Plaza District

[Pete]

Seems like the Plaza District is out-Paseoing The Paseo.

Plaza is blowing and going and although The Paseo is more established, there is not much new happening there.

I know it's not a direct competition but the two are very similar in lots of ways.

[OKC plaza]

Thanks for the update! Do you know what the Guatemalan store is planning on doing with the old gas station building? I know they are renovating their restaurant as well, are they moving the store across the street?

They are renovating their existing building to be just the restaurant, and moving the convenience portion of their business into the old gas station across the street (southeast corner of Indiana)

[adaniel]

Seems like the Plaza District is out-Paseoing The Paseo.

Plaza is blowing and going and although The Paseo is more established, there is not much new happening there.

I know it's not a direct competition but the two are very similar in lots of ways.

JMO, but I think the revitalization of 23rd has maybe taken some wind out of the Paseo's sails, in terms of new shops and restaurants. The art scene is still very strong in that area though.

[warreng88]

Is there a plan for the second floor of the Velvet Monkey Salon?

[Teo9969]

Seems like the Plaza District is out-Paseoing The Paseo.

Plaza is blowing and going and although The Paseo is more established, there is not much new happening there.

I know it's not a direct competition but the two are very similar in lots of ways.

I don't know a whole lot about the Paseo, but to me it seems less like the Plaza is "out-Paseoing" as much as they are just catching up to what the Plaza should have been for awhile. Plaza has more under utilized stock that's getting revamped. I haven't noticed much under utilized stock in the Paseo. I'd like to see the Paseo start expansion, but as adaniel said, 23rd seems to be gearing up for a serious Renaissance. It will be interesting to see how well both small districts fair when 23rd starts to realize its monstrous potential.

[OKC plaza]

Is there a plan for the second floor of the Velvet Monkey Salon?

Historically, there was never a second floor of the building. The roof housed the machinery for the New State Ice Company, and the walls and windows (which were covered in sort of an outdoor blind), were just built to enclose the machinery. There was never a rooftop.

I think Estrella will eventually do something with the roof, it will just require quite a bit of investment in regards to accessing the roof, especially ADA access.

[Praedura]

There's a neat before-and-after photo set at the Plaza District's facebook page. Here's some samples:

Before:









After:




























Source: Plaza District Streetscape Before&After | Facebook

[dcsooner]

Wow! That cannot be the same area. What a transformation

[Praedura]

It's official - we are opening this Friday... | Facebook

It's official - we are opening this Friday for Live on the Plaza in our new shop!! 1711 NW 16th Street. Come see us.

[Praedura]

Photo from the grand opening of Tree & Leaf on the Plaza:



Photo by Quit Nguyen.

Source: Quit Watching

[catch22]

That blonde girl is really tall.

[AP]

The Plaza District is getting a Little Free Library! « Plaza DistrictPlaza District

I'm really excited for this addition to the Plaza District and other neighborhoods in OKC.

[ljbab728]

That blonde girl is really tall.

And she has really skinny legs.

[Urban Pioneer]

Craving pie. Wanted to stop by Pie Junkie today but stymied by a delivery to my office.

[ljbab728]

Pie is important.

[Praedura]

Pie is important.

Especially to mathematicians. But they're crazy. They're always saying pie are squared. Everybody knows pie are round!

[Martin]

speaking of which, i thought it was really cool that the 'happy hour' price for a slice of pie at pie junkie is $3.14. -M

[bluedogok]

Pie is important.

Pie fixes everything.....

This pic is from The Koffee Kup in Hico, Texas west of Fort Worth. We did a lot of motorcycle rides there for pie.

[ljbab728]

[Urbanized]

Great new video promoting Plaza (incidentally, the music is by ACM@UCO-affiliated Horse Thief):

[coov23]

Awesome video. One of my favorite bands.

[HangryHippo]

Cool video.

[Praedura]

Interesting article about one very important component of OKC's recent revival:

Bootstrap Urbanism in Oklahoma City | CEOs for Cities

[Praedura]

Photographic evidence of such bootstrap urbanism:



From a 'LIVE on the Plaza' event last month. Another one coming up this Friday.

[CuatrodeMayo]

Interesting article about one very important component of OKC's recent revival:

Bootstrap Urbanism in Oklahoma City | CEOs for Cities

This was written by a regular poster on this site.