklahoma actually. I live in Arkansas in the Northwest booming portion, but the next time I'm in OKC, I'll have to check it out.

BTW, welcome to Urban Planet natureboy!!

[shane453]

Just found this awesome picture from Deep Deuce.

[jbrown84]

Yeah that is a really good picture. Makes OKC look really urban. (Not that it isn't)

[mcheiss]

Yes, I'll agree with JBrown, that is a very nice urban shot of OKC.

Kind of reminds me of Nashville in a way.

[Mith242]

A very nice pic. I like those types of pics.

[jbrown84]

Took some new pics.

The Montgomery apartment building

view of downtown from Lower Bricktown

Centennial Fountain

restaurant in Bricktown

looking down the canal from under the Oklahoma Ave bridge

Bricktown sculpture

boarded window in Bricktown

Harkins Theatre in Lower Bricktown

bridge under the canal

bridge under train lines

leads from Bricktown to the CBD

Renaissance Hotel

Air Force Memorial

1889 Pioneer statue

City Place and First National

US Post Office

glass windows on Downtown Library

Ron Norick Downtown Library

cafe area

glass rotunda

Galleria Parking Garage (under construction)

First National framed by Oklahoma Tower and Corporate Tower

Colcord Hotel (under reconstruction) with Ford Center in the background

Ford Center -- home of the NBA Hornets

lamps on First National

the new Chesapeake Boathouse on the river

[tombarnes]

What are they doing with the Colcord? It looks like a handsome building. Condos?

[shane453]

The Colcord is going to be a boutique hotel with something like 60 rooms. It is set to open this fall. In the ground floor, there will be a new restaurant called Soleil. In the basement, there will be a nightclub called XO that is described as high-scale, hip, urban entertainment. I believe this will be the first nightclub to locate in the CBD area of downtown. Colcord is near Ford Center Arena and Cox Convention Center, so it should do quite well.

Great pictures, Jbrown. I love the skyline reflecting in the library windows and the Bourbon St cafe picture. You always get good, unique angles and I love your photos. And by the way, how perfect is the Galleria garage going to look with Colcord, OK tower, and Corporate tower? It fits them all really well.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Nice pictures, I love the architecture on the post office.

[jbrown84]

The Colcord is going to be a boutique hotel with something like 60 rooms. It is set to open this fall. In the ground floor, there will be a new restaurant called Soleil. In the basement, there will be a nightclub called XO that is described as high-scale, hip, urban entertainment. I believe this will be the first nightclub to locate in the CBD area of downtown. Colcord is near Ford Center Arena and Cox Convention Center, so it should do quite well.

The Colcord will have 108 guest rooms including a 1250 sf Presidential Suite. Colcord Hotel Website

Great pictures, Jbrown. I love the skyline reflecting in the library windows and the Bourbon St cafe picture. You always get good, unique angles and I love your photos. And by the way, how perfect is the Galleria garage going to look with Colcord, OK tower, and Corporate tower? It fits them all really well.

Thanks. I have more experience with video but that's one thing I've learned to apply to photography--unique angles/vantage point. I do like the Galleria Garage. Now we just need a mixed use development between it and Sheridan.

[mcheiss]

Will the colcord be a four star or what?

[jbrown84]

The Colcord should be as nice as they get, so if that's four out of four stars, then yeah.

[Jerseyman4]

If i take I-40 on teh way back from California on my un-planned cross country roadtrip (2007?), i will certainly stop in downtown Oklahoma City to check this all out. All of the pics were very very interesting!

[shane453]

You should; there are a lot of things to do in the downtown area where you can just park and walk to everything-- the bombing memorial and bricktown are must-sees though.

[fromdust]

wow, sorry these pics turned out so small.

[jbrown84]

Took some more pics last weekend.

Downtown from Regatta Park

Chesapeake Boathouse

[jbrown84]

The Oklahoma River from Regatta Park

Regatta Park plaza

Regatta Park waterfall

Regatta Park and Chesapeake Boathouse

[soon-to-be] AT+T Bricktown Ballpark

Johnny Bench statue

[jbrown84]

Sonic headquarters in Lower Bricktown

a couple pieces of the Oklahoma Landrun Monument

construction on new Residence Inn

[jbrown84]