I work for a real estate company and did a photo shoot from one of the Block 42 units. It was a facing downtown and the rooftop patio view was AMAZING and this was even before the Devon Tower was started or even publicly known. I will have to see if I can find the image and I will post it.

I finally found the shot. Nice angle from Block 42, I believe it was off of the 3rd floor balcony or rooftop patio. http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/P8136164.jpg

Taken on Monday from Newcastle, near the microwave tower if you know the area...it's the best zoom I got.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlywinegareth/5469490653/

It took me a few minutes but I found the exact spot you took your photo. It is 18.5 miles (97,863 feet) from where you took the photo to the center of Devon Tower. There aren't many places on Earth where you can see 18.5 miles unless you are on a mountain.

^^^That area is known as "top o' the world" for those of us who grew up in Norman. There's a stretch of Hwy 9 a couple miles east of where Hwy 9 meets US 62 that offers a really spectacular vista. From there you can plainly see the Norman skyline and OU to the east, Tinker to the northeast, and downtown OKC to the NNE. At night when planes are coming in to WRWA, well, words fail. I recommend it.

Ahh! Thanks Gareth for taking the picture lol. Yeah, it definitely needs a major zoom. That's pretty much exactly where I was saying for someone to take the picture from.

Growing up in Newcastle, I've got to see that view my whole life. At night time... it's spectacular to look DOWN on the lights of the entire metro.

Most people don't even know of this geography, but it's a pretty high spot. It's about 200 feet higher elevation than the tower farm up north, but apparently the property is so pricey, most towers are built up north.

Although, it must not be too pricey for Boren... should see the "house" he just built that looks down on Norman.

Oh, and that Microwave tower got renovated into the new KFOR radar. Even though the idiots were advertising it in Moore. /sigh. Playing off the May 3rd tornado over 10 years later.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayneshots/5459834365/sizes/l/in/photostream/

I took this a few weeks ago. (:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayneshots/5459834365/sizes/l/in/photostream/

I took this a few weeks ago. (:

THAT should be the Wikipedia skyline photo!!

yep, THAT is the money shot. ...

This view from the northwest has always been my favorite vantage point of downtown. Nice photo.

THAT should be the Wikipedia skyline photo!!

That's actually been the Wikipedia photo for a while now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City

That is an awesome picture, Kayne.

Yep, perfect angle where all the buildings line up just right and you can also see Leadership Square, which helps to make the skyline look more modern.

And because Devon Tower is more to the back of the photo, it won't completely overwhelm everything else even when finished.


Back to the photo from Newcastle, I've grown to love how you can see so incredibly far from certain places in town. There are some spots well north of Lake Hefner where downtown is clearly visible.


Thanks to everyone for all these great photos and videos!

Here's the one I wanted up yesterday. Sorry folks. A lot goes into it. I'm adding screen captures to the video pages and takes extra time. They're on a Flickr page.


http://vimeo.com/20288357

Here's the unedited 1080p version on YouTube. It's still compressed by YouTube however.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBA51TgrOAc

If anyone would want the 1080p screen capture instead let me know. They look much better.

At 6:55 in the Vimeo clip, when it says "West on Main. St.", I didn't notice until I zoomed in that a cop was at the light down the street. I forgot to unmute the microphone too. It was a perfect shot and I re-used another audio clip. He came down towards me and flew down the nearest street on that corner. I wonder what he thought when he stopped at the light and saw somebody standing in the middle of Main with something in their hand. I just ignored him when he drove past me.

Back to the photo from Newcastle, I've grown to love how you can see so incredibly far from certain places in town. There are some spots well north of Lake Hefner where downtown is clearly visible.

There's a spot on Sorghum Mill Road (NW 234th St) that's between May and Pennsylvania that gives a great view of downtown! That's 17 miles as the crow flies.

Thanks everyone! I complete forgot that I put that up as the Wikipedia photo also.... Jesus, my memory. :/

But that view of downtown is probably my favorite too! I also like the view of the skyline when viewed from either the east or west. (:

Are they cleaning windows in the NE tower indention or working on lights? Something is hanging in there.

They have removed the top circle of steel from the Podium building it appears. I was wondering why the last piece was not installed.

There are some spots well north of Lake Hefner where downtown is clearly visible.

There is a fantastic view of downtown AND the NW Expressway skyline from the Integris Cancer Institute at Memorial & Macarthur. I took several pictures of it while working there. If that 3 story medical office building had been taller, like 10 stories, the view would be even better as you would have Lake Hefner in the foreground.

^^^I read somewhere Lake Hefner is near the highest point in OK County, so that would make another gr8 elevated viewing area. I'd like to see a pic taken from the top of Founders Tower. Geez, Devon is nowhere near being completed and it's already making a huge impact on the skyline. Can't wait to see what it will be like in a few months!

There's a spot on Sorghum Mill Road (NW 234th St) that's between May and Pennsylvania that gives a great view of downtown! That's 17 miles as the crow flies.

There are some great views from that spot, also some more west towards Piedmont along NW 150th.

Here are some shots I took a while back of the skyline from the Lake Hefner Dam.
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/DTfromLH.jpg
Telephoto Lens zoomed in to Downtown
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/DTfromLH2.jpg
Panoramic view of skyline taken from the West side of the Lake Hefner dam
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/WestPano.jpg

I had a dream last night that Devon changed their plan back to the original height which is 925 FT. I was so stoked!

Crawler crane gone?

Crawler crane gone?

Nope. It's still there.

Nope. It's still there.

I have not seen it either. There is a smaller crawling type crane that has been there for quite some time but I have not seen the big one today.

I have not seen it either. There is a smaller crawling type crane that has been there for quite some time but I have not seen the big one today.

Well, who knows then. I looked on the cam and I thought that was it. I also drove by today on I-40 but had to pay attention to traffic so didn't get a good inspection.

Pretty sure the crawler is still there. I could have swore I saw it a day or two ago.

Pretty sure the crawler is still there. I could have swore I saw it a day or two ago.

The rotunda steel looks done now so it will probably come down shortly if it hasn't already.

There are some great views from that spot, also some more west towards Piedmont along NW 150th.

Here are some shots I took a while back of the skyline from the Lake Hefner Dam.
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/DTfromLH.jpg
Telephoto Lens zoomed in to Downtown
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/DTfromLH2.jpg
Panoramic view of skyline taken from the West side of the Lake Hefner dam
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/WestPano.jpg

Very nice. My pics from Integris were similar but you could only see the Lake Hefner Dam. If the building was taller the view would be much better. The whole NW area of OKC is higher in elevation than areas around downtown.

They have removed the top circle of steel from the Podium building it appears. I was wondering why the last piece was not installed.

Sorry for my ignorance, but what would the point of this be? Was the top circle just for temporary support or could they really have made a mistake that is having to be redone?

Hi everyone, back with another picture update of 1 WTC taken by my friend tonight. Enjoy!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5475125128_e3d63994d8_o.jpg

Just took a tour around the site. I have time to kill around downtown every Thursday. And the monster crawler crane is dismantled. I saw the crane placing one of the last pieces onto a semi. I got pictures as proof but can't post til later tonight or tomorrow.

Wow, I didn't know WTC was that tall already.

Wow, I didn't know WTC was that tall already.

Would be interesting to note (with images) when the WTC is as tall as the Devon Tower will be. This should be still a ways off though as Devon will be taller than WTC 7 and WTC 1 has not topped that yet.

Also, looks like in a couple of days Devon will be above the level of the webcam's field of vision. Is a replacement in store?

Thanks to who ever updated the population for OKC Wikipeda. I appreciate it!

...took this shot one year ago to the day whilst en route to the Billy Joel/Elton John concert -- what a difference a year makes!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n167/cameron405/DSC01955a.jpg

Very nice! I like the lights on FNC.

Hey everyone. Long time listener, first time poster.
I was downtown last night and snapped a couple of photos

Taken with the 360 Panorama app for iOS.
http://flic.kr/p/9mcnhj

http://flic.kr/p/9m9aEn

Looks like a pair of escalators to be installed
http://flic.kr/p/9m9aAn

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5479401886_288a44a81c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59986417@N05/5479401886/)
photo-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59986417@N05/5479401886/) by michael.biddy (http://www.flickr.com/people/59986417@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5478777461_fa9c434ebb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59986417@N05/5478777461/)
photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59986417@N05/5478777461/) by michael.biddy (http://www.flickr.com/people/59986417@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5478777229_e47ca3b89b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59986417@N05/5478777229/)
IMG_0338 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59986417@N05/5478777229/) by michael.biddy (http://www.flickr.com/people/59986417@N05/), on Flickr

Where is it?????? This thing is going up crazy fast! Thanks for the reminder.

Anyone know the exact height of Devon Tower with the addition of the 33rd floor now?? Should just about match, or either be slightly taller or slightly shorter than the Mid-Continent Tower in Tulsa (513 ft.) by now. Either way, Devon is officially the new tallest in OKC now, passing Chase (500 ft.) with the 33rd floor foundation poured....making it the new 5th tallest in the state, OR the new 4th tallest IF IT PASSED THE MID-CONTINENT BLDG, TOO. In any case, WAY TO GO DEVON!!!....YOU'RE DEFINITELY STANDING OUT NOW!!! But could someone with the accurate stats & numbers please get back to me on that?? THANX

With the completion of the 32nd floor (33rd is underway) I have the building height at 513 feet.

One could argue that technically, Devon is the tallest in the state "under construction" while BoK and Chase are still the tallest "completed" buildings in their cities. Why such a hurry to rip the titles away? It will happen soon enuf and yes, I can be a thorny geek. ;)

Well if that 513 figure is correct (give or take a few inches), that TIES Devon with Mid-Continent for 4th tallest in the state. Also, Devon will surpass the First Place Tower in Tulsa (516 ft.) with just the addition of the next floor!! Then just the other two to pass up which should happen sometime around late spring if the rate of construction stays about the same. THANX DEVON for helping breathe life back into OKC....and the state for that matter!!!

And you'll have to excuse some of us for being a bit over-technical and over-excited, "earlywinegareth". I know I sounds like I'm gona wet my pants when Devon finally surpasses BOK. But besides us finally getting a major professional sports team to be nationally recognized by, OKC was long overdue for some notoriety. Tired of travelling to other states and people asking me silly questions like "Do yall have vehicles there, or do yall still ride around on horses?"....and "Do they still have wild-west style shoot-outs there?"....or "Oklahoma??!! Wheres that at and whats there to do out there?" Now, with all the new excitement and growth going on here, maybe I can shut up some of my out-of-state, smart-ass friends for once....and without having to mention the bombing of the Murrah building anymore. And yes, there ARE alot of narrow-minded idiots around the country that think the U.S. only consists of New York, California, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, and maybe just a few other places. So again, excuse some of us if we seem to be a bit over-excited about the small details of the new life flourishing in our city (and state).

I can't believe this thing is only half way done. Just the height it is now makes a huge impact on our skyline!!

I can't believe this thing is only half way done. Just the height it is now makes a huge impact on our skyline!!

^^Halfway would be 425ft tall,it's almost 100ft taller than half by now?

And you'll have to excuse some of us for being a bit over-technical and over-excited, "earlywinegareth". I know I sounds like I'm gona wet my pants when Devon finally surpasses BOK. But besides us finally getting a major professional sports team to be nationally recognized by, OKC was long overdue for some notoriety. Tired of travelling to other states and people asking me silly questions like "Do yall have vehicles there, or do yall still ride around on horses?"....and "Do they still have wild-west style shoot-outs there?"....or "Oklahoma??!! Wheres that at and whats there to do out there?" Now, with all the new excitement and growth going on here, maybe I can shut up some of my out-of-state, smart-ass friends for once....and without having to mention the bombing of the Murrah building anymore. And yes, there ARE alot of narrow-minded idiots around the country that think the U.S. only consists of New York, California, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, and maybe just a few other places. So again, excuse some of us if we seem to be a bit over-excited about the small details of the new life flourishing in our city (and state).

Tell you what. Once the tower is finished, and you get anymore of those asinine questions, just send them an image of a cowboy superimposed in front of the Devon tower. That should shut them up, and if it doesn't who cares anyway.

Just got in from being downtown all afternoon. Had a nice walk around and got some nice shots of various projects. Will get some posted as soon I sort them out. Also some new shots from a distance of the skyline. I see the glass is completed up to the 24th floor and partially complete on the 25th if that gives any idea on height.

Off topic a bit but wanted some thoughts on this building. Planned for Louisville, KY. called Museum Plaza.
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/screen-capture-5.png

I'm sure no one needs a reminder of how fast this thing is going up, but for those who would like a little perspective, here are the pictures I took one year ago today.


Nice weather today, so I went downtown to get some pics.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/OKCDrummer77/DevonSite7.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/OKCDrummer77/DevonSite1.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/OKCDrummer77/DevonSite3.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/OKCDrummer77/DevonSite2.jpg

The crane
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/OKCDrummer77/DevonSite4.jpg

The van
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/OKCDrummer77/DevonSite6.jpg

The webcam is somewhere up there
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/OKCDrummer77/DevonSite5.jpg

Off topic a bit but wanted some thoughts on this building. Planned for Louisville, KY. called Museum Plaza.
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/screen-capture-5.png

That thing is hiddeous. I cannot think of anything further.

I've seen pictures before of that Louisville proposal. It reminds me of an offshore oil platform.

Louisville structure rendering:

Inception.
Creative yet unaesthetic to me. High tide must be terrible there.

http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/Devon%20Tower%202%2027%2011/IMG_4489.jpg

Full album from today:
http://s1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/Devon%20Tower%202%2027%2011/

Off topic a bit but wanted some thoughts on this building. Planned for Louisville, KY. called Museum Plaza.
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l527/mrktguy29/screen-capture-5.png

It looks like they are trying to get films based in Louisville and this would be filmed as the oppressive government or corporation's headquarters.

It looks like they are trying to get films based in Louisville and this would be filmed as the oppressive government or corporation's headquarters.

Ding ding ding...

The Louisville project has been mentioned more than once before, its also been shelved several years ago.

The Louisville project has been mentioned more than once before, its also been shelved several years ago.

Much to the delight of people in Louisville I'm sure.

So wait... I thought the Chase building (the tallest in OKC), was 36 floors? How does Devon having 32 floors (working on the 33rd now) make it taller than the Chase building's 36 floors?

Floor heights are bigger