View Full Version : Historic Neighborhoods: Classen Drive



Doug Loudenback
10-29-2006, 03:34 AM
I did a drive-about yesterday morning on the western-most part of Heritage Hills and made a blog post here: Doug Dawgz Blog: Historic Neighborhoods: Classen Drive (http://dougdawg.blogspot.com/2006/10/historic-neighborhoods-classen-drive.html) but this post shows all the images.

The area toured is shown below. Generally, I began the tour at NW 13th, drove north on Classen Drive (which is a one-way (irregular) oval road around the very lovely Alice Harn Park - shown after the Mid-Continent gateway into the area), a short side-jaunt at the north end of Classen Drive on NW 15th, and then back to Classen Drive to drive south on the west side of Classen Drive, ending at a westward look on NW 14th.

Here is the area shown in the tour:


Generally

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/mesta_heritage.jpg

Specifically

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive.jpg

The southern gateway: Mid-Continent (new home of Oklahoma Heritage Association)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive01.jpg
Approaching and showing Alice Harn Park (Alice, wife of William, owned the area)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive02.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive03.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive04.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive05.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive06.jpg
Continuing north on the east side of Classen Drive
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive08.jpg
Looking west across Alice Harn Park
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive07.jpg
At the north end of the east side of Classen Drive
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive10.jpg
Looking easterly at NW 15th Street
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive09.jpg
An easterly jaunt on NW 15th
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/nw15a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/nw15b.jpg
A remnant of the Baum Building at the end of the NW 15th block
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/nw15c.jpg
Back west on NW 15th to Classen Drive, looking north
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive11.jpg
North end of Classen Drive looking south on the park
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive12.jpg
Continuing south on the west side of Classen Drive
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive13.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive14.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive15.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive16.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/classendrive17.jpg
At the end of the tour on the west side of Classen Drive, looking west on NW 14th
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/ClassenDrive/nw14.jpg

It was a beautiful fall October morning in a great Oklahoma City historic neighborhood!

Pete
10-29-2006, 06:55 AM
Thanks Doug!

I love that area.

If I was buying in the area, I'd much rather live in the northern part of HH or Mesta Park than one of the new downtown condos. You can get a nice home in that area for under $300K.

okcguy
10-29-2006, 12:40 PM
Really beautiful pics! The houses are big and beautiful, but the trees are what really make this area for me!

BDP
10-31-2006, 11:15 AM
I love that circle. I looked at a house there a couple of years ago, but didn't pull the trigger.

drumsncode
10-31-2006, 11:30 AM
Those are beautiful pictures. You captured the essence of what I love about that area. If you go to Tulsa, go to Maple Ridge around 21st and Riverside, and you can get the same feeling.

Doug Loudenback
10-31-2006, 12:37 PM
Thank you, all!

ChristianConservative
11-01-2006, 02:16 PM
Thank you Doug for the lovely photos.

I would have to comment that as a whole Oklahoma City has maintained its historic neighborhoods very well. If only we could apply this same attitude towards historic commercial structures, we might actually get somewhere as a city. At least we're making progress with the Skirvin Hotel and other historic structures in the Flat Iron District.