The Harlow (formerly 101 N. Broadway)

[DowntownMan]

Couple Midwest demolition trucks sitting out front right now. This in the old bancfirst building. I haven’t seen much activity in the northern building yet.

[Anonymous.]

Construction fence is up this morning. Very exciting!

[DowntownMan]

Construction fence is up this morning. Very exciting!

And they left room to still get thru the sidewalks!

Appears they are focusing on the southern building first. (Old bancfirst) and no activity at northern building at this time.

[Pete]

100 Park -- the north building -- is getting a Starbucks with a small patio along Park Avenue (facing BC Clark).

This will also essentially be at the east end of the FNC concourse.

[HOT ROD]

OMG, this is so needed. Starbucks in the CBD has been sorely missing.

Like them or not, they bring a great deal of pedestrian interaction when located in urban areas storefronts. Shocking that it took to 2024 for this to be announced for the 20th largest city in the country. Happy nonetheless!

[Anonymous.]

I wonder if they will attempt weekends. Between Stella Nova, Gilded Acorn, Buzz, and now this - the coffee competition deep in the CBD is really brewing.

[David]

So this'll have an entranceway out into the FNC concourse in some fashion? That is really needed for that end of the hallway.

[PhiAlpha]

I wonder if they will attempt weekends. Between Stella Nova, Gilded Acorn, Buzz, and now this - the coffee competition deep in the CBD is really brewing.

I see you! Nice work lol.

[Pete]

So this'll have an entranceway out into the FNC concourse in some fashion? That is really needed for that end of the hallway.

Not exactly. There will be an entrance from the concourse into this building at ground level, and Starbucks will be just inside that point.

This view is facing north into 100 Park from the existing concourse and Starbucks would be just to the right, inside that entrance. Probably signage to direct people (along with the smell).

[David]

Not exactly. There will be an entrance from the concourse into this building at ground level, and Starbucks will be just inside that point.

This view is facing north into 100 Park from the existing concourse and Starbucks would be just to the right, inside that entrance. Probably signage to direct people (along with the smell).

Oh, even better than I was thinking. That sort of connection will be nice since it makes the multi-building complex into more of a cohesive whole.

[ChaseDweller]

My dad (RIP) would be amused that his old pharmacy is going to be a Starbucks. His other downtown location is now McNellie's.

[Pete]

My dad (RIP) would be amused that his old pharmacy is going to be a Starbucks. His other downtown location is now McNellie's.

When was his pharmacy in operation downtown?

I started working downtown in 1982.

[Urbanized]

Newspaper archives show Gilliam Prescription Shop in that building as early as 1946 and as late as 1968. There is also a news article from 1989 detailing a bank robbery in that building and mentioning a vacant pharmacy in passing, so seems like something was likely in that space until some time in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Can't imagine the space would have remained vacant for much longer than a decade...until the eighties rolled around.

[ChaseDweller]

When was his pharmacy in operation downtown?

I started working downtown in 1982.

He died in 1986. I think Gilliam pharmacy was open until about then or a little after. Same with Plaza Court in the McNellie's space. He also operated a gift shop called The Berry Patch across from the old SWBT building in the Kerr McGee complex. It was very successful until SWBT moved all the live operators out of that building.

Edit: OK Pharmacy records show Gilliam was open until August 1988.

[Pete]

When the huge, front-page article in the Oklahoman is a Starbucks story we ran twelve days ago:

[ManAboutTown]

[HOT ROD]

esp when this isn't the first Starbucks in downtown. Wasnt there one in Bricktown in the Centinneal Plaza? And, didn't one of the downtown hotels have a Starbucks kiosk for some time?

Not one mention of this in the paper. Yes, this is the CBD's first Starbucks flagship store. But it is not the first Starbucks downtown.

[BoulderSooner]

esp when this isn't the first Starbucks in downtown. Wasnt there one in Bricktown in the Centinneal Plaza? And, didn't one of the downtown hotels have a Starbucks kiosk for some time?

Not one mention of this in the paper. Yes, this is the CBD's first Starbucks flagship store. But it is not the first Starbucks downtown.

the bricktown starbucks is still open .. and in fact there are 2 starbucks in bricktown ..

[macchiato]

And, didn't one of the downtown hotels have a Starbucks kiosk for some time?

Calling it a kiosk is giving that location too much credit. Another example of Starbucks licensing out it's brand and image. I would consider this the first proper Starbucks in the CBD and long overdue.

[Pete]

There is a Starbucks in the Centennial building in Lower Bricktown and another in the Marriott Renaissance in the heart of Bricktown.

And there is one in Midtown (St. Anthony) and Updtown (23rd) and pretty much everywhere else, of course.

[soonerguru]

100 Park -- the north building -- is getting a Starbucks with a small patio along Park Avenue (facing BC Clark).

This will also essentially be at the east end of the FNC concourse.

We would have loved that when we worked in the FNC back in the day.