Comments on: Wichita

By: steve lackmeyer

steve lackmeyer — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:50:40 +0000

Collin, it’s been a few year since I was last in Wichita. I definitely look forward to visiting there again.

By: colin

colin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:06:12 +0000

hey colin again the 10 year old boy (now 11 and in the 6th grade) steve is exactly right we should be happy with where we are now but i have to say that wichita has taken a turn for the better in the downtown area they have built a new arena downtown that is named intrust bank arena that will be used for concerts and affter it is built the wichita thunder ice hockey will stop playing at the kansas colliseum in northern wichita and will start playing at Inrust bank arena and they have built a new loft complex and they are doing road construction on highway 54/ aka kellog street and i have also heard that they are going to build a new skyscraper in the downtown area and in northern wichita they built another arena by the name of Hartman Arena that is used for multi pupusses but are mainly used for the wichita wild indoor football and the highways in wichta are much esiar to navigate your way through the city than in tulsa or OKC. The wichita Wingnuts AA farm team plays at Lawrence Dumont staduim on the western side of the Arkansas river. In north eastern wichita they have a major college of Wichita State University where they play baseball and basketball. Wichita has a top 10 housing market. all around wichita is one of the better citys to live in from recreation to whatever you want.

By: steve lackmeyer

steve lackmeyer — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:37:37 +0000

Welcome to OKC Central Mr. Johnson. Good thoughts through and through.

By: Christopher Scott Johnson

Christopher Scott Johnson — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:23:36 +0000

Population Comparison (Census.gov):

OKC Metro 3X’s Wichit? Wichita is 1/2 the size.

The Wichita MSA had 630,000 people, not including Hutchinson (60k more people) in 2003. In 2003 OKC MSA had 1,100,000 people.

Wichita, unlike it’s sisters cities to the south, has never experienced a decade of population decline. Furthermore, the difference I’ve seen between the Wichita to OKC & Tulsa, is that Wichita is not as over-built. The developement in Wichita is more thought out, more planned, and goes thru a process, from private ventures to government developements.

As with most people in Kansas, even in the city, we are more modest. Is our town hindered by this? Just because people do not think of Wichita as a big city, does this matter? Does it matter if our town is a great place to raise a family?

Truth is, none the less, where there is hype, you find bull. Right now, in Tulsa, people are fleeing the city to the suberbs. They are going through problems Wichita did in the early 90’s. Crime and poor schools. Tulsa though a large downtown, doesn’t have the same cleaner vibrant feel the more modest downtown Wichita is able to put on.

None the less, all our cities in the plaines are struggling for recognition… but why should they. Again, where there is hype, there is bull. Our cities are nice, and they do have much to offer! Do we really want OKC, Tulsa, Wichita to be the next Chicago’s? High crime, unfriendliness? I’ve been to to all the three, grew up in Wichita, and lived in Tulsa for a while to. I say let’s just enjoy and be glad for what we have. If others discover the quality of life we have, than great, if not, whatever!

But, yes, let us address our challenges! Wichita needs to address an economy so dependent on one industry. OKC needs to address the homeless (not bumms as previously said). Tulsa needs to address crime. I know Tulsa can learn from Wichita in some things, and visa versa. Let’s work together for the sake of our region, working for a higher quality (not quantity) of life!

By: Pedro

Pedro — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:07:10 +0000

Well I don’t live in USA .But Wichita is so very pretty!!!

By: Elise Krentzel

Elise Krentzel — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:26:59 +0000

I have never been to Wichita and this summer my son and I will visit our dear friends for 8 days. coming from the Big Apple I am very curious. of course we travel around the country though I must admit I’ve never been to Kansas and only once to OKC in the 70s. So it’s a first.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:00:21 +0000

Probably not.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:28:12 +0000

Wichita hit number 49 on the largest cities list, just over St. Louis Mo. They are known to have the 3rd best night life in wichita via the national arts and entertainment group, sorry didnt see OKC on the list. they are also one of the fastest growing cities in the US, again on the cencus report I didnt see OKC in it. And to the person that talked about the baseball team, the owners sold the team for the nameing rights to another arena. Wichita allready has another team. And to the person that talked about the warren, There web site is http://www.warrentheater.com , wichita has the two largest theaters in the world. with over 28 screens each the one in Moor Ok only has 16, that guy needs to stop upping his town on BS! I currently live in NE but Ive been to but cities on business. OKC does have a big citiy feel, LOTS of traffic and down town has alot of bums walking around. Wichita has a smaller feel with all the same ammenities that OKC has, much nicer enviorment!!!!

By: slackmeyer

slackmeyer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:46:29 +0000

Colin, you’re right – Wichita is not a little farm town. Wichita has a lot going for it, and it’s downtown definitely has some life to it.

By: colin

colin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:26:34 +0000

im a ten year old boy and i have lived in wichita for all my life and its a pretty settled town they have almost 400,000 people in the city and that ranks 51 on the population charts and this even surprised me they have more population then cincinati and philidelphia and my parents have freinds that live in big cities like denver and dallas and they think that its just a little farm town well its freaking not