Originally Posted by
Steve
No conspiracy theory here. Some of what Jmark says is correct - there were a lot of bad, blighted and less than historic buildings torn down. But let's not romanticize OCURA too much now... I'm not a basher and I've been someone trying to set some records straight. The Hales Building was a perfect example of clearance out of control and did not reflect on effort to "preserve what they could." By all accounts it had been modernized, kept in good shape, and yet because it was in the 1964 Pei Plan, it had to go, no further discussion allowed... and then the site went undeveloped until the early 1990s when the IRS building was erected in its place. Bricktown is a testament to Neal Horton's efforts, and the city had its sights set on razing it as well.
I'm sorry if this sounds hostile, Jmark - in fact, I'd like to meet you. But what you're saying in this comment - intentionally or not - is very different from recorded, documented history.
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