Bethany/Warr Acres

[ShiroiHikari]

It's about time they did something at that corner. It's a shame the building couldn't be re-purposed somehow, but it's better to redevelop it than to just let it rot even further.

[metro]

Just drive up lyrewood lane north of 63rd between mcarthur and meridian.

They call the whole area "lyrehood".

Rockwell and MacArthur

[Geographer]

Bethany Public Schools is close to finishing a bunch of new upgrades to the campus including: new entrance awning, new gymnasium awning (and signage), a new STEM building, auditorium renovations, and other improvements. Pictures are on the school's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bhsbronchos/

I graduated from Bethany High School a few years ago and I'm glad to see some much needed renovations and new construction are occurring! IMHO, it's the best public school district in the metro (I'm biased, I know :-) ).

[Geographer]

double post.

[mkjeeves]

Who is the owner of the house being built at NW 36th and Council? I know this was talked about on a thread *somewhere* but can't find it.

[chestercheetah]

Who is the owner of the house being built at NW 36th and Council? I know this was talked about on a thread *somewhere* but can't find it.

I heard it was a towing business but don't quote me on that.

[Pete]

I heard it was a towing business but don't quote me on that.

Yes, the property on the NE corner of NW 36th and Council is owned by the proprietor of Twister Towing at 6221 N. Mueller.

It looks like some type of garage / auto-related building that is going up, as there are two overhead doors facing Council; one is quite large (tall).

Then, there is a 2-story space to the east that may be for offices?


Things being built in Bethany / Warr Acres or most everywhere outside the OKC limits are more problematic because most don't have their permit systems on the 'net. And the few times I call it's like they think I'm a terrorist and aren't very helpful. (at least this was the case in Warr Acres and The Village)

[mkjeeves]

I'd forgotten when I put this in the Bethany/Warr Acres area the property is actually in Woodlawn Park, so there wouldn't a Bethany, Warr Acres permit. Not sure if Woodlawn Park has any permit or building review process. When I've asked about that in the past, the answer was something like there is not really a formal government, no taxes, more like an incorporated homeowners group with no real authority, but I have hard time believing that is entirely the case.

Wikipedia says it's an incorporated town with a Board of Trusties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlawn_Park,_Oklahoma

[mkjeeves]

Appears it will get brick with a stone cap to 6' above ground. Strange.

[mkjeeves]

A contractor who did some work for a friend claims he's working on it and it's a house.

[Ward]

I remember when Lyrewood Lane was very nice apartments with nice tenants and Westpark Mall was nice too.

What killed it, in my opinion, was when it got older and no money was put back into the apartments and Section 8 was the next step.

I'm not being mean spirited. Unless there's a big demand and shortage of real estate ( see coastal California for example) then urban sprawl and new construction is the way things go, it's pretty much inevitable.

Another example is the Willowcliff Apartments off of NW 50th and Ann Arbor. Back in the 1970's -1980's that was a very nice and desireable location to live. It became run down, sold and renamed and it's a crap hole now. Last year I had to see some patients there and saw with my own eyes.

It's really sad but that's how things go and change as time goes by.

[Pete]

I grew up in that area.

What happened was the unbridled growth north. Virtually everyone I grew up with moved to far North OKC and Edmond and that area was left behind.

It's happened over and over again in OKC and it is happening again now in the PC North area and parts of West Edmond.

[terryinokc]

Grew up around 50th & MacArthur in the mid 60's to the late 70's---we had a house that was built in 1966...but I hated the whole area then... and honestly it's not much better now.

[chestercheetah]

My wife just spoke with the owner of Twister Towing and yes it is going to be his personal residence.

[gjl]

This is the only thread I found titled Bethany so for the last month or so Westbound 39th st or US 66 through Bethany has been down to 2 lanes while it looks like they are installing sidewalks on the north side of the street. We drove down that stretch today and noticed the three traffic lights at Penile, College and Asbury are gone. We last drove through there Saturday night and all three were there then. The poles and everything are gone. When we were driving through we were saying something seems different then we realized what it was.

[Snowman]

A lot of cities went to absurd levels on putting in stoplights, pre I-40 there could be an argument about traffic volume needing those if timed together. However since then it probably would have averaged less wait time for cars and walkers for those to be stop signs. Along with be safer from eliminating people trying to beat the light, less inducement of clusters of vehicles that inherently want to go different speeds, which that and waiting long periods at light can contribute to road rage behavior.

Plus as Bethany is built out they now have to start making more rational financial decisions than when those first became stoplights, and stoplights are surprisingly expensive, especially if in locations car counts do not justify them being there. Paired with the last justification for the third lane since 66 declined in prominences, was volume could hold for the stoplights, which further hurts hurts walkability in what should be among the most walkable area of the town.

[The]

I saw something on social media and they're just removing the parking and putting in decorative streetlights I think. Of course, I can't find the post to share now.

[PoliSciGuy]

This is the only thread I found titled Bethany so for the last month or so Westbound 39th st or US 66 through Bethany has been down to 2 lanes while it looks like they are installing sidewalks on the north side of the street. We drove down that stretch today and noticed the three traffic lights at Penile, College and Asbury are gone. We last drove through there Saturday night and all three were there then. The poles and everything are gone. When we were driving through we were saying something seems different then we realized what it was.

It's a beautification project between the state, the city of Bethany and Southern Nazarene University. There will be improved signage for the school, road improvements and I believe a memorial to veterans, but I could be wrong on that account.

[gjl]

But will the stop lights be put back up? They have been there for as long as I can remember. Even the old poles are gone.