Whats your favorite Metro Building?

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distinctlyOKLAHOMA - Oklahoma Dept. of Commerce Building “Drives Creativity” (http://distinctlyoklahoma.com/content/view/502/61)

The old Maywood Baptist church has always been one of my favorite buildings in the metro, and I recently saw an article in Distinctlly Oklahoma magazine (great magazine)featuring it. The blend of the old with the new is amazing, and if you've never been inside you have to see the elevator....its awesome. I'm sure there are lots of cool buildings out there I haven't discovered yet and I thought I'd see if anyone else has a "favorite metro building"?

I like old-style architecture. However, one of my favorites is the Physicians building at Baptist Integris that looks like a regular brick building with a glass building plopped down right on top of it at an angle. I've had so many people from out of town comment on it as we drive by. I'll try to find a picture.

edit - Found one! It's not the greatest picture. It's from Google Maps, but it will give you an idea which building I'm talking about.
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I like City Place. I see it every day as I'm getting my morning coffee and think it would be great (and a little unnerving) to walk out on one of it's terraces (in nice weather of course).
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The State Capitol building.

One of my doctors has his office at the Physicians Building at Baptist.....and I agree, it's a cool building.....you get a great view of it (actually a great view of the entire Integris campus) from across Hefrner Parkway on 56th.....I'll try to tak a pic next time I'm up there from that angle.

I've never been inside city place, but would love to. What kind of offices does it have and is it accesible to the public? And is there access to those terraces? As far as the capitol, when I was working for an electrical contractror I got some pretty cool access to the interior of it. There are a maze of hidden catwalks and passages around the dome. I haven't been there in a couple of years and have some family who have never been there....it might be a good field trip while the weather is bad to pass time til spring. Lots of great artwork inside too.

I've always loved the building just west of the Devon site too...with the atrium on top. And while not really a building there's a huge home one block east of Wilshire and Penn...kinda gothis/castle arch. ..been there foever and years ago they sold off much of thier property to build other homes (bad idea).

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The Walcourt Apartments

I love Art Deco.
So my vote goes to the First National Building,Downtown OKC.

Taft Middle School and the tower at OCU for Art Deco.
Northwest Classen High School for Mid-Century Modern.

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The Walcourt Apartments

That IS a great building. Have you seen this? (http://www.abandonedok.com/the-walcourt/)

I love Art Deco.

I vote for the Colcord Hotel. Great art deco lobby and details on the main entrance on Robinson. We've stayed there the last two times we've come back to visit family.


Rick

Great thread idea. I loved the old Continental Theater. Too bad they had to tear it down.

I like City Place too, but that would be #3 behind the Crystal Bridge, and the Farmers Market.

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Founders Tower

cool thread

that founders tower picture is awesome

I used to work at the Founders Tower (The Tower of Babel) is what we called it.
So I guess I'm over the architectural merits.

what all was actually located in the tower? i had never been inside it.

It's an upscale apartment tower.

It's an upscale apartment tower.

Now that is true.

Then, various businesses, including an investment concern, real estate agency, A "faith based" long distance company. ie Amerivision Telecom.
An electrical parts wholesaler, a cabling/communications co.,so forth...

My friend lives at Lakeview Towers, it has a great view of Founders Tower.

Also, the Walcourt, I read about the children murders and blah blah, but nothing really to believe than something that seems to have been made up. No solid facts about it though. I've gotten as a close as the fence to the building, but that is it.

I think the physicians building at Intregis Southwest is a beautiful building. The blue glass is an eye catcher.

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Founders Tower

Thats a great pic of founders.


Taft Middle School and the tower at OCU for Art Deco.
Northwest Classen High School for Mid-Century Modern.

I've always liked that building too...I don't know why, I hope it's as interesting architecturally on the inside as it is on the outside.

Heres a couple more I really like.....

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First presbytarian Church in OKC....I went to a model train show there once years ago...beautiful building.

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Mcfarland Methodist church in Norman

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Surprised noone has mentioned this one yet.

Oh, boy, that's where the Prohibition Room is.

I've never seen Walcourt before. Man, that's a jem! I had visions of renovating the place and making an amazing house out of the sucker. That an amazing building. 5000 sqft would make a really large home for anyone...that's definitely Galardia size. Those masonry details are beautiful. Man, that would be amazing if it would be brought back to life.

Walcourt: Apparently some old lady owns it and doesn't want to give up the claim to it... it's got some crazy made up stories about it though... i'm not sure they're true because I can't find a basis on them after searching on the internet.

Walcourt: Apparently some old lady owns it and doesn't want to give up the claim to it... it's got some crazy made up stories about it though... i'm not sure they're true because I can't find a basis on them after searching on the internet.

Did she kill the kids? lol