Lumberyard

[lasomeday]

It does have at least one thing so many of the mystery towers dont have...an actual rendering LOL.

It has three times more money invested in renderings than OG&E. I would be happy if these three buildings were built on the Stage Center site.

[Plutonic Panda]

Maybe I missed it here, why is this a pipe dream?

[OKCisOK4me]

Maybe I missed it here, why is this a pipe dream?

Because it has an ACTUAL rendering, lol...

[bchris02]

Maybe I missed it here, why is this a pipe dream?

It's a pipe dream at least until the Producers Co-op moves, which seems far less likely after recent developments.

[warreng88]

It's a pipe dream at least until the Producers Co-op moves, which seems far less likely after recent developments.

Good point. Have you been down there when the Co-op is going? The smell to me is almost as bad as the Stockyards. I find it hard to believe someone will be wanting to pay thousands of dollars in rent each month or hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase a condo near that.

[bchris02]

Good point. Have you been down there when the Co-op is going? The smell to me is almost as bad as the Stockyards. I find it hard to believe someone will be wanting to pay thousands of dollars in rent each month or hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase a condo near that.

Agreed. A lot of people have a love/hate relationship with the Co-op. It's good because it provides jobs and there is somewhat of a nostalgia surrounding it for people who have grown up in OKC. It's bad because it hampers future development in what is a very prime part of the core.

[OKCisOK4me]

Agreed. A lot of people have a love/hate relationship with the Co-op. It's good because it provides jobs and there is somewhat of a nostalgia surrounding it for people who have grown up in OKC. It's bad because it hampers future development in what is a very prime part of the core.

You can shove my nostalgia up that pipedream lol.

[catch22]

I don't know of anyone who has nostalgia for the coop. Other than two or three people I vacant think of anyone who likes the look of it or the overpowering smell it gives off.

[warreng88]

I am curious what the people who live at the Centennial or stay at the Residence Inn think of the smell in the area. I know this will be closer, but it would be a good gauge.

[Richard at Remax]

my folks have a place on the east side of the centennial. they can rarely smell it due to the theater blocking it. but when we leave to walk to thunder games you can sometimes get a good whiff if the wind is in the right direction and they are cooking

[PhiAlpha]

Agreed. A lot of people have a love/hate relationship with the Co-op. It's good because it provides jobs and there is somewhat of a nostalgia surrounding it for people who have grown up in OKC. It's bad because it hampers future development in what is a very prime part of the core.

Sometimes I read your posts and wonder what forum you've been reading...it's not the same one that the rest of us have.

[Just the facts]

I have seen several comments on OKCTalk and NewsOK supporting the Co-op for nostalgia purposes. Someone even said it was a landmark for long-distance truckers and should be kept for that reason alone.

[Anonymous.]

The plant is south of the downtown area and winds in OK are blowing out of the south the majority of the year. The smell is awful, you can smell it any time the winds are more than 15 mph (which is also almost always).

It is unacceptable to have this in the same location it is now, ten years from now.

[OKCisOK4me]

I have seen several comments on OKCTalk and NewsOK supporting the Co-op for nostalgia purposes. Someone even said it was a landmark for long-distance truckers and should be kept for that reason alone.

Or maybe the truckers can adopt that lil ol Devon Tower as their new landmark...

[bchris02]

Sometimes I read your posts and wonder what forum you've been reading...it's not the same one that the rest of us have.

It took a few to dig these up but I found these from last January.

With all the bashing, let's remember this is Oklahoma City history that's still up, running and employing some 200 people. I think it's pretty cool to have this industrial facility still in business (where they've been for 61 years). It may not be Boeing, but by golly, they've put a lot of food on the table of Oklahoman's who have worked there through the decades.
About Producers Cooperative Oil Mill

Guess I'm in the severe minority here. I like it and think it should stay.

LOL. Saving old decrepit buildings is good. Saving old decrepit industry is not. Where are all our preservationists? There is a significant history with this business and facility in OKC. Is that important, or do we clear it for a perceived better use?

Boo hoo. You sound like Spartan. Have you ever been to Detroit, the upper Midwest or across the NE? Most of the "rust belt" has tons of industrial buildings in the heart of the urban core or downtown's. Cleveland, Pittsburg, Philly, even "progressive utopia" NYC has plenty of industrial buildings in the heart of urbanity. Get over it, it adds character. Sure we'd all love to see a new BILLION dollar development at the Cotton Mill in OKC, but nothing serious will happen here for at least a decade.

I remember similar comments on NewsOK. The Co-op is indeed very dear to some.

[betts]

I actually like the look of the Co-op buildings, but dislike the smell. Most of the time it's not noticeable, however. I'd like to see the complex repurposed with the buildings left intact.

[TheTravellers]

Or maybe the truckers can adopt that lil ol Devon Tower as their new landmark...

This. Or maybe move into the 21st century and use GPS (and yes, I know they probably already have GPS)...

[warreng88]

I actually like the look of the Co-op buildings, but dislike the smell. Most of the time it's not noticeable, however. I'd like to see the complex repurposed with the buildings left intact.

I have been thinking about a good way to repurpose it and can't come up with anything that would utilize the existing structure. Do you have any thoughts to it?

[Plutonic Panda]

Because it has an ACTUAL rendering, lol...

didn't think of it like that lol

[Plutonic Panda]

It took a few to dig these up but I found these from last January.









I remember similar comments on NewsOK. The Co-op is indeed very dear to some.

wow... what a joke. I find it hard to believe anyone would support keeping the COOP buildings.

[OKCRT]

Co Op needs to be bull dozed starting tonight. I don't know of anyone that would be sorry to see that place move to a new location.

[Plutonic Panda]

Co Op needs to be bull dozed starting tonight. I don't know of anyone that would be sorry to see that place move to a new location.

+1. I'd do it for free!!!!!!!! Just give me a bulldozer and I'll head over there! lol

[bchris02]

Co Op needs to be bull dozed starting tonight. I don't know of anyone that would be sorry to see that place move to a new location.

A LOT more than you are a lot of people realize. It's still an integral part of OKC history, even if it is an ugly and smelly part. It would be a lot better if the buildings could somehow be repurposed, but unfortunately there is no way for that to happen. It's going to have to go, eventually, or it will hamper future development on surrounding real estate. Regardless of how attached some are to it, that fact cannot be escaped.

[Plutonic Panda]

Forgive me for my ignorance, but what is so historic about a cotton mill?

[bchris02]

Forgive me for my ignorance, but what is so historic about a cotton mill?

I don't agree that it is historic nor that it should be saved, but a lot of people are passionate about it. I think it has something to do with the fact its been in business at the same location since 1944. Most people alive today grew up with it being an integral part of the downtown landscape. Regardless, its likely not going anywhere any time soon unless somebody with deep pockets wants to redevelop it. Hopefully there will be more pressure on the property after the boulevard is complete.