Well, in case you didn't check out downtownguy's blog today, here is a segment from it:

"For those of you who think your dreams of a giant oil derrick here in Oklahoma City never got anywhere, you’re wrong. I know this first hand. And a major landmark is coming to the shores of the Oklahoma River. It’s not the derrick some of you hoped for, but it’s what important people in this city agreed to after considering earlier proposals – including a giant oil derrick. The project is funded, and it’s coming soon. "

This is pretty exciting. I remember back when several of us were on the MAPS Forum and Talkback and we discussed the oil derrick idea. I had a friend come up with some architectural drawings and I sent letters along with the drawings to the council members, mayor, city manager, and well over 50 corporations in our city. Unfortunately, it seemed at that time like no one was interested, because I got rejection letter after rejection letter. Willa Johnson called me, and although she liked the concept, she said that the Crystal Bridge was Oklahoma City's landmark, and we needed to focus on other things.

Well, I know this won't be an oil derrick but hopefully it will be just as good if not better. downtowguy made this statement: "(Unlike a previous tease last week, if you post a comment below and say “please,” I’ll probably give you just enough information to find out what the landmark will be)." I guess I'll post a comment on his blog website and see if he can enlighten us!

By the way, if you haven't checked it out, you can find downtownguy's blog at http://www.downtownguy.blogspot.com. He always has great information on there about both OKC and Tulsa.

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