OG&E Tower

[Mississippi Blues]

Many of the amenities we all would like to see in OKC would likely come as a result of increased "hipness." Areas like Midtown, Uptown, and the Plaza are becoming what they are because of hipsters. You don't have to wear a beanie, listen to vinyl, sell your car, and drink PBR to enjoy the benefits of a more hip, vibrant community.

This. I have no idea what the hipster convo has to do with the Stage Center Tower, but since we're all debating on hipsters, I'll agree with you, bchris02. I say bring on the hipsters. OKC needs a little more diversity in that sense anyway.

[Rover]

Being hip or being a hipster city factors 0% in the decisions of the new building on this site. More important were the hipsters living millions of years ago who died and became part of the pool of oil and gas.

I will offer a retraction if we get a 30 story recycled clothes store or it is home of a huge gaming company.

Being a city where college graduates and ambitious creative people want to go is important and helpful to our growth, certainly. But it is just one part of the formula. Heck, Midland is fast growing but about the least hipster town in the country. Go figure.

[bchris02]

Being hip or being a hipster city factors 0% in the decisions of the new building on this site. More important were the hipsters living millions of years ago who died and became part of the pool of oil and gas.

I will offer a retraction if we get a 30 story recycled clothes store or it is home of a huge gaming company.

Being a city where college graduates and ambitious creative people want to go is important and helpful to our growth, certainly. But it is just one part of the formula. Heck, Midland is fast growing but about the least hipster town in the country. Go figure.

I am not sure how this conversation ended up being about hipsters either. It has no bearing on what happens with the tower. If anything, I would think the hipsters would be more interested in saving the Stage Center due to its historical and artistic value, something hipsters are generally into.

[Bellaboo]

Being hip or being a hipster city factors 0% in the decisions of the new building on this site. More important were the hipsters living millions of years ago who died and became part of the pool of oil and gas.

I will offer a retraction if we get a 30 story recycled clothes store or it is home of a huge gaming company.

Being a city where college graduates and ambitious creative people want to go is important and helpful to our growth, certainly. But it is just one part of the formula. Heck, Midland is fast growing but about the least hipster town in the country. Go figure.

Maybe we'll get a tower with 30 floors of tattoo parlors........ LOL

[HOT ROD]

Ladies and Gents, I don't think we need to get alarmed just because Omaha or Midland have development renderings and OKC does not. I'm very happy for them as this is good for the 'fly-over' section of the country as a whole. OKC doesn't need to feel inferior since it is one of the big dogs of the region due to its size being quite a bit bigger.

However, I do think it was not totally appropriate to post the OMA and MID developments in this thread. This is supposed to be about Stage Center Tower so something the other announcements should be elsewhere. Perhaps there needs to be a thread created to showcase developments outside of OKC and/or peer city developments.

One other thing, as Pete said I also enjoy Urban Omaha (I think that's his/her handle) updates about their city and I think he/she has been nothing but high class while also respecting (and even looking-up-to) OKC's development when they post here. I think it's nice when any city in the central US outside of the 'usual suspects' gets some good quality development.

[OKCisOK4me]

I'd rather have hipsters than hip-hopsters. Sorry, couldn't resist...

[kevinpate]

At my age being a hipster simply means both are still original equipment.

[UnFrSaKn]

Someone say hipster?

[Of Sound Mind]

At my age being a hipster simply means both are still original equipment.

<rimshot>

[kevinpate]

Someone say hipster?

Kenny Chesney left country music and rode into hipsterville yesterday.
Will they think his tractor is sexy?

[UnFrSaKn]

Live chat:

I expect we will hear an update soon. I suspect if Williams seeks permission to demolish Stage Center without showing renderings, he will face a much bigger push-back from the Downtown Design Review Committee.

[cagoklahoma]

Not sure this is the best thread for this, but here we go. Has anyone else notice the ConocoPhillips ads on Newsok? Why would they begin an advertising presence in OKC? Thoughts?

[Mississippi Blues]

Not sure this is the best thread for this, but here we go. Has anyone else notice the ConocoPhillips ads on Newsok? Why would they begin an advertising presence in OKC? Thoughts?

I don't have an answer, but I've seen CSX (east coast railroad carrier; think BNSF) advertisements on NewsOK.com before & the closest CSX's mainline comes to OKC is Memphis.

[Bellaboo]

Not sure this is the best thread for this, but here we go. Has anyone else notice the ConocoPhillips ads on Newsok? Why would they begin an advertising presence in OKC? Thoughts?

There has been that rumor about Conoco relocating here for a couple of years now......I'm sure it's in the Mystery Tower thread.

[soondoc]

If Conoco were to come back to Oklahoma this city is going to explode. It and other businesses might be just enough to get us a hub at our airport or maybe some type of Southwest expansion. I think it would make a lot of sense if we made them a deal they couldn't refuse. So much of the action is inland now instead of all off shore. Tulsa is a close port and with the pipelines now, I think the company would do great here.

[lasomeday]

ITS NOT CONOCOPHILLIPS! They have a huge complex in Houston and their branched off Phillips 66 is building a massive building across I-10.

Nothing to see here. Move on!

[bchris02]

ITS NOT CONOCOPHILLIPS! They have a huge complex in Houston and their branched off Phillips 66 is building a massive building across I-10.

Nothing to see here. Move on!

I agree.

That would be awesome if it was and its fun to speculate, but it isn't going to happen. There is an old saying that if something seems too good to be true it probably is. ConocoPhillips relocating to OKC falls within that realm.

[Spartan]

I don't know if hip is the word I would describe their development. I like the vibe OKC has more. Omaha's developments aren't quite as diverse as ours. Theirs seem to be less hipster and more commercialized.


I do think that Raney could have had more companies wanting to relocate to his tower if he would have had a design to present. People are visual and need to see things before they make a massive move.

I think Omaha has hipster covered. Their downtown has a UO.

[lasomeday]

I think Omaha has hipster covered. Their downtown has a UO.

Uno...

[dmoor82]

dos!

[Mississippi Blues]

Tres?

[G.Walker]

Cuatro!

[CuatrodeMayo]

Yes?

[Urbanized]

Well played.

[jccouger]

This thread is garbage, and the reason I don't read it is because its garbage! And the person who wrote it is garbage! None of this stuff IS TRUE!!! So get your facts straight. If you wanna talk about a tower, talk about Devon, its 50 (stories)!! That's all I've got to say, makes me want to puke....