Comments on: Warriors… Come Out to PLLaaaayyyy! http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/ The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer covers downtown brick by brick Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:49:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tom http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Tom Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:26:58 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-975 I know Jeff Brown. He's a good guy and proud to the the latest in his family's multi-generational ownership of the Miller-Jackson building. I'm glad to see that the "after" picture of the bathroom was published - man, it looks nicer than the bathrooms in my house! I know Jeff Brown. He’s a good guy and proud to the the latest in his family’s multi-generational ownership of the Miller-Jackson building. I’m glad to see that the “after” picture of the bathroom was published – man, it looks nicer than the bathrooms in my house!

]]> By: A Clean Respite http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-974 A Clean Respite Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:33:54 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-974 [...] of whether anyone’s feelings got hurt when I published a reader’s photo of the restroom at the Miller Jackson Building in Bricktown, it’s interesting to note that a clean-up [...] [...] of whether anyone’s feelings got hurt when I published a reader’s photo of the restroom at the Miller Jackson Building in Bricktown, it’s interesting to note that a clean-up [...]

]]> By: Shane http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-973 Shane Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:15:18 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-973 Might want to do an update on this one. The bathroom has been repainted and there are nice new paper towel dispensers Might want to do an update on this one. The bathroom has been repainted and there are nice new paper towel dispensers

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Aaron Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:27:59 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-972 It also reminds me of the movie Candyman. It also reminds me of the movie Candyman.

]]> By: Aaron http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-971 Aaron Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:27:13 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-971 This IS a topic for the OKC Central Blog. It's a problem that needs to be addressed in Bricktown and Downtown alike. With that said, I'm all for pay toilets like in San Francisco and other cities that you pay to go, and everything is clean and sterilized all the time. Before I get jumped on for wanting pay toilets, I think there should be free public restrooms as well. However, when you open something up to the public there are certain risks associated with doing so. The above photo makes it clear that even in Oklahoma City, we have some not so wonderful characters, with limited amounts of social grace, who enjoy defacing someone else's property. This IS a topic for the OKC Central Blog. It’s a problem that needs to be addressed in Bricktown and Downtown alike.

With that said, I’m all for pay toilets like in San Francisco and other cities that you pay to go, and everything is clean and sterilized all the time.

Before I get jumped on for wanting pay toilets, I think there should be free public restrooms as well. However, when you open something up to the public there are certain risks associated with doing so.

The above photo makes it clear that even in Oklahoma City, we have some not so wonderful characters, with limited amounts of social grace, who enjoy defacing someone else’s property.

]]> By: Shane http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Shane Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:42:30 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-970 It gets cleaned regularly, just not repainted. It gets cleaned regularly, just not repainted.

]]> By: Jason http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Jason Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:32:29 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-969 I think the reason it's been pointed out on this blog, and why it's of note at all, is because the picture sure looks like bathroom that hasn't been cleaned up in months. This doesn't look like a one time vandalism that Mr. Brown just hadn't caught yet. It's not the best picture, so I could be wrong, but it looks like its been ignored for some time. I think the reason it’s been pointed out on this blog, and why it’s of note at all, is because the picture sure looks like bathroom that hasn’t been cleaned up in months. This doesn’t look like a one time vandalism that Mr. Brown just hadn’t caught yet. It’s not the best picture, so I could be wrong, but it looks like its been ignored for some time.

]]> By: jim http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-968 jim Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:58:11 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-968 Bathrooms should be kept clean, but is this reallly the kind of stuff that goes on blogs???? Usually the content on this blog is very informative and raises good questions. I'm glad Mr. Brown addressed the issue, now let's move on to real news downtown. Bathrooms should be kept clean, but is this reallly the kind of stuff that goes on blogs????
Usually the content on this blog is very informative and raises good questions. I’m glad Mr. Brown addressed the issue, now let’s move on to real news downtown.

]]> By: Shane http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Shane Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:33:08 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-965 There needs to be more attention public restrooms by the city- this restroom is treated as a public one when it really isn't public per se. And we should really understand that Mr. Brown is footing the bill for the maintenance of these restrooms which are used by anyone in Bricktown who needs a restroom, and not exclusively by patrons of his tenants. We should look to other large pedestrian cities for examples of how to create and maintain safe, clean, accessible public restrooms so that private building managers like Mr. Brown don't have to deal with these problems with such frequency. Thanks for chiming in on the issue here, Mr. Brown, because it helped me see your side of the issue. You shouldn't be the person who is in charge of THE "public" bathroom in Bricktown. There needs to be more attention public restrooms by the city- this restroom is treated as a public one when it really isn’t public per se. And we should really understand that Mr. Brown is footing the bill for the maintenance of these restrooms which are used by anyone in Bricktown who needs a restroom, and not exclusively by patrons of his tenants.

We should look to other large pedestrian cities for examples of how to create and maintain safe, clean, accessible public restrooms so that private building managers like Mr. Brown don’t have to deal with these problems with such frequency.

Thanks for chiming in on the issue here, Mr. Brown, because it helped me see your side of the issue. You shouldn’t be the person who is in charge of THE “public” bathroom in Bricktown.

]]> By: Jeff Brown http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Jeff Brown Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:49:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/10/01/warriors-come-out-to-pllaaaayyyy/#comment-967 we are as disheartened as anybody about vandalism. and october is the worst month owing to a large amount of youth congregating for the haunted house. who can blame them for preferring our restrooms over portapotties, but why do kids have to deface something that started out so nicely? if my memory is correct, i remember a few years ago the gazette photographed these same restrooms and gave them the moniker of the nicest restrooms in the city. perhaps such vandalism will force us to restort to locking the restrooms, or have an electronic access system for the people who actually have business in the building. you can imagine the needless expense we already sustain in terms of water consumption, repairs and maintenance. we do try to repaint blighted areas each week. hooters services the restrooms regularly and supplies paper products several times a day. we had no idea when bricktown started that the city had no plans for public restrooms. are these the only restroom available to the public in bricktown? while the photograph depicts the vandalism it also shows an adequate stock of paper products. we are as disheartened as anybody about vandalism. and october is the worst month owing to a large amount of youth congregating for the haunted house. who can blame them for preferring our restrooms over portapotties, but why do kids have to deface something that started out so nicely? if my memory is correct, i remember a few years ago the gazette photographed these same restrooms and gave them the moniker of the nicest restrooms in the city. perhaps such vandalism will force us to restort to locking the restrooms, or have an electronic access system for the people who actually have business in the building. you can imagine the needless expense we already sustain in terms of water consumption, repairs and maintenance. we do try to repaint blighted areas each week. hooters services the restrooms regularly and supplies paper products several times a day. we had no idea when bricktown started that the city had no plans for public restrooms. are these the only restroom available to the public in bricktown? while the photograph depicts the vandalism it also shows an adequate stock of paper products.

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