Scissortail Park

[Tritone]

Went on a Cub Scout tour of that building (PO), top to bottom, about 1967 or so. I agree, it will be nice to see Union Station out in the open again.

[George]

Lynne, your pics on flickr are wonderful! Thanks!

[Pete]

Anyone know why it is taking them months to tear this place down?

[LakeEffect]

Anyone know why it is taking them months to tear this place down?

They are dismanteling, not demolishing. The brick is pretty valuable I guess.

[JayhawkTransplant]

^^^Yes.

[EBAH]

You know, I kinda like the building, but it makes sense to tear it down. I went to Momentum a couple years back when it was housed in the postal building and was thinking it is a shame we can't find uses for massive buildings like this, but we really just can't.

[betts]

They are dismanteling, not demolishing. The brick is pretty valuable I guess.

Actually, the steel is really valuable too. I've been watching this over time and noticed the steel is always carefully piled up during demolition. In fact, I was wondering how much of the I-40 dismantling could be paid for just by recycling the materials in it. Maybe that's why we've never heard there's a problem with taking it down.

[Larry OKC]

betts; ran across something that mentioned they are going to be salvaging much of the steel from the Crosstown when it comes down. If i run across it again, I will post.

[Just the facts]

betts; ran across something that mentioned they are going to be salvaging much of the steel from the Crosstown when it comes down. If i run across it again, I will post.

Just put the word out that there is copper in the freeway deck. It will be gone in 24 hours.

[betts]

Just put the word out that there is copper in the freeway deck. It will be gone in 24 hours.

Like my downspouts....

[Larry OKC]

Well that's not nice at all....

[Pete]

You can see on this ODOT photo that the facility is finally gone.

Don't know why they haven't touched that smaller building on the southern edge of the property:

[LakeEffect]

You can see on this ODOT photo that the facility is finally gone.

Don't know why they haven't touched that smaller building on the southern edge of the property:

I think Allen Contracting is using it for a field office for Crosstown work.

[Steve]

cafe is correct

[betts]

They were laying sod on the site the last time I went by. No trees being planted though.

[ljbab728]

They were laying sod on the site the last time I went by. No trees being planted though.

I wouldn't expect any trees or other landscaping plants until the park development begins and they have definite plans in place.

[rcjunkie]

I wouldn't expect any trees or other landscaping plants until the park development begins and they have definite plans in place.

you are correct, the sod is just for erosion control.

[Just the facts]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to plant a bunch of trees and start a nursery on site. If this park is still 5 to 8 years from being done then planting trees now to be relocated later would give the park a leg up on maturing the trees.

[OKCisOK4me]

it wouldn't be a bad idea to plant a bunch of trees and start a nursery on site. If this park is still 5 to 8 years from being done then planting trees now to be relocated later would give the park a leg up on maturing the trees.

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[ljbab728]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to plant a bunch of trees and start a nursery on site. If this park is still 5 to 8 years from being done then planting trees now to be relocated later would give the park a leg up on maturing the trees.

There's nothing wrong with that idea as long as it isn't a duplication of efforts already underway elsewhere and another summer like we had this year could make it difficult without a lot of maintenance and water in an area not set up for that yet.

[Snowman]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to plant a bunch of trees and start a nursery on site. If this park is still 5 to 8 years from being done then planting trees now to be relocated later would give the park a leg up on maturing the trees.

Possibly but the soil may need remediation and sod is less likely to get tangled around a forgotten pipe or something over the next six or seven years.

[Plutonic Panda]

According to NewsOk, MAPS 3 board approved several hundred thousand to reconstruct Hudson Ave. for the new Convention Center and Central Park

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152643044160794

[Plutonic Panda]

From William Crum

The MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board voted Thursday in favor of spending $390,000 to get started on reconstructing Hudson Avenue on the park’s west side and installing a new sewer line through the park.

It’s the sewer line that will create the giant hole, along what is now SW 7 Street.

The 90-inch sewer line will be installed 20 feet below ground in a trench up to 30 feet wide, said David Todd, the MAPS 3 program manager.

For perspective, a 90-inch sewer line is just shy of 8 feet in circumference, the height of many living room ceilings.

Todd said the sewer line will be installed in anticipation of new development in a southwest downtown neighborhood comprising about 24 square blocks. Tearing up the park to install the line in five years would make no sense, he said.

Planners anticipate development in an area west of the park, defined by Hudson Avenue on the east, Western Avenue on the west, Interstate 40 to the south, and the new downtown boulevard to the north.

Edges of the neighborhood along Hudson, closest to the park, are included in architects’ drawings of what’s being called the Convention Center District.

The new district is expected to grow around the 40-acre upper park, with its lake and fountains, and near the MAPS 3 convention center being built between the new park and Myriad Botanical Gardens.

Looking south from the Devon Energy tower to the Oklahoma River in five years, the view will include Myriad Gardens, the glass-enclosed convention center, the upper park, the SkyDance bridge, and the lower park, expected to offer a natural setting for walking and bicycling.

New development along Robinson and Hudson avenues adjacent to the park is expected to include homes, retail businesses, offices and hotels.

- Oklahoma City is getting ready for downtown growth | News OK

[Plutonic Panda]

Oklahoma City Council is expected to award MAPS 3 park contract Tuesday | News OK

[Plutonic Panda]

Cleaning up: Company finds minor environmental problems at site of MAPS 3 park | The Journal Record