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Spartan
12-15-2012, 12:20 PM
I'm not sure if anyone has linked this, but Automobile Alley has a GREAT looking website now... Welcome to Automobilealley.org | Automobilealley.org (http://automobilealley.org)

I was so excited...and it won't work on my iPad :( lol

ljbab728
12-15-2012, 10:01 PM
I wonder why they don't have a section on places to live?

Urban Pioneer
12-17-2012, 08:19 AM
I wonder why they don't have a section on places to live?

Because there are very few, if any, legitimately on Broadway. I think, maybe 5 private residences total.

Urban Pioneer
12-17-2012, 08:21 AM
I was so excited...and it won't work on my iPad :( lol

Nor iPhone either. Lol

soonerguru
12-17-2012, 10:30 AM
Because there are very few, if any, legitimately on Broadway. I think, maybe 5 private residences total.

This needs to change. Surprised the building owners haven't already moved to increase the number of residents in the area. It's a big miss so far.

Pete
12-17-2012, 10:36 AM
You've got to think housing projects will start popping up on AA.

But in a way, it's a good thing almost all the buildings to date have been for business, retail and restaurants. That's provided a fantastic base and housing should be the easy part.

The streetcar will be a massive catalyst for residential development.

wschnitt
12-17-2012, 11:47 AM
I hope CD Warehouse stays there. People might consider a record store the ultimate underutilized space (that and maybe a pizza parlor) but it is still decent retail that's built up proven longevity in downtown.

How right you were.

Spartan
12-17-2012, 01:37 PM
How right you were.

Careful, you don't wanna feed my ego as they say :P

ljbab728
12-17-2012, 11:17 PM
Because there are very few, if any, legitimately on Broadway. I think, maybe 5 private residences total.

Please note that their website doesn't consider Autombile Alley to be just Broadway. Here is their definition:

It covers a prime section of Downtown Oklahoma City from NE 13th Street to NE 4th Street, just west of Broadway and east to I-235.

Urban Pioneer
12-18-2012, 07:42 AM
Ok. Lol. There still isn't any housing unless you count "just west of Broadway" to include the Garage Lofts, which are technically north of 13th.

So still no housing short of a few private residences unless I'm forgetting something.

Urbanized
12-18-2012, 10:59 AM
Please note that their website doesn't consider Autombile Alley to be just Broadway. Here is their definition:

It covers a prime section of Downtown Oklahoma City from NE 13th Street to NE 4th Street, just west of Broadway and east to I-235.
It's not like that is something new. Those have always been the boundaries of the AA DISTRICT. Those boundaries have been consistent since the Automobile Alley Main Street Program days, are described in the Downtown BID, and are also reflected on the official Downtown OKC maps (http://www.downtownokc.com/DowntownInDetail/DowntownMapsandDirections.aspx).

Automobile Alley is not a street; it's a district.

Urbanized
12-18-2012, 11:02 AM
Ok. Lol. There still isn't any housing unless you count "just west of Broadway" to include the Garage Lofts, which are technically north of 13th.

So still no housing short of a few private residences unless I'm forgetting something.
5th Avenue Lofts. Not sure how many units there are there. There are also a couple of units above the scuba shop, and also above Broadway Wine Merchants is The Caliber (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Caliber/341192352613566), a private loft that is rentable for events.

Pete
01-09-2013, 02:10 PM
The owner of Plenty Mercantile at 807 N. Broadway, Traci Walton, just filed a building permit to convert the roof deck of that building into a restaurant.

The building is owned by Meg Salyer:

http://www.oklahomacounty.org/assessor/Searches/sketches/picfile/2729/R010320444001rA.jpg

BoulderSooner
01-09-2013, 02:21 PM
very cool

onthestrip
01-09-2013, 02:58 PM
The owner of Plenty Mercantile at 807 N. Broadway, Traci Walton, just filed a building permit to convert the roof deck of that building into a restaurant.

The building is owned by Meg Salyer:

http://www.oklahomacounty.org/assessor/Searches/sketches/picfile/2729/R010320444001rA.jpg

Did it say for how much? Sounds expensive to add a rooftop restaurant.

ljbab728
01-09-2013, 10:13 PM
Does that mean that an entire second floor will be added or will it be a totally outdoor restaurant?

betts
01-16-2013, 12:24 PM
I wish they would buy the Century Apartment building on 9th St. That's another great old building that could use their touch. This garage should mean that they'll now start thinking about the Marion too, which would be excellent news.

metro
01-16-2013, 02:00 PM
betts, I've always wanted to buy and renovate the Century building myself, but I don't have the funds so hopefully they will!

HangryHippo
01-16-2013, 03:02 PM
Which building is the Century building? I can't think of it and Google Maps isn't jogging my memory.

Pete
01-16-2013, 09:12 PM
This is the Century at 512 NW 9th; it's directly south of St. Anthony:

http://www.oklahomacounty.org/assessor/Searches/sketches/picfile/2732/R012085300001rA.jpg

http://www.oklahomacounty.org/assessor/Searches/sketches/picfile/2732/R012085300001vA.jpg

jedicurt
01-17-2013, 10:46 AM
that building does have a lot of potential!

HangryHippo
01-17-2013, 11:16 AM
Yep, this could definitely wind up as another feather in Midtown R's cap.

Praedura
01-17-2013, 01:43 PM
Interesting spotlight article on Plenty Mercantile

Soulful & Mindful Consumption | We Heart OKC (http://weheartokc.com/soulful-mindful-consumption)


http://weheartokc.com/wp-content/uploads/plenty_2.jpg


You gotta love the red truck!
http://weheartokc.com/wp-content/uploads/plenty_3.jpg

betts
01-17-2013, 02:38 PM
I love, love, love Plenty. It was great for Christmas shopping, and I've continued to purchase things there afterwards. It's so much fun to poke around the shop, as it's full of interesting things. It's a great complement to the other AA stores.

Praedura
01-17-2013, 09:01 PM
Another (brief) review of Plenty

Uncovering Oklahoma » New Shop Alert: Plenty (http://www.uncoveringoklahoma.com/2012/12/new-shop-alert-plenty)

http://www.uncoveringoklahoma.com/images/2012-12/plenty01.jpg


Also, check out their homepage -- it's different, and interesting

Plenty | Life & Style Mercantile (http://plentymercantile.com)

http://plentymercantile.com/images/automobile-alley.png

betts
02-18-2013, 05:58 PM
I'm not sure what's going on at 12th and Broadway, but I would guess it's related to the City Arts Center. There is a series of metal bars in the ground, which they have painted, at to which they have attached colored material. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a sculpture. Regardless, there is also a tent structure adjacent to it. I can't imagine there's a ground breaking, since we haven't seen plans. Anyone know what's going on there?

Pete
02-18-2013, 06:01 PM
I'm not sure what's going on at 12th and Broadway, but I would guess it's related to the City Arts Center. There is a series of metal bars in the ground, which they have painted, at to which they have attached colored material. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a sculpture. Regardless, there is also a tent structure adjacent to it. I can't imagine there's a ground breaking, since we haven't seen plans. Anyone know what's going on there?

There was an application for a sign permit a couple of weeks ago.

But there have been no other plans submitted, and they would have to go through the design committee before they could do anything.

Pete
02-19-2013, 11:52 AM
See this post for more information about the new sign:

Arts Council 12th & Broadway - OKCTalk (http://www.okctalk.com/showwiki.php?title=Arts+Council+12th+and+Broadway&page=1#post619728)

Praedura
02-23-2013, 12:57 PM
Plenty Mercantile has put out a nice little video about their place:

PLENTY Mercantile on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/57476888)

Aside: the owner pronounces the last syllable of Mercantile as TEEL, whereas I pronounce it as TILE.
Oh well... to-MAY-to, to-MAH-to...

Praedura
02-28-2013, 05:18 PM
Listing for 712 N. Broadway:
http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/F/7/6/F7601ED2-C7A3-45DB-BEDA-AF4CD2E615B6.JPG

712 N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK, 73103 - Street Retail Property for Sale on LoopNet.com (http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/17864653/712-N-Broadway-Avenue-Oklahoma-City-OK)

$1.8 million

Praedura
02-28-2013, 07:52 PM
Is Lululemon the only tenant in the building right now?

ThomPaine
02-28-2013, 09:15 PM
I love, love, love Plenty. It was great for Christmas shopping, and I've continued to purchase things there afterwards. It's so much fun to poke around the shop, as it's full of interesting things. It's a great complement to the other AA stores.

Absolutely great store. I met one of the partners, and she's extremely nice and very optimistic about the future. They're open good hours, and I hope they are very successful! I guess they're getting ready to open a rooftop space too.

andrew3077
03-03-2013, 01:03 PM
I'm not sure if this is old news or not, but I saw on reddit a pretty neat sounding coworking space in automobile alley!

The Commonwealth (http://thecommonwealth.co)

Pete
03-21-2013, 11:47 AM
Building permit to "move on" a retail structure at 18 W. 9th -- this would be directly west of the Perch'd store in the shipping container.

I suspect this is another shipping container retailer.

metro
03-21-2013, 12:47 PM
I'm not sure if this is old news or not, but I saw on reddit a pretty neat sounding coworking space in automobile alley!

The Commonwealth (http://thecommonwealth.co)
There's a couple co-working threads on this, I'll try to dig them up for anyone interested.

Pete
04-10-2013, 11:23 AM
Cool article about Perch'd, the design store located in a container on 9th in front of S&B Burgers:

Thoroughly Modern (Millie) | We Heart OKC (http://weheartokc.com/thoroughly-modern-millie/)

http://weheartokc.com/wp-content/uploads/perch_1.jpg

http://weheartokc.com/wp-content/uploads/perch_7.jpg

http://weheartokc.com/wp-content/uploads/perch_10.jpg

adaniel
04-24-2013, 10:14 PM
I’ve noticed a lot of work on the railroad between 13th and 7th. Is this the long awaited quiet zone?

Mississippi Blues
04-24-2013, 10:20 PM
I’ve noticed a lot of work on the railroad between 13th and 7th. Is this the long awaited quiet zone?

I think it was in Steve's chat last Friday, but he mentioned the quiet zone was being worked on behind the scenes, IIRC.

CaptDave
04-24-2013, 10:38 PM
I’ve noticed a lot of work on the railroad between 13th and 7th. Is this the long awaited quiet zone?

BNSF is performing normal track maintenance - they are replacing ties. They have been working their way southward for a while now. One huge improvement is the 10th Street crossing. It is vastly improved.

Mississippi Blues
04-24-2013, 10:56 PM
BNSF is performing normal track maintenance - they are replacing ties. They have been working their way southward for a while now. One huge improvement is the 10th Street crossing. It is vastly improved.

Oh yeah! I totally forgot. I saw them at the Britton & Western crossing area over the course of a week.

OKCisOK4me
04-25-2013, 01:06 AM
Maybe one day they will actually insert concrete ties on this main line!

Praedura
04-26-2013, 10:32 AM
Ye Olde Plenty Mercantile Shoppe

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/541495_236495176475687_1146996683_n.jpg

With some interesting news.

Working on a rooftop 'event space/garden ':

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/551409_236864856438719_57041344_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236864856438719&set=a.189156741209531.21600.125154924276380)

More info here:

http://www.naisullivangroup.com/OKNews/Whereheavenmeetsearth-AutomobileAlleysrooftopgardenscombinebestofbothwor lds.pdf

relevant quote:


Down the street, the Plenty Mercantile store is starting work on its rooftop garden, where it
plans to offer gardening classes, outdoor yoga and other events.

Co-owner Traci Walton said a rooftop space has always been planned to further implement
the theme of the store.

“When we came up with our concept and our branding, we knew we wanted green space of
some sort,” Walton said. “It was an integral part of our initial planning. We looked for
buildings for more than a year, looking for that perfect spot.”

That spot is now at 807 N. Broadway Ave.

She said the garden fits perfectly with the developments in Automotive Alley, which is taking
existing buildings and reusing them for creative spaces and stores.

. . .

The rooftop space measures 2,000 square feet and will feature a vegetable garden as well as
a place for events. Berryman Enterprises of Oklahoma City is overseeing the project, which is
expected to take eight weeks.

Praedura
04-26-2013, 11:18 AM
Btw, this is the photo that accompanies the Molly Fleming article quoted above:

http://journalrecord.com/files/2013/04/ed-green-roof-bbf-1_04-22-13.jpg

I think that's a shot of the current roof over Plenty Mercantile... though I'm not 100% sure.

betts
05-02-2013, 11:39 AM
There's a new women's clothing boutique on AA: Bow & Arrow on 6th and Broadway. I haven't been in - just saw the sign two days ago.

Pete
05-02-2013, 11:44 AM
https://www.facebook.com/BowandArrowBoutiqueOKC

Bow & Arrow Boutique (http://www.shopbowandarrow.com/)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/945838_543934872325416_578434925_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/382057_542283112490592_2026186022_n.jpg

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/563757_536151076437129_33403807_n.jpg

catch22
05-02-2013, 01:22 PM
Good to see more retail

Spartan
05-02-2013, 10:22 PM
So... at this point, how much further along is N. Broadway toward creating a retail destination/critical mass than anything else has come in the last 25 or so years since FAO Schwartz was a flash in the pan?

My guess.. this is at least four times the critical retail mass than we've had in recent memory. The next best was when Firefly and LiT and a few others existed in Bricktown and mostly all fizzed out. Automobile Alley is really beginning to look like the pre-eminent urban retail district.

HOT ROD
05-03-2013, 02:13 AM
yes it is, I am so proud and excited!!

Praedura
05-07-2013, 10:38 AM
Construction carries on around Plenty Mercantile:

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/921704_242319039226634_624855792_o.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=242319039226634&set=a.164434183681787.15932.125154924276380&type=1&relevant_count=1)

Presumably, they're working on the rooftop -- though I'm not sure what the crews are doing in that pic.

Praedura
05-09-2013, 01:23 PM
Nice shot of Verbode's new location next to TAP Architecture:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/472752_606755402669527_534330701_o.jpg (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=606755402669527&set=a.509068872438181.121788.225886744089730&type=3&l=6c0afe61c5&permPage=1)


Another view (before the sign went up):

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/947381_606755339336200_349653703_n.jpg (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=606755339336200&set=a.509068872438181.121788.225886744089730&type=1&relevant_count=1)


Grand opening is tomorrow, May 10.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Verbode

BoulderSooner
05-10-2013, 12:48 PM
per next weeks DDR a new sign for HSE architects is coming to 914 N Broadway

HangryHippo
05-15-2013, 08:44 AM
According to this Journal Record article (http://journalrecord.com/2013/05/14/mf-pachinko-parlor-real-estate/), Hillbilly's Po'boys and Oyster Bar is coming to the building that used to house Pachinko Parlor.

Does anyone have access to post the full text for us here?

catch22
05-15-2013, 08:50 AM
That name though <<<

Praedura
05-15-2013, 10:46 AM
That name though <<<

It's better than the name they were originally going to go with:

Hillbilly's Foot Stompin Crawfish Chompin Back Bayou Country Hoedown and Oyster Bar

:Smiley112

RadicalModerate
05-15-2013, 11:05 AM
Ain't nutthin' worshes down a Po' Boy 'r some raw Sea Phlegm like . . .
4xd8fzk8Rlk

Praedura
05-26-2013, 12:52 PM
Looking inside at Verbode's new digs at night:

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/935528_617330201612047_1157406576_n.jpg (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=617330201612047&set=a.509068872438181.121788.225886744089730&type=1&relevant_count=1)

Praedura
05-26-2013, 12:54 PM
Plenty Mercantile still working away on the rooftop venue:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/376921_244394652352406_752218898_n.jpg (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=244394652352406&set=a.164434183681787.15932.125154924276380&type=1)

Pete
05-26-2013, 01:12 PM
It's awesome that we suddenly have all these roof-top decks and patios in the urban core.

Wasn't that long ago they were quite scarce.

Anonymous.
05-28-2013, 08:51 AM
It's awesome that we suddenly have all these roof-top decks and patios in the urban core.

Wasn't that long ago they were quite scarce.



I agree, I never understood establishments not making use of rooftops. Even residential is lacking immensely when it comes to rooftop commons.

onthestrip
05-28-2013, 11:18 AM
It's awesome that we suddenly have all these roof-top decks and patios in the urban core.

Wasn't that long ago they were quite scarce.

It is great....but it will even be better once there is one dedicated to a bar/restaurant and not just some special event space above offices/retail. If there is a nice evening, no matter the day of the week, itd be nice to go sit on the roof and get a drink.