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I think what we have now is considerably better than those renderings, First of all, they remind me of something straight out of dallas or houston. And second of all, they definatly wouldn't have mixed with the original bricktown concept. What we have now is unique and provokes curiosity from passers by on the highway. I think if someone from Dallas, L.A.,Kansas City, or one of the many other large metros passed by and saw another "town center". they would just keep passing by. Now I am not saying a town center is negative, just the kind shown in that rendering. The Triangle needless to say will be an amazing "town center" unique from many other metros. But all I am saying is I have been to plenty of cities with the type of developments shown above. They amazed me when I was about 7 years old, but now they just bore me to tears. And to me they have been so overdone that they look tacky. I consider them "urban eyesores", but that might be a little harsh. What I like about how Lower bricktown has turned out, is that it is like a painting, we have the main concept illustrated, now all we need to do is fill it in with the vibrant color. Lower bricktown has huge potential, let's just hope Hogan finishes the job right.
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That has to be the most rediculous thing I've ever heard. Not attacking you...but I just think this is a little out there. First of all, I don't believe anyone from L.A. or Dallas is going to be too impressed with anything in Bricktown at the time for two reasons, they already have similar developments, and theirs are much larger than Bricktown is right now. Also, if you think the original plan, the one in the rendering, is boring compared to what has been built in the recent past, then something is wrong. Lower Bricktown, with the Harkins(a joke as far as a nice theatre goes) and the buildings that Earl's and Nothing but Noodles are in don't even match the quality of most of the buildings along 71st st. in Tulsa or Penn Ave. Do this for me, go into the Harkin's and just walk around, then go into the Cinemark in Tulsa and you will see what I am talking about...It's like comparing a Ford to a Jaguar.
What makes me the maddest about Bricktown is it is like they aren't learning anything. The Harkin's was a mistake, and now, even though Toby Keith's is going to be an interesting place, it fits in with the whole Bricktown theme worse than the suburban theater.
Maybe the city will get it right with the Triangle District...I can actually see this turning into something awesome of the next few years.
One last thing, don't get me wrong, I enjoy going to Bricktown. Upper Bricktown reminds me of something I would be doing on vacation, but as you walk down the canal towards lower Bricktown, it reminds me of the new Stonewood Hills development in B.A. except Stonewood Hills is going to be better planned and nicer.