^ it seems to me bar has a different meaning here in OKC.

It's an evil place to most. Where prostitutes and drunks spend their time. Drinking in spite of The Lord, and anointing themselves in the sins of the world. And parking their cars on a city street.

And that's the perception. Some dive bars are like that,but all of the new trendy bars in OKC have been tremendously successful, and have not led to any noticeable increase in neighborhood deterioration; in fact it's been the opposite. The neighborhoods embracing trendy restaurants and bars have absolutely flourished. In the 21st century, bars are a social scene. A place to meet and greet as much as meet and drink. In most cities they are assets to a neighborhood. Here they are a deterrent, at least in the minds of some.