Comments on: Lost Bricktown

By: slackmeyer

slackmeyer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:29:07 +0000

Certainly none of the buildings in what we formally know as Bricktown would be standing. Neal Horton, Jim Brewer, Jim Tolbert and Don Karchmer deserve much credit for making the area the success it is today. The question is whether there are similar leaders ready to save “lost Bricktown,” and whether it should or should not be saved.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:29:54 +0000

None of these buildings would even be standing if it wasn’t for Neal Jim or don. Let’s be thankful for what we have

By: Keith Anderson

Keith Anderson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:26:18 +0000

These buildings should be worked in to the newer fabric of buildings to come. Just a few old structures like this can give a lot of depth to a district, imo. Deep deuce, for example.

They should be preserved, even if smack dab in the middle of the park.

By: justin

justin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:25:06 +0000

I think just the fact that buildings arent built of this quality anymore is reason enough to keep them around. If properly maintained these buildings could still be standing long after most of the crap being built today is long gone. Do we want to find a use for something like this, or throw it away and build more prefab erector set buildings with no soul?

By: Michael Heaton

Michael Heaton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:35:05 +0000

Ugh, if these buildings go, I sure hope the city knows what it’s doing…

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:34:56 +0000

What’s the standard on what makes these buildings historic? Are all old buildings historic? Is there some other historic event that happened in these? I don’t think any old building is suddenly historic by nature of being old, it had to have been a significant part of history in some way.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:51:25 +0000

I hope the City of OKC and Mayor Cornett work to preserve these buildings.

By: slackmeyer

slackmeyer — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:22:45 +0000

I wonder if anyone will speak out on this matter.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:09:16 +0000

Steve,
I understand that the survey could take up to 5 years to complete. I don’t think there’s a coordinated effort to circumvent the system, rather a right-hand-ignorant-of-left-hand syndrome… (or maybe too many middle hands!)

By: slackmeyer

slackmeyer — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:33:40 +0000

Brian, the density is slightly more than what was present in Deep Deuce before it was redeveloped with existing structures being preserved, but far less than what people currently refer to as Bricktown.
Dennis, I didn’t know about that pending move by the city. That makes the timing of surveying this area even more curious, don’t you think?