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Gorgeous!

Absolutely stunning!

By shawnw, Jan 11th.

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Nice pics dmoor.


Glad to see the cladding finally creeping up the triangle faces. Once they finish that and the exterior cranes come down, we'll finally get a view of the finished product.


Have any other 150m+ buildings been proposed and/or approved for downtown? A couple of 175-225m scrapers to bridge the gap between Devon and Chase would fill out the skyline nicely. Maybe Chesapeake or Integris will follow Devon's lead and build a new downtown HQ.

Tallest building in Oklahoma I think. Kevin Durant will like this one I think :lol:.

Tallest building in Oklahoma I think. Kevin Durant will like this one I think :lol:.
Yeah it's by far the tallest in OK. The previous tallest was the BOK in Tulsa, almost 200ft shorter than Devon.

totally overpowers the old skyline

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^^ Fantastic!!

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Very nice! When is the big opening?

Excellent pictures.

I can't believe how it's already topped out..seems like it just started!

Is Chase the #2 building? Or is there another between Chase and Devon?

Is Chase the #2 building? Or is there another between Chase and Devon?

Yeah Chase is the second tallest(in OKC) at 500ft' tall.And the State's 5th tallest.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Oklahoma_City

Is Chase the #2 building? Or is there another between Chase and Devon?

Bok in Tulsa is the 2nd tallest in the state like a previous poster said.

i really love it,this one quite nice!

I took a lot of general pictures, not Devon specific, but most pictures have Devon within them, so I thought it be kool to share them on here. There are many other constructions and the new I-40. In about 10 years later, OKC will not look the same. Everything is changing so fast. We already have another skyscraper set to be unveiled sometime this year.

http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc92/thunderokc/OKC011612/

If no one can see the album, I could add them on here directly.

This skyscraper is so beautiful.

Bok in Tulsa is the 2nd tallest in the state like a previous poster said.

Yeah,I know that!Actually if everyone wants to get technical,Tulsa has 4 taller buildings than OKC's Chase,so that previous poster was wrong.I was going by the person I qouted,assuming they were asking about OKC's skyscraper ranks,not the State of Oklahoma's!

January 14 2012

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great video. I love the shadow that Chase puts on City Place tower.

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the comment made by hot rod is one of the arguments for one of memphis' proposed tallest hotels in the city proper. initially, the plan called for construction of two towers, one slightly over 400 ft and the taller, which was reportedly going to be 467 ft. however, a highrise, which falls to the north of the proposed construction, houses some extremely wealthy and influential memphians. these folk complained that one, or perhaps, both towers would
cast an immense shadow throughout the day on their current highrise condos. apparently, the developers went back to the drawing board and made some extensive revisions. later, it was presented to the proper development committee, and it was approved. ultimately, the project went back to the developer, after the 2009 start date was moved to 2010. too, the redraw came back w/ the cut of the 27 story building, while increasing the larger tower to a much greater ht. as far as anyone knows, all of the remaining project is in tact, and allegedly this plan is much more impressive than the first. yet, the developer is currently finishing up a new office building downtown, but he has not stated when work will begin on the skyscraper.

so, one group likes or isn't significantly annoyed by cast shadows, while one group seems to very concerned. i just wonder how other cities solve these problems where the density, rivers, and other landmarks are important to all who live in the city.

okc has established a really big parameter to work w/in. anybody know what ht the next downtown building will hit, and how many planned skyscrapers or highrises are proposed for the cbd. i'm sure civic leaders realize that a connection needs to be made between the extreme ht of devon and the other downtown buildings. it really is attractive, and it does really give a lot of bang for a lot of bucks. i think most scraper junkies would be envious of such a wonderful city addition. best of luck, okc.

king - will you all's new skyscraper be built in downtown Memphis? I really hope so, and would be tremendously excited for a near 500 foot building for you all. With Memphis river setting, even a 500 footer would make a HUGE difference. I hope you all can get it done!

As for downtown OKC proposals, there are rumors for towers and there are planning for others; but from what I (and probably other OKC expats/residents) would say are next in line for downtown are:

1) Convention Center hotel - this will likely be a highrise hotel building(s) given the footprint of the new CC and the desire for the city to have 600+ rooms. The current tallest hotel in OKC (and the state I think) is the Renaissance Hotel. It is 15 floors (around 175-200 feet) right next to MidAmerica Tower (old Devon HQ). Renaissance has 311 rooms. The footprint of the new CC hotel likely would be similar, so double the floors to around 30+ and the height to at least 350. The new hotel would move downtown skyline south a bit. Not sure when it would be complete. ...

2, 3, 4) SandRidge Office Tower - this is a hard rumor of a proposal by SandRidge to build a new tower on the footprint of their campus. This is in addition to the new Activities building they will build to replace the Petroleum Building across the street and the retrofit and expansion to the historic Braniff Building on the campus block. I believe Braniff is 10-storeys (maybe 150-feet?) and its expansion will be a mirror in height but with a modern facade - essentially 'fattening' the building. I think the new Activities building will be in the 10-storey range but will have high floors/ceilings (so maybe around 150-200 feet).

It was 'announced' that the new office tower will be significant, but most of us do not expect it to be taller than the 30-storey existing heritage KerrMcGee tower, most are expecting something in the 20's range which would fill-in the CBD core a bit. No idea on the timeline for the new office tower, but work is underway on the Braniff restoration then expansion as well as the new Activities building.

5. .....) There is speculation of a new HQ tower for another OKC company or new HQ relo. Some think it may be OKC-Based American Fidelity or Chesapeake Energy (wanting a downtown presence) or both, or either or both leasing in a speculative tower(s). .. OKC-Based MidFirst Bank is also in the speculation to build a new HQ tower 'somewhere' in OKC, we're hoping it will be downtown.

6) There is some speculation that Continental Resources will outgrow the old Devon Tower that they purchased as their new home. Some suspect they may desire a new tower of significant size if their growth matches/exceeds the 750 employee projection.

7) There is rampant speculation of a new speculative tower or two. I will let other OKCers enhance this as I don't really know much detail(s).

8) a developer has been purchasing land immediately across from Devon yet no one knows what he will do with it. Some are speculating there may be a highrise apartment tower (s) rise from it; but this has been an extremely hush hush development.

9) non-CBD but still downtown, a developer will build an 11 or 12 storey building in Bricktown. It will be a combination hotel operation under the Hilton Umbrella - Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites. I think most of the building will be HGI, but the extended stay Homewood Suites catoring to longer-term business travelers. The new dual hotel tower will be the tallest building in Bricktown and be built immediately next to the 9-storey very urban Hampton Inn; both buildings are/will be on the outfield of the baseball park.

10) there are many infill mid-rise and low-rise developments surrounding the CBD. The greatest focus right now is in the Deep Deuce section and in the MidTown area. Automobile Alley (between the two) is seeing a lot of heritage restoration and reoccupancy, fast becoming OKC's hip urban scene area, again. Deep Deuce itself is really beginning to have the true urban downtown neighbourhood feel and appearance.

11) there are high-rise and mid-rise developments in the Oklahoma Health Center, due East of downtown. The University of Oklahoma and the district's foundation is on a nice building spree adding and expanding buildings, the tallest of which was the recently opened new Children's Hospital of Oklahoma and the OMF headquarters tower (with it's wind turbine roof, not sure if it is functional).

I like OKC's pace and current development, nice low and mid rise inner core infill of office and hotel, and lower rise (not quite midrise, but taller than low-rise) residential infill. There is also an emphasis on reuse of historic or older buildings in the CBD, which is also nice to see.

Sure, I would love for the high-rise and skyscraper rumors to solidify - and I suspect many of them WILL this year and so does the mayor. But OKC's steady pace of redevelopment and civic infrastructure investment has been hugely successful and it doesn't look to stop anytime soon. OKC truly has largely been untouched relative to other major cities in this regard (although OKC itself did take a hit in 2008, as approved/announced projects did stop briefly in mostly 2010 starts, but 2011 saw a return).

Kudos and best wishes to other cities!! Come take a look at the new OKC in a few years, if you get a chance. ...

The taper toward the crown is so sick. I wish is was similarly tapered at the base like some of the original renderings, but that's nitpicking.


Planning to come home for Thanksgiving this year, and given the current rate of progress, I'm betting the exterior will be complete and cranes will have been disassembled. I'm hoping the public can walk through the rotunda by then.

19 January 2012
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January 20 2012

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By shawnw, Jan 20th.

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The last pic is excellent! :drool:

January 23 2012

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very nice!

Looking good! I bet the views from the top are amazing!

Opening before summer?

January 29 2012

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Looking great!

By KayneMo,

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spectre, sorry - but your pics did not come through for me.

spectre, sorry - but your pics did not come through for me.

Sorry for that. They show for me (hopefully others as well). Here's a link to the post from okctalk's Devon Tower thread where they are.

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=19439&p=504776#post504776

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/webcam/DevonConstructionCam.jpg

Devon is such a pretty skyscraper. A very big tulip!

looks good!http://www.collegefun4u.com/track.php?u=4

It's a fascinating building, I think.
Great! I asked already in past: When it'll be opened? :)

06 February 2012

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It would appear that they are starting the crane removal process. In a couple months or so, this building should be complete, am I correct?

I think you are correct AZN.

They are currently removing the West crane but will continue all remaining jobs with the East crane; which will probably come down in a month or two. At that point, I believe they will begin moving people into the skyscraper on the lower floors; but the tower is not scheduled to be fully officially complete until 2013.

I think you are correct AZN.

They are currently removing the West crane but will continue all remaining jobs with the East crane; which will probably come down in a month or two. At that point, I believe they will begin moving people into the skyscraper on the lower floors; but the tower is not scheduled to be fully officially complete until 2013.

Thank you for this information...
But 2013? That's more than a year, and they'realready removing the first crane.
Nearly 11 months to build, until it's ready? Well, I don't know.

Thank you for this information...
But 2013? That's more than a year, and they'realready removing the first crane.
Nearly 11 months to build, until it's ready? Well, I don't know.

The floors are really just basic shells at the moment, especially the upper floors. So there is a lot of internal buildout left to do. I wouldn't expect this to be 100% finished till spring '13.

^^ Oh. Ok, I didn't know that they still have so much to build in the inside of this beauty :)
thx, spectre000

No sooner than one of the two cranes constructing the Devon Energy Tower begins coming down, here's a hint of what's in the city's future...

Downtown Oklahoma City office market shines compared to U.S. (http://newsok.com/downtown-oklahoma-city-office-market-shines-compared-to-u.s./article/3647036#ixzz1lmfEIOxi)

The Skyline Will Grow (http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2012/02/08/the-skyline-will-grow/)

yep, a new skyscraper!!!

This in addition to the yet to be designed but already confirmed new Sandridge tower and their new Activity Center (already u/c with the destruction of a building on the grounds in progress), Sandridge's reconstruction of the Braniff Building, a highrise convention hotel approved but yet to be announced/designed, and likely another highrise development due East of Devon tower.

OKC is quickly entering a skyscraper boom downtown. ... Good times!

^^ No joke?
Man, that sounds awesome! :banana:

Its looking really good! Hopefully Tulsa will build another skyscraper to compete, we have a lot of beautiful buildings around 150m to 200m range, especially the cityplex towers, but we dont have any close to the Devon's height yet, hopefully we can revitalize tulsa's downtown and both OKC and tulsa could eventually get better downtown's. Their have been numerous projects people have proposed for our river area, one person even wanted to build a island with some 30 story buildings on the middle of the arkansas river!

By shawnw, Feb 7th.

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19 January 2012
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wow, are they planning to light the entire tower up like that? Would be amazing :)

yep, a new skyscraper!!!

This in addition to the yet to be designed but already confirmed new Sandridge tower and their new Activity Center (already u/c with the destruction of a building on the grounds in progress), Sandridge's reconstruction of the Braniff Building, a highrise convention hotel approved but yet to be announced/designed, and likely another highrise development due East of Devon tower.

OKC is quickly entering a skyscraper boom downtown. ... Good times!

Do any of those have the potential to be over 500 feet? Devon looks pretty lonely, could definitely use something in the 600-700 foot range to help balance it in the skyline. Anything higher then Chase would help though.

yes

we will have to wait a little bit for the official announcement tho.

More to come...

Downtown Oklahoma City abuzz with building (http://newsok.com/downtown-oklahoma-city-abuzz-with-building/article/3648172)

Developers, city officials provide an update on more than $1 billion in construction under way in downtown Oklahoma City.

Published: February 12, 2012

More than $1 billion in construction is under way downtown — at this moment. Some of the projects, most notably the 50-story Devon Energy Center, can be spotted miles away. But others are less visible, and yet more work is on the drawing boards and on the cusp of keeping the construction industry gainfully employed for years to come.

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It is looking fantastic! I really love it. It is nice to see Memorial Park included at that picture. Please forgive my ignorance, did they ever rebuild Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building?

The new federal building is here (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.474699,-97.518358&spn=0.001807,0.002822&t=h&z=19).

^^ Thank you! :)

all, I 'just' returned from a trip to OKC - and I must say, OMG this skyscraper is simply impressive and beautiful.

Im not just saying that because OKC is my hometown, I think it is the most beautiful skyscraper I have ever seen - including Chi, Shanghai, NY, Vancouver, ... These pics do NOT do this building justice, you MUST see it in person; up close and miles away, to really see the presence of this magnificently beautiful skyscraper.

OKC is moving ahead in more ways than this building, but I must say - Devon is the headliner and OMG, what a statement. ....

Do yourself a favor if you like skyscrapers and find a reason to spend a day in OKC. You will not be disappointed. ...

all, I 'just' returned from a trip to OKC - and I must say, OMG this skyscraper is simply impressive and beautiful.

Im not just saying that because OKC is my hometown, I think it is the most beautiful skyscraper I have ever seen - including Chi, Shanghai, NY, Vancouver, ... These pics do NOT do this building justice, you MUST see it in person; up close and miles away, to really see the presence of this magnificently beautiful skyscraper.

OKC is moving ahead in more ways than this building, but I must say - Devon is the headliner and OMG, what a statement. ....

Do yourself a favor if you like skyscrapers and find a reason to spend a day in OKC. You will not be disappointed. ...

I have family from Boston that visit OKC on a regular basis,after picking my two cousins up from WWRA,We took I-44 onto the new stretch of I-40 and both of them said WOW!They both could not believe a skyscraper like this could be built in dinky OKC!I took them to the OK river,Deep Deuce,downtown/Bricktown and lastly by the Chesapeake campus,and they were amazed that OKC had develpment like that!I think that if someone from Boston says WOW,then your doing something right.People that have a bad or negative perception of the city need to visit again and take it all in!

I can imagine! But I think in future I'llnot visit OKC...
A shame :ohno:

I went to OKC last week as well. This building is absolutely beautiful. The area is also looking up although finding parking was an awful experience and the downtown area is surrounded by pretty ugly neighborhoods and highways like crazy. The transportation system seems chaotic and messy as well. I hope this building is just one step in OKC's urban transformation because one building doesn't make a city "modern" or "great". OKC has great potential but this involves making downtown more pedestrian friendly, prettier, and buzzing. The place was dead around Devon and you wouldn't know the area had people if every parking spot wasn't taken. I also think OKC should spruce up its highways and get rid of all the factories near downtown. I think Tulsa should do the same. People don't like living next to 1900s run-down factories. That's true everywhere in America.

PS-I had some of the best Chinese food in the Asian District. On the other hand, the Myriad Gardens were a huge rip off. $21 for some plants. Nah, I should have just walked around the garden in the back by the Devon.

This building looks great OKC is looking better and better :)

Its neat, clean and sofisticated.

I went to OKC last week as well. This building is absolutely beautiful. The area is also looking up although finding parking was an awful experience and the downtown area is surrounded by pretty ugly neighborhoods and highways like crazy. The transportation system seems chaotic and messy as well. I hope this building is just one step in OKC's urban transformation because one building doesn't make a city "modern" or "great". OKC has great potential but this involves making downtown more pedestrian friendly, prettier, and buzzing. The place was dead around Devon and you wouldn't know the area had people if every parking spot wasn't taken. I also think OKC should spruce up its highways and get rid of all the factories near downtown. I think Tulsa should do the same. People don't like living next to 1900s run-down factories. That's true everywhere in America.

PS-I had some of the best Chinese food in the Asian District. On the other hand, the Myriad Gardens were a huge rip off. $21 for some plants. Nah, I should have just walked around the garden in the back by the Devon.

Only an urban purist would make such observations. Honestly, I didn't think that OKC was this ghastly when I visited way back in 1995. Even back then it reminded me of most Sunbelt downtowns.

Crown pics from Cooper_GOIVM @OKCTalk! http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6671/close3y.jpg http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8759/close4.jpg http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5389/adiamondintherough.jpg

More via Cooper Ross...

These kinds of shots are what need to replace the dated photos you see everywhere of our city.
http://goivm.com/

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^^ Those are fantastic!

This scraper' looks great!

It dwarfs the rest of the skyline. :|

More via Cooper Ross...

These kinds of shots are what need to replace the dated photos you see everywhere of our city.


Incredible shots! :eek:

If OKC had one more tower about 100ft shorter than Devon Tower then the skyline would be perfect!

It seems that this is the biggest buzz OKC has had in years, my uncle in OKC sent me an email the other day talking all about it.

Best pictures by far, yet. Those need to be entered into some contests or something.

And, yes, OKC desperately needs at least one 600 footer to help fill it in a little and it will look awesome.

I think something between 600 and 700 would be good, sort of square the difference between Devon and Chase.

Wow! Devon didn't just build a tower, they rebuilt like 3 city blocks! Impressive how much one tower can transform a city.

Been awhile since I checked this thread. WOW! What a tower!! Simply an icon for OKC. Need to get up there soon to see it in person.

That 600-700 footer to fill in the gaps may only be a few months away from an announcement.

Mark Beffort, a major player in the downtown real estate game, got everyone talking this past week when he declared that, yes, there will be another office building built downtown as part of a yet unidentified company moving its headquarters to downtown Oklahoma City.

Beffort, who represents the owners of Leadership Square, City Place, Corporate and Oklahoma towers, didn't go any further with this tease. But it's enough for me to share what I've heard from several sources; this tower is no low-rise. If the project proceeds as planned, this tower will be 40 stories tall.

Read more: http://newsok.com/downtown-oklahoma-city-skyline-is-set-for-more-growth/article/3648714#ixzz1mWCvXKk4

The roof is three sided, and here I was thinking it was only two.

February 16 2012

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This is an opportunity for them that can't be passed up!!!!http://www.abzo.info/zhao3.jpghttp://www.abzo.info/zhao2.jpghttp://www.abzo.info/zhao4.jpg

That 600-700 footer to fill in the gaps may only be a few months away from an announcement.



Read more: http://newsok.com/downtown-oklahoma-city-skyline-is-set-for-more-growth/article/3648714#ixzz1mWCvXKk4

That would be a nice addition.

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^^ Man that is awesome! I can't wait to see this in person when it's finished and all lit up.

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Nice tower! I went last month to OKC and they were still finishing the roof :cheers:
I spend one day in OKC as a side trip of my Dallas weekend travel..The city have some interesting places but I wouldn't spect the streets to be empty and calm in the downtown area..coming from San Francisco I was specting more people and street traffic specially during the weekend but the place was dead..well this was the perspective of a "west-coaster"..
Is it always like that? I mean it's fine I'm just asking,It was my first time in the Midwest

Nice tower! I went last month to OKC and they were still finishing the roof :cheers:
I spend one day in OKC as a side trip of my Dallas weekend travel..The city have some interesting places but I wouldn't spect the streets to be empty and calm in the downtown area..coming from San Francisco I was specting more people and street traffic specially during the weekend but the place was dead..well this was the perspective of a "west-coaster"..
Is it always like that? I mean it's fine I'm just asking,It was my first time in the Midwest

OKC and Tulsa's CBDs are just now becoming repopulated. The midwest is sprawled out, so more activity goes on in the suburbs and their respective neighborhoods and parks.

Anything going on in Tulsa?

Anything going on in Tulsa?

An 18 story tower going up for an energy company. Building looks like a hospital, unfortunately. That's about it. Refer to the Southeast Development section if you want or need anymore information.

By mrktguy29,

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I'm jealous, truly stunning!

Those night aerial shots make OKC alot bigger. :-)

Nice tower! I went last month to OKC and they were still finishing the roof :cheers:
I spend one day in OKC as a side trip of my Dallas weekend travel..The city have some interesting places but I wouldn't spect the streets to be empty and calm in the downtown area..coming from San Francisco I was specting more people and street traffic specially during the weekend but the place was dead..well this was the perspective of a "west-coaster"..
Is it always like that? I mean it's fine I'm just asking,It was my first time in the Midwest


I just wanted to point out Oklahoma isn't in the Midwest, it's in the South.
I've never been to OKC but I've been to much smaller cities, and the amount of people never surprises me.

I've lived here for 30 years... we are not the South.

More South Shame on SSC. Oklahoma is as Southern as Southern can be. It is as Southern as Alabama. Oklahoma put the S-O-U-T-H in 'Southern.'

This is NOTHING to be ashamed of. Repeat after me: "This is nothing to be ashamed of."

Good!

Nope. Oklahoma is not as southern as southern can be. Historically or culturally, it is not southern.

- Oklahoma didn't exist during the civil war, and thus was not a confederate state. It was Indian Territory.

- Oklahoma Territory was settled heavily by Europeans and northeasterners that brought no southern culture to the state. Southerners streamed into Oklahoma steadily, but not more so until the 1920s when the mining industry took off.

Oklahoma was a territorial state which makes it neither southern or Midwestern. It holds a flavor all its own.

I've always been part of the group that classifies Oklahoma in the Southwest with Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.

We are about split between South and Midwest.

Generally, the language lines, those south of I-40, speak with strong Texas accents-southern accents.

Most Oklahomans above I-40 speak in a softer southern accent, with many people having a flat Midwestern accent.

We are pretty unique, geographically. But, let's not act as if we are the center of the universe.

More South Shame on SSC. Oklahoma is as Southern as Southern can be. It is as Southern as Alabama. Oklahoma put the S-O-U-T-H in 'Southern.'

This is NOTHING to be ashamed of. Repeat after me: "This is nothing to be ashamed of."

Good!



I'll never get it.

South Shame continues. You're confusing categories. Nobody said it was a Confederate state. You just contradicted yourself. How COULD it have been Confederate if it didn't exist during the Confederacy ? :nuts:

All of the other Southern states were settled by Europeans. Indeed, the 18C South was probably more English than was 18C England.

Everywhere I go in OKC, never mind the rest of the state, the Southern drawl is PERVASIVE.

Every restaurant I go to serves SWAIT-TAY.

And it is not true that Tennessee is the "buckle of the Bible Belt." Oklahoma is the buckle of the Bible Belt.

South Shame continues. You're confusing categories. Nobody said it was a Confederate state. You just contradicted yourself. How COULD it have been Confederate if it didn't exist during the Confederacy ? :nuts:

All of the other Southern states were settled by Europeans. Indeed, the 18C South was probably more English than was 18C England.

Everywhere I go in OKC, never mind the rest of the state, the Southern drawl is PERVASIVE.

Every restaurant I go to serves SWAIT-TAY.

And it is not true that Tennessee is the "buckle of the Bible Belt." Oklahoma is the buckle of the Bible Belt.

Tulsa, specifically, is the "Buckle." Hehe.

But, seriously. Oklahoma is southern more than anything else.

60% southern
20% midwestern
20% western

If we must categorize as such (geographically, language, and culture speaking).

Hell, Florida is Southern New Jersey. Or Northern Puerto Rico, depending on the perspective. When I go to Oklahoma, if I see a guy I don't know I just call him Billy Joe Dale Bob. :lol:

Haha, seriously.

I don't know if it's something people are ashamed of or what, but it's silly, frankly.

You are what you are. We are what we are. We aren't some northern state. We aren't some northwestern state. We are unique, but definitely southern more than anything.

Kansas is the cut off mark, in my opinion. They are the beginning line of the midwest.

Haha, seriously.

I don't know if it's something people are ashamed of or what, but it's silly, frankly.

You are what you are. We are what we are. We aren't some northern state. We aren't some northwestern state. We are unique, but definitely southern more than anything.

Kansas is the cut off mark, in my opinion. They are the beginning line of the midwest.

Seriously. Southern is easily the most distinctive culture in the US. Beats me why Southerners of all people would be ashamed of it.

Seriously. Southern is easily the most distinctive culture in the US. Beats me why Southerners of all people would be ashamed of it.

My uncle and I just had this conversation today...

Talking about some redneck girl who had a Confederate flag on her truck. Anyway, yea.

True stuff.

Every restaurant I go to serves SWAIT-TAY.


Maybe in Idabel, OK.

No shame here, the south can be a really fun culture, but I don't know how you could honestly say you feel the same culture around you if you go from OKC and Tulsa to Birmingham or Nashville, unless you just aren't that experienced with southern culture.

The Texas/Oklahoma accent is actually a lot different from the Southern accent. Texas/Oklahoma culture grew out of ranching rather than plantations. Oklahoma didn't exist until almost 100 years after the rest of the South.

More South Shame on SSC. Oklahoma is as Southern as Southern can be. It is as Southern as Alabama. Oklahoma put the S-O-U-T-H in 'Southern.'

This is NOTHING to be ashamed of. Repeat after me: "This is nothing to be ashamed of."

Good!

This statement is kinda ridiculous. Go spend a weekend in Tuscaloosa, AL and then one in Norman, OK. Both places are very very different from each other.


I don't consider Dallas, Austin, San Antonio to be southern either. Mainly because I have lived in all three cities when I grew up in the southeast. They are different.

Texas and Oklahoma are 80% southwestern.

This is a topic that deserves it's own thread though.

Maybe in Idabel, OK.

No shame here, the south can be a really fun culture, but I don't know how you could honestly say you feel the same culture around you if you go from OKC and Tulsa to Birmingham or Nashville, unless you just aren't that experienced with southern culture.

The Texas/Oklahoma accent is actually a lot different from the Southern accent. Texas/Oklahoma culture grew out of ranching rather than plantations. Oklahoma didn't exist until almost 100 years after the rest of the South.

Nope, I mean SWAIT-TAY in Classen Curve. It's probably unintelligible in Idabel.

Besides, now you're complicating matters. Is there really an OKC culture which is altogether distinct from, say, a Little Rock culture ? And would I leave Birmingham on Monday, arrive in Memphis on Tuesday and ponder, "Gee, I guess I only thought I was in the South in B-Ham ... until I arrived in Memphis." ?

There is a general Southern culture. And Oklahoma is proudly, thankfully in the thick of it.

This statement is kinda ridiculous. Go spend a weekend in Tuscaloosa, AL and then one in Norman, OK. Both places are very very different from each other.


I don't consider Dallas, Austin, San Antonio to be southern either. Mainly because I have lived in all three cities when I grew up in the southeast. They are different.

Texas and Oklahoma are 80% southwestern.

This is a topic that deserves it's own thread though.

My above rejoinder applies similarly to you. What's ridiculous is your stubborn and inexplicable insistence that Texas is Southwestern as opposed to Southern. Texans have more in common with Arkansans than they do with, say, Arizonans.

EVERYWHERE I have traveled in Texas, including Austin, the Southern drawl is ubiquitous.

I really get the feeling that big urban developers in the United States are finally getting it.

Enough of this squabbling, fuck is it annoying.

Why don't we just call Texas it's own region and call it a day? haha I think that's what Texans would prefer anyhow. The "lone star state" claims no regional affiliation.

Peace out! Back to Bubba Tower. Er, I mean Devon Tower! ;)

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My above rejoinder applies similarly to you. What's ridiculous is your stubborn and inexplicable insistence that Texas is Southwestern as opposed to Southern. Texans have more in common with Arkansans than they do with, say, Arizonans.
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Dale, you really are trying to hard, lol.

Flat dry land, cactus, tumble weeds, cowboys, belt buckles, cowboy boots just screams a Southwestern culture and that is exactly what Texas and Oklahoma are. Heck, look at University of Texas's football games. The entire band has southwestern clothes on and wear cowboy hats. They prance around with a long horn steer as a mascot. People walk around saying "Howdy Partner". Pre game festivities have the feel of being at a rodeo.

The overall state of Texas has more in common with New Mexico and Arizona than they do with South Carolina and Georgia.

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I'm definitely not feeling these lights. They look kind of cheesy like in a Las Vegas casino way.

The tower would probably look better with no lights at all. Just with floors being lit up by office lights would look good.

Or just put lights on the crown maybe just outlying the upset down looking triangles. Solid color string of lights... Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, etc... and have them change colors every 20 minutes.








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Dale, you really are trying to hard, lol.

Flat dry land, cactus, tumble weeds, cowboys, belt buckles, cowboy boots just screams a Southwestern culture and that is exactly what Texas and Oklahoma are. Heck, look at University of Texas's football games. The entire band has southwestern clothes on and wear cowboy hats. They prance around with a long horn steer as a mascot. People walk around saying "Howdy Partner". Pre game festivities have the feel of being at a rodeo.

The overall state of Texas has more in common with New Mexico and Arizona than they do with South Carolina and Georgia.

This is true. And I agree.

Oklahoma, especially western and southern Oklahoma, are as much "Cowboy oriented" as some parts of Texas. They've just become demoralized because Texas has put a trademark on everything Cowboy

I was born and raised in the Southern U.S.
When I was relocated to Tulsa for work and began to explore Oklahoma I found it has very little in common with the part of the Southern U.S. I am from. Even the "drawl" is different from mine.
The further west I went the more Southwest it felt.
Sorry I will never consider Oklahoma to be southern.
It's in a unique region of its own.

With that said OKC will have an even better skyline in the years to come and Devon will be the centerpiece!

I agree ScaperDude. People just can't understand that though if they haven't actually experienced or lived in Oklahoma AND other portions of the Southwest. They just go off what they assume Oklahoma is without having proper empirical knowledge.

FYI, the first time I ever saw a tumbleweed was 18 years into my life and far outside of my Oklahoma City. I've never seen a wild cactus [I say wild, because you do see it in landscaping every so often] growing in Oklahoma either, but then again I live in a modern city in the center of the state where the average annual rainfall is 35.85 inches. For comparison, Seattle gets 38.25 inches a year. The eastern portion of the state, such as Tulsa for example, can get 42 inches a year. If someone walked up to me in Oklahoma City and said, "Howdy Partner", I'd most likely be offended. Unless they're part of an older generation, which most always is the case.

FWIW. It seems easy to perceive that all of Oklahoma appears like and is culturally equivalent to the Texas Panhandle. Thankfully, that is not the truth.

From what I've seen the wild cactai population starts usually around where the mesa's begin to pop up in the central western part of Oklahoma and up near the sand dunes in Waynoka. Which makes me wonder just how far west one will be able to see (on a clear day)from the public areas near the top of Devon....

Dining at Deveon (http://okc.biz/oklahoma/article-6126-dining-at-devon.html)
February 24th, 2012 - Kelley Chambers

"The oil and gas company is serving up a pot full of options

Devon Energy Corp. plans to open a full-service restaurant and banquet space in the top two floors of its 50-story office tower, in addition to a food court in its adjoining garden wing.

Company officials said Vast, a high-end restaurant concept on the 49th floor, will offer American fare including steaks, seafood, a full bar and breathtaking views. It is scheduled to open early this fall. Nebu, in the adjoining garden wing on ground level, will offer a variety of food stations, and is set to open March 19, followed by a coffee café in April. All of the dining concepts will be open to the public... "

"...When looking at options for the top of the tower, Devon Executive Vice President of Administration R. Alan Marcum said company officials went through months of planning. He said options included more office space, an observation deck or a private club. In the end, he said they decided to welcome the public and create the restaurant and rentable banquet space high above the city... "

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A render of Vast Restaurant

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A rendering of Nebu, the food court and dining area in the garden wing of Devon World Headquarters. It is set to open March 19, with an illy coffee shop set to open there in April.

http://okc.biz/oklahoma/imgs/media.images/1453/neburestaurantdevontower2.jpg

By Pete Brzycki,

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the rest at http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=19439&p=511866#post511866 (kinda large pictures, so didn't want to link all of them).


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I like how most of the critical people aren't from here or live in the same state and will never see it for themselves in person.

I like how most of the critical people aren't from here or live in the same state and will never see it for themselves in person.

This will always be an issue.

I was in OKC today for the Ron Paul rally. Got to go to Bricktown for the 17th time and see this tower from every direction, North, South, East, and West. This thing is awesome and very elegant.

It needs to be cleaned 2 the glass is so dirty, you will be suprise how much better it will look once it gets a wash, i also went to the Ron Paul rally today :)

I've lived here for 30 years... we are not the South.

The map says other wise. It's lower than Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Those states are more midwest, and northern than south.

It needs to be cleaned 2 the glass is so dirty, you will be suprise how much better it will look once it gets a wash, i also went to the Ron Paul rally today :)

:cheers:

Back to topic, though. Don't want to turn this into anything.

Can't wait to hear about the new supposed towers on the way.

I've lived here for 30 years... we are not the South.

The map says other wise. It's lower than Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Those states are more midwest, and northern than south.

I meant The South, as in the states once in the Confederacy and whatever else that comes to mind when you say The South. Two different things. Florida is "south" but I'm not talking about directions.

I also wouldn't call Oklahoma the South but the Southern Plains and maybe Midwest but it doesn't quite fall into that category.

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After this building finished, Oklahoma City will sure enters into a whole new skyscraper-favor-era.

Tulsa was a tad overbuilt. Of course if we get some more significant developments going on around the BOk Center we may in the future see a residential mid rise or hotel. But don't count on it too soon. The only thing that has any steam, hardly, is a new downtown hotel by the BOk Center. And we've all seen how that has gone. http://www.1000seotips.com/zhao3.jpghttp://www.1000seotips.com/zhao2.jpghttp://www.1000seotips.com/zhao4.jpg
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Lost Highway

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Excellent updates, thanks a lot!

It totally dwarfs the other towers.

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This is such a cool tower :banana:

Wonderful tower! Now OKC just needs about 3 or 4 more towers so this building doesn't look so out of place.

Great tower. It just the area needs couple of more skyscrapers and they will form all together a remarkable skyline.

Still in awe over this building.. What a great contribution to a very underrated city... I think for people that mis-judge this city should take note of what the MAPS projects have sparked... Looking forward to seeing what is certainly to be much more.. Congrats OKC...

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^^

Welcome to the forum!! There have been so many new Okies come in because of this project.

absolutely stunning skyscraper!

Thanks, musiccity, I've been on skyscraperforum for years, finally decided to post over here.

^^

Well Welcome :cheers:


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This is interesting, the tallest buildings in OKC, look at height and year built



1 Devon Tower

844 feet (257 m) 50 fl 2012

2 Chase Tower

500 feet (152 m) 36 fl 1971

3 First National Center

446 feet (136 m) 33 fl 1931

4 City Place Tower

440 feet (134 m) 33 fl 1931

5 Oklahoma Tower

434 feet (132 m) 31 fl 1982

6 SandRidge Center

393 feet (120 m) 30 fl 1973

7 Valliance Bank Tower

321 feet (98 m) 22 fl 1984

8 Bank of Oklahoma Plaza

310 feet (94 m) 16 fl 1972

9 AT&T Building

310 feet (94 m) 16 fl 1928

10 Leadership Square North

308 feet (94 m) 22 fl 1984

Amazing skyscraper!

This is interesting, the tallest buildings in OKC, look at height and year built



1 Devon Tower

844 feet (257 m) 50 fl 2012

2 Chase Tower

500 feet (152 m) 36 fl 1971

3 First National Center

446 feet (136 m) 33 fl 1931

4 City Place Tower

440 feet (134 m) 33 fl 1931

5 Oklahoma Tower

434 feet (132 m) 31 fl 1982

6 SandRidge Center

393 feet (120 m) 30 fl 1973

7 Valliance Bank Tower

321 feet (98 m) 22 fl 1984

8 Bank of Oklahoma Plaza

310 feet (94 m) 16 fl 1972

9 AT&T Building

310 feet (94 m) 16 fl 1928

10 Leadership Square North

308 feet (94 m) 22 fl 1984

So according to history, we should be nabbing another skyscraper or two within the next few years. All of our tallest being completed in groups within a couple of years apart.

So according to history, we should be nabbing another skyscraper or two within the next few years. All of our tallest being completed in groups within a couple of years apart.

Didn't even notice that trend, definitely a possibility. :banana:

I mean realistically, I don't really believe that we will get another skyscraper based just off the historical trends, but I thought that was neat.

This is the first scraper I have followed on SCC from start of the rise above ground to the top! Congratulations OKC, hope there is much more to come!

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I had not been to the north side in 9 months to a year. Completely different looking. The parking garage elevators are all granite (marble?) and stainless steel. Very nice.

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Nice update :)

So the building is complete externally, yes?

Now wondering how long do we have to wait until something new rise in Oklahoma City again.

Wow, I LOVE those pictures. I like the contrast between the older building and the new one! I wish we could get something like that here in Columbus!

Nice update :)

So the building is complete externally, yes?

I think there are a few glass panels to be installed where the last crane was, but other than that it looks finished.

Devon center is a great tower. I like the cladding.

A few new towers in between Devon Tower and Chase Tower height will make Oklahoma City's skyline look excellent.

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Spectacular night shot ;). I like this building with such nice location.

I'll say it again: this tower is a marvel of contemporary architecture and the best skyscraper built in the U.S. since 1 Bryant Park.

I'm hoping all these investments in downtown OKC bring solid in-fill with them.

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Absolutely gorgeous!!!

So to all you OKC citizens from a Fort Worthian, I'd just like to say.... you lucky bastards!

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Downtown OKC skyline from Hwy 9 near Newcastle suburb, about 20 miles (32 km) south-southwest
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Devon begins move into new building (http://newsok.com/devon-begins-move-into-new-building/article/3658363#ixzz1pKfEwes0)

Devon Energy Corp. began moving boxes into its new downtown headquarters on Friday. The first group of about 80 employees will report to work there Monday.

By Jay F. Marks | Published: March 16, 2012

The first moving van arrived at Devon Energy Center on Friday as the company prepares to have its first 80 employees report to work at the new building.

Employees from security, support services, human resources and hospitality will move into Devon's new 50-story headquarters Monday.

Executive Chairman Larry Nichols lifted the first packing crate off the truck, as the company's downtown migration began.

“We'll be moving in about every weekend between now and July,” Nichols said.
Devon will have about 2,100 employees and contractors in the building at 333 W Sheridan by August.

It will mark the first time the company has had all of its headquarters operations under one roof since 1999.

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Such an awesome tower. To get an idea of it's height - it's almost exactly the same as the GE Building (Rockefeller), Metlife Building or Trump World Tower (all NY obviously)

Great new building for OKC. I wish we had it up in the Twin Cities. I'm wondering if this building would have still been built if the federal government wasn't in the business of giving tax breaks and other money to energy companies? As someone pointed out that they are assuming there are other skyscraper companies possibly in the works. Would they be energy companies also? Does OKC have any fortune 500 companies based there?

Great new building for OKC. I wish we had it up in the Twin Cities. I'm wondering if this building would have still been built if the federal government wasn't in the business of giving tax breaks and other money to energy companies? As someone pointed out that they are assuming there are other skyscraper companies possibly in the works. Would they be energy companies also? Does OKC have any fortune 500 companies based there?

Both Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy are Fortune 500 companies. Hopefully, the city can recruit an out-of-state company or two that aren't in the energy industry to relocate their headquarters there.

there are plans in the works to do just that, and there are significant rumors for new towers - although the companies have not been disclosed. And that includes MORE corporate relocation, possibly a game changer or two as OKC is in a momentum expansion period.

I seriously doubt tax breaks were used to build this tower, since Devon had a significant profit that was based on production (which doesn't get a tax break). Most of the tax breaks, as I understand it, are for exploratory drilling so that companies can claim a loss if they 'miss'. I also believe this is moreso for off-shore, so you can look to Houston's skyline for the presumtion that oil company tax breaks may have helped build. There are exploratory companies in OKC who probably qualify for the tax breaks, a LOT - but none of them are in owner occupied skyscrapers (hence, most of them are very small). Houston has many more.

The two things that arguably has been holding OKC back (one being antiquated BIG BROTHER state liquor laws, the other being state income tax) are BOTH up for modernization and repeal. This SHOULD help give OKC a very significant advantage over most other big cities or at least level the playing field, since OKC's lowest national cost of living and cost to do business would only be enhanced by no-state income tax and a MODERN liquor policy. It appears as if the state likes what they see with OKC's Renaissance, and they want it to continue so the city can play with the big boys or at least have a seat at the table.

Just so you know; Devon has pre-paid their property tax already in an up-front 'loan' they gave to the city for them to rebuild most of the streets in the CBD and refurbish the now wonderful Myriad Gardens (definitely top 5 interactive downtown park in the US). And it is just Oklahoma culture, to pay your fair share.

That is why OK is heavily republican state (federal govt wise), because they typically are not on the federal govt teet but often are heavy contributors for programs that mean nothing to the state. I think Devon and Devon tower speaks to what Oklahoma really is.

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omg, pic 1 is simply beautiful! Is there a more naturally pretty skyscraper than Devon Tower?

Elegant structure.

Certainly the nicest building in Oklahoma City!

That last pic is awesome. Great looking building. :)

Highlights from recent picture takes from local OKC television station KFOR (http://www.kfor.com/43/kfor-photos-skylines-and-flying-machines-20120227,0,5727025.photogallery) :banana:

Awesome twilight linear skyline shot, before the lights turn on
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Silver Skyscraper appearance
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very nice vantage point - very urban!

Very handsome tower!

Beautiful photos of a beautiful tower :)

Testing in NBA 'OKC Thunder' Blue March 19,2012
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Opening Day Interior shots (Rotunda and Garden Wing), from the Oklahoman (http://newsok.com):

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Nice interior. Need a bit of colors then it is good to go. :)

The interior looks good. But why the status wasn't changed to complete? Since they already inaugurated the big building.

The interior looks good. But why the status wasn't changed to complete? Since they already inaugurated the big building.

Only a small portion of its finished. I think it should be changed once the top floors are finished, particularly the restaurant. When that's open to the general public, then we should call it "Complete".

yeah, there is only a few floors that are finished and ready for occupancy. Waves of folks are scheduled to 'relocate' to the tower as floors complete. This week was the grand/official opening and saw the first 80 people move in. The site itself is still a construction zone and will be for a while longer.

The floors themselves will not all be complete until late this year/early next year. Case in point - the Executive team is scheduled to move into temporary floors in a week or so while their offices on top of the tower are being completed.

I agree that we should leave it as T/O and not Complete until at least the restaurant/observation at the top is open to the public, expected to be in September. I don't know if there is another classification greater than T/O but less than fully Complete that we could tag. ...

A city forever changed

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I agree, that is the Automobile Alley district of downtown, and it does look wonderful - especially so with the beautiful monstrous Devon tower in the skyline behind.

There is speculation that another tower may be built and would appear on the left side of that shot but would be closer in to AAlley. There is also hard proposal that hasn't fully released to the public that a new tower of some height will be built and appear immediately left of the white skyscraper in this pic.

We'll see what is announced to the public shortly (as folks generally think they were 'waiting' for Devon Tower to open as a courtesy/milestone for the city, then make other announcements). Good times in OKC!

pw405 (http://www.okctalk.com/member.php?u=8663) walked through on his lunch break today. Not the best quality shots from his cell phone, but ... we has been itching for some interior shots!

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They had a nutrition demonstration similar to Men's Health "Eat This, not That":

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Looking East:

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Tower view from Rotunda:
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Facing south in Rotunda:

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That last pic's badass.

Really awesome building! Congrats Oklahoma! :)

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^^
Gorgeous! :cheers:

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World class lobby! Magnificent!

Looks fantastic! Such a quality build beginning to end.

Dale, you really are trying to hard, lol.

Flat dry land, cactus, tumble weeds, cowboys, belt buckles, cowboy boots just screams a Southwestern culture and that is exactly what Texas and Oklahoma are. Heck, look at University of Texas's football games. The entire band has southwestern clothes on and wear cowboy hats. They prance around with a long horn steer as a mascot. People walk around saying "Howdy Partner". Pre game festivities have the feel of being at a rodeo.

The overall state of Texas has more in common with New Mexico and Arizona than they do with South Carolina and Georgia.

Why do people believe these crazy stereotypes?

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look like a glasss :eek2: i like..

Why do people believe these crazy stereotypes?

I know, Texas and Oklahoma have NOTHING to do with the core Southwestern states other than (latitude).

Oklahoma in particular is a blended state with characteristics that are strongly Midwest with roots in the deep South and Southwest. Texas is similar but very significantly less Midwest influence.

People really should get out more instead of citing stereotypes as if they are fact. ...

Very cool lobby :)

Why do people believe these crazy stereotypes?

Lol, dont tell me people believe this! Im from tulsa, no one where's cowboy clothes, no one says howdy..., no one says yall...

I have never even said howdy. Also, places like houston and dallas dont have these stereotypes either.

The only place that lives up to the stereotypes is parts of Ark, i can say this, because my dad is from Arkansas, and everyone in his family but him has the funniest southern accent, and people make fun of my cousin's accent when he comes to tulsa...

Lol, dont tell me people believe this! Im from tulsa, no one where's cowboy clothes, no one says howdy..., no one says yall...

I have never even said howdy. Also, places like houston and dallas dont have these stereotypes either.

The only place that lives up to the stereotypes is parts of Ark, i can say this, because my dad is from Arkansas, and everyone in his family but him has the funniest southern accent, and people make fun of my cousin's accent when he comes to tulsa...

I hate getting into these arguments... I don't know why they are always brought up. It's always someone hating on OK who isn't from here.

Anyway, I thought we came to the conclusion that Oklahoma has a mixture of midwest, south, and southwest. It's very unique in this respect.

And you've never heard someone say "howdy" or "y'all" around here? I'd like to say that is crazy, but I do not know your social situation or area. Perhaps if you live in midtown or downtown, I could see that. But when you start to get out of the actual cities, or even when you get to the suburbs, it becomes very apparent.

And people always notice a slight drawl when my family and I are traveling. And I don't even believe we have strong accents, just pretty much a mixture of midwest and south. Definitely not strong south, though.

But, I'm done.

Perfect interiors!

Is that fountain completely covered in glass? It looks amazing.

I'd say you would probably hear Ya'all but you probably would NOT hear 'Howdy' as much in Oklahoma (particularly OKC and Tulsa).

In fact, I think the whole country says Ya'all by now, so Im not sure why people like to stereotype that as backwater; who says 'you-guys' for example, don't people regardless of where they are just simply say 'ya'all'?

Sorry to throw the thread off, but I agree with TU'Cane in that Oklahoma is probably the most unique state in that it has cultural influences from 3 distinct regions and blends them nicely such that the state acts like all three in the way it acts. I would say Midwest is the strongest influence to culture, South is the strongest to linguistics, and Southwest is the strongest to history and geography (latitude only in that regard, however - no deserts/arid areas in OK).

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Oklahoma City has one of the poorest skylines imo. This is a great addition!

April 1 2012

Film Row

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Excellent shot and Excellent District in the making. Looks very much like Automobile Alley, but more URBAN dare-I-say!

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Dulahey (http://www.okctalk.com/member.php?u=8685) took this is from SH-9 and Portland in Southern Newcastle suburb, 20 miles away.
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So much for OKC being barren and not having any trees! Can't believe stereotypes.

Oklahoma city has a poor skyline but this is a fantastic building and hopefully will lead to other great developments. :)

When people say OKC has a poor skyline it kind of irks me!What kind of skyline is a metro of 1.3 Million people supposed to have?I base skylines off of population,for instance Tulsa ranks high on my list and cities like Des Moines and Little Rock rank high because they hit heavy anong skylines/ thier population!Anyone else agree with me?OKC does NOT have a poor skyline,it has what is supposed to have,and don't be supprised if you dont see OKC with a couple more skyscrapers over 500'ft tall within the next 5 years,infact I'll bet You that OKC will see atleast one at that height within 2 years!

i agree, I think people automatically are comparing OKC to much larger cities if they think the skyline is 'poor'. OKC has 6 legitimate skyscrapers at/over 400 feet in a dense cluster - not too bad for a 1.3M USA metro.

And like dmoor said, more are to come, but OKC's skyline is hardly poor. In fact, I would call Salt Lake's or Phoenix's skylines poor and OKC would be average-to-slightly above.

Someone else would have to check the facts--but--I believe, when built, the two 1930's 400+-ft towers were, at the time, the two tallest buildings west of the Mississippi River.

Not bad at the time they were built.

The OKC skyline is bad in quality but has good quantity for a city it's size. Without the Devon Tower, though, the skyline's quality and quantity would both be underwhelming.

i agree with what has been said above. OKC has a great skyline for it's size.

Just out of curiosity to those who have recently posted, do you share the same/similar opinion of Memphis's, Salt Lake, or Phoenix?

OKC and Memphis are neck and neck in size, but I'd argue OKC has the best skyline even without Devon, hands down. This is not to knock against Memphis, but skyline wise I would say IT is underwhelming and is poor on quality and definitely quantity much moreso than OKC pre devon. I'd make the same argument about SLC, also a simiarly sized metro. Maybe throw Milwaukee in there too.

Phoenix is much larger but its downtown looks more akin to OKC's suburban skyline. It has gotten better, but would people agree with me that OKC is/was better skyline-wise even pre-Devon. Again, not a knock on Phoenix but I'd like to gauge why people are saying this about OKC's skyline when IMO it actually isn't and wasn't that bad.

Im not asking about city vs city, Im only trying to get a feel how people view those city's skylines based on my own opinion, so I can appreciate what they are ranking OKC low in.

Thanks all.

Just out of curiosity to those who have recently posted, do you share the same/similar opinion of Memphis's, Salt Lake, or Phoenix?

OKC and Memphis are neck and neck in size, but I'd argue OKC has the best skyline even without Devon, hands down. This is not to knock against Memphis, but skyline wise I would say IT is underwhelming and is poor on quality and definitely quantity much moreso than OKC pre devon. I'd make the same argument about SLC, also a simiarly sized metro. Maybe throw Milwaukee in there too.

Phoenix is much larger but its downtown looks more akin to OKC's suburban skyline. It has gotten better, but would people agree with me that OKC is/was better skyline-wise even pre-Devon. Again, not a knock on Phoenix but I'd like to gauge why people are saying this about OKC's skyline when IMO it actually isn't and wasn't that bad.

Im not asking about city vs city, Im only trying to get a feel how people view those city's skylines based on my own opinion, so I can appreciate what they are ranking OKC low in.

Thanks all.

yeah, im interested too. Lets throw Tulsa in the mix, what do you think of it ?

big for a city its size

Oklahoma city's skyline from a distance does look very poor. That one pictures makes it look like downtown only has 3 buildings. Just stick to pictures that are angled upward/close up and it looks fine.

OKC needed the devon tower desperately which is the only building over 500 feet tall. Honestly, they need two more new towers in the 550-650 range for a city it's size.

OKC has 6 legitimate skyscrapers at/over 400 feet in a dense cluster - not too bad for a 1.3M USA metro.



It's really good IMO. Jacksonville Florida has a similar population metrowise and I end up wishing it had a skyline as good as OKC's.

Oklahoma city's skyline from a distance does look very poor. That one pictures makes it look like downtown only has 3 buildings. Just stick to pictures that are angled upward/close up and it looks fine.

OKC needed the devon tower desperately which is the only building over 500 feet tall. Honestly, they need two more new towers in the 550-650 range for a city it's size.

it's because there is a hill in the way? you could take a photo of nyc from the right location and all your would see is freedom tower.

Just out of curiosity to those who have recently posted, do you share the same/similar opinion of Memphis's, Salt Lake, or Phoenix?

OKC and Memphis are neck and neck in size, but I'd argue OKC has the best skyline even without Devon, hands down. This is not to knock against Memphis, but skyline wise I would say IT is underwhelming and is poor on quality and definitely quantity much moreso than OKC pre devon. I'd make the same argument about SLC, also a simiarly sized metro. Maybe throw Milwaukee in there too.

Phoenix is much larger but its downtown looks more akin to OKC's suburban skyline. It has gotten better, but would people agree with me that OKC is/was better skyline-wise even pre-Devon. Again, not a knock on Phoenix but I'd like to gauge why people are saying this about OKC's skyline when IMO it actually isn't and wasn't that bad.

Im not asking about city vs city, Im only trying to get a feel how people view those city's skylines based on my own opinion, so I can appreciate what they are ranking OKC low in.

Thanks all.

In all honestly and this is just my opinion, OKC (pre devon) had and still has a better skyline than Phoenix. Now as far as Memphis & SLC go I say OKC has the edge over both.

Oklahoma city's skyline from a distance does look very poor. That one pictures makes it look like downtown only has 3 buildings. Just stick to pictures that are angled upward/close up and it looks fine.

OKC needed the devon tower desperately which is the only building over 500 feet tall. Honestly, they need two more new towers in the 550-650 range for a city it's size.

New Orleans has the best skyline IMO,of metros under 1,5 Million people!OKC is were its SUPPOSED to be even before devon!I am willing to bet OKC will have 3 or more towers constructed within the next 5 years,two being the CC hotel and Sandridge's tower!There will be atleast two towers over 600'ft constructed in that span!Give it time,OKC is just starting to boom right now!

Looking east towards downtown on the new I-40 freeway.

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Oklahoma needs some more of these supertalls. Are there any plans for more?

This isn't a supertall.

^^ Compared to the other towers there it is. ;)

it is just short of being a supertall (by ~135 feet).

I agree that it looks like a supertall, especially in the last pic. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Devon 'surprises' us all with a remeasurement of the tower and they say it is 925 as it does look taller than 844. Personally, I always thought/wished they would go for 1000 feet with a tower this beautiful - might as well make your place on the world's significant list of towers. ...

To your question. .. Yes, there are rumors of plans for more significant buildings likely just short of Devon's height; but nothing formally has been announced as of yet other than some very nice infill towers in the original core/which will make the city even MORE dense and one or two that will stretch the core out a bit. No confirmed starts though, yet.

I think in 5 years or so, everyone will likely be impressed with OKC's skyline 'finally' looking like it "should".

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By Cooper Ross (aka Cooper_GOIVM) over at OKCTalk:

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Rack City!

Amazing tower. Thanks for the photos.

The floor plan for the 50th floor provided by Pete on okctalk.com. He also reports the LED lighting should be complete by July.

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