University North Park

[blangtang]

they just opened a new bookstore on asp, but its more like a textbook store than a borders/b&n

[Dekoung]

Where on Asp is this new bookstore and its name?

I was in the Tulsa Whole Foods Thursday and spoke with one of the managers who told me there will be a Whole Foods in the OKC area within 1-2 years and are still deciding on the location. FWIW bet it is not in UNP but North OKC.

[okyeah]

It's not really a new bookstore...I actually think it's been open (at the new location on Asp) since last year (Fall '07) because I recall buying my textbooks there. It's Sooner Bookstore. They moved from their location on Jenkins.

[metro]

The Embassy Suites thread got closed so I'll post these pics of construction here. These are about 3 weeks or so old.

[CCOKC]

My stepfather is one of the job superintendents of this project so I got to visit the hotel a few times during construction. I was there just 2 weekends ago and it was almost finished on the exterior. They are supposed to have there soft opening next week, the 15th to be exact and got the certificate of occupancy last week. It looks pretty impressive inside and the grand ballroom will be one of the nicer and largest convention spaces in town so it should get a lot of use. My husband mother and I all went to OSU and where with 3 OU graduates when we made the last tour. The OU grads were just shaking their heads at the color schemes. I guess they did not think orange would be a very popular choice in Norman. The rest of us liked the color just fine.

[Luke]

People don't naturally like neon orange do they? I mean, don't you kind of have to force yourself to like that color?

[kevinpate]

for some reason those same colors keep getting puked up, er, um, applied liberally to many structures. i do not even pretend to comprehend the choice.

[CCOKC]

This is probably the 6th or so Hotel my stepfather has done and the interior color choices are always quite interesting to say the least. Funny, they always look better when the funiture is in and people are standing on the carpets but I have never looked at hotel interior decorating the same way since he started building them.

[Dekoung]

[QUOTE=CCOKC;174736]. They are supposed to have there soft opening next week, the 15th to be exact and got the certificate of occupancy last week.

Why not invite all your nearest and dearest here on the Norman board to the soft opening and we could all say ?

BTW, I read in the paper that the Norman one may be the last of the traditional atrium style and that the new concept is the entry way and not as tall as the center atriums. True?

[jbrown84]

Well the one in the medical district will be the new style you describe, or at least it won't have the atrium.

[iambecoming]

So, does anyone know what the new building going up by Target and Logans is? Saw it driving south on 35 earlier today but didn't notice a "coming soon" sign.

[iambecoming]

Anyone know what the new building by Target and Logan's RH is?

[chrisok]

Circuit City announced today that the Norman location (as well as the Penn Square location) will be closing.

[jbrown84]

Penn Square?

[CCOKC]

I thought the same thing. I think they must mean Portland and NWE.

[Chase]

Tough time to be in the retail market

[Superhyper]

Wow, did that Circuit City even make it a whole year?

[traxx]

^^No. And that leaves a big hole to be filled in. Who can they get to put in there?

[jbrown84]

Lord & Taylor of course!

Or was it Barney's?

[oneforone]

Penn Square?

Back years ago when Circuit City was a real contender. They named their stores after the area or after the nearest mall/shopping center. This was a marketing effort to help the customer pin point the area the stores where located.

[Soonerman]

Looks like a restaurant is going up by Target Is that going to be a Cheddars?

[joeleo6484]

What is going in by Kohls?

[BFizzy]

Looks like a restaurant is going up by Target Is that going to be a Cheddars?

Yes, Cheddars.

[jbrown84]

That's something new to the market.

[blangtang]

General Growth Properties (GGP) is nearing default/approaching BK. Think they still own Sooner Fashion Mall. Be interesting to see if they sell off some properties.