This 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 question remains – if signage like this is ok in upper Bricktown, which enjoys the advantage of free parking and one sane owner and developer, than why can’t one be used to promote the restaurants and retailers along the Bricktown Canal north of Reno Avenue?
Item No. 2
Devon released renderings about a year ago for the auditorium that will be built at the corner of Hudson and Sheridan. Sometimes it’s the finer details that prove to be interesting. From the rendering submitted recently to design review it would appear that architect Jon Pickard is once again nodding to a bit of downtown’s Art Deco heritage by going with the sort of lettering for the auditorium entry that, at first glance, hearkens to the Civic Center and First National Tower.
Speaking of Devon tower (which we now know will be referred to as Devon Energy Center), here’s the latest view from the OKC Skyline cam at www.newsok.com/okcskyline:
Item No. 3
Final thoughts…. seems as if the dream scenario of a real local station being allowed to exist in this market is was just that – a dream, albeit one enjoyed for real for little more than a year at 105.3 FM. The corporate types have done what they do, and now the real Spy can only be found at www.thespyfm.com. I’m not sure what the corporate folks are thinking, but in the age of the Internet they won’t fool followers of Ferris O’Brien for long. They will abandon the radio station and follow him to his online station. This begs the question though – can Ferris pull it off online only?
Photo suggested by a local obscure social blog.
Here’s my thought – and from what I learned today, it’s something that’s been talked about: move The Spy to The Oklahoma Hardware Building in Bricktown, home to the increasingly awesome and inspiring ACM@UCO. Ferris would be attached to some of the city’s best aspiring musicians and might even have an “in” on doing live broadcasts of masters classes guests (Jackson Brown was the latest visitor, with prior guests including Roger Daltrey). Imagine a lecture given by Chris Martin going over live…
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Comments
The Spy no longer being on the airwaves had nothing to with reception, programming or support.
It’s removal from the airwaves is 110% from the hands of Citadel.
I was curious what you would think about the Lower Bricktown signage Steve. I don’t think its a bad thing.
It also looks as if new retail has gone into lower bricktown in the shop north of Sonic – looks to be Biker-themed clothes – I didn’t see that one coming.
On another topic Steve, what are you hearing from City Scape about attendance this year at Automobile Alley verses last year at Penn Square. We took the son last Saturday and the place was hopping! Our son had a really fun morning.
The Spy is no longer? To be honest, I really think this town can still support an independent radio station. I like quite a bit of underground music but just could not get with that dude’s playlist. It seemed more an outlet for his very specific tastes.