Cities: November 2008 Archives
50 Strange Buildings of the World | Village of Joy
Strange for many different reasons: Indigenous architecture, starchitecture, whimsical structures. (Via Samizdata.)
Urban Review STL: Selling a Native American Mound
"For Sale: Cozy home with two bedrooms, two baths, one fireplace and a 2-car garage. Oh yeah, it sits on the very last Native American mound in a city once known as 'Mound City.' It even has a name, Sugar Loaf Mound." More details here.
Some good news, mixed news, and bad news for downtown Oklahoma City. One of the bad news items: "The Thunder is losing. That was expected, just as it was with the Hornets. But the buzz just isn't the same this time around. And some of the good things going on right now are tied to the arrival of the NBA. A souring on the team could be bad for much of downtown."
Longtime Bricktown advocate Jim Brewer dies | NewsOK.com
Note: Bricktown was in existence long before MAPS happened. "Brewer was a successful oilman when he began buying properties in Bricktown in the mid-1980s...."
imagiNATIVEamerica » Oklahoma City's 1910 Plan for Grand Boulevard by W.H. Dunn
Oooooo! Aaaaaaah! Beautiful maps, plans, and renderings of an early day plan for Oklahoma City's parks and boulevards.
