Britton District

[Pete]

This is what Jonathan Stranger said about El Coyote when he re-grammed our story on the district and his future restaurant:

Coming later this year @elcoyotebarandcantina in the @brittondistrictokc bringing authentic straightforward plates and cocktails from New Mexico. Santa Fe is where my father was born and where we have spent many nights and dinners since I was a boy. In my mind it’s perfect the way it is and we will work hard to make sure to keep it authentic, spicy, and just damn delicious. Thank you to @okctalk for letting folks know and look forward to being apart of this community as we all grow together!

[soonerguru]

This is what Jonathan Stranger said about El Coyote when he re-grammed our story on the district and his future restaurant:

This warms my heart and stimulates my appetite. I literally cannot wait.

[Tcopel90]

Pretty excited to see this area get some attention. I moved to OKC less than a year ago and it looked like Britton was on the up and up. When I bought my house on NW 97th they had difficulty appraising it because so few houses in that area has been bought or sold recently, and any that had been were in need of a renovation. Now I have 2 houses on my street alone that were recently bought and gutted.

[rayvaflav]

That section of Britton is pretty nifty with the recent development and the much-needed facelift of those old buildings. But when it was a pretty dingy section of town ... it was also a pretty unique area to have a few low point beers. We were trying to remember the names of the bars that were there (on the north side of Britton Road) and I seem to remember that there were two on that same block that were both operating at the same time. One was The Phone Booth at 817 West Britton Road and I don't remember the other one. There was Foxy Nights Club at 915 (which is the now closed Venn Pizza spot) and there was an Irish pub in one of the buildings, maybe the Zero Tolerance Coffee location at 913 West Britton Road. Maybe 815 and 907 were bars ? Gerv's Golf Shop has been there for awhile at 903. Anyone here that can refresh my hazy 3.2abv memories?

[soonerguru]

That section of Britton is pretty nifty with the recent development and the much-needed facelift of those old buildings. But when it was a pretty dingy section of town ... it was also a pretty unique area to have a few low point beers. We were trying to remember the names of the bars that were there (on the north side of Britton Road) and I seem to remember that there were two on that same block that were both operating at the same time. One was The Phone Booth at 817 West Britton Road and I don't remember the other one. There was Foxy Nights Club at 915 (which is the now closed Venn Pizza spot) and there was an Irish pub in one of the buildings, maybe the Zero Tolerance Coffee location at 913 West Britton Road. Maybe 815 and 907 were bars ? Gerv's Golf Shop has been there for awhile at 903. Anyone here that can refresh my hazy 3.2abv memories?

Great username. My dearly departed grandpa whiled away quite a few days getting lit in those dingy lounges. He was diabetic and quite the drinker (and very knowledgeable about OU football) but his saving grace is he walked -- a lot. He would walk there all the way from near the Johnnie's on Britton. He lived to 93 years old and was still walking up until the end.

[Swalell1960]

Looks like fabulous downtown Britton is getting nice makeover! Not sure but it appears the two-lane portion is being lengthened eastward and maybe diagonal parking added?

[Pete]

Big redo of the Britton District streetscape.

The last photo shows a new flower shop; that space was supposed to be the Osteria Diner but it looks like that project has cratered.

[josefromtulsa]

Its such a good thing they narrowed Britton down. 5000 cars a day is basically nothing!

The new bike lanes on Classen Blvd and the Deep Fork Trail will create a non stop route with bike infra from Paseo!

[Oski]

I hope they start planting more trees soon. It would make the area much more inviting, especially during the summer.

[Pete]

Landscaping will go in after the hardscape.

[Nhampson]

Streetscape concrete work is complete on the north side of Britton. The south side is more than half way done and currently at classen. They’re anticipated to be done with concrete work in October. Landscaping will start to go in once irrigation work is completed, which is happening now.

[Nhampson]

The bike lane up classen was finally approved by city council yesterday!

[Rover]

The bike lane up classen was finally approved by city council yesterday!

Classen all the way to the Britton District has or is going to have dedicated bike lanes?

[Nhampson]

Classen all the way to the Britton District has or is going to have dedicated bike lanes?

From 63rd to Britton road up classen

[OkieBerto]

Classen all the way to the Britton District has or is going to have dedicated bike lanes?

Yeah, same question. Is this from 59th to Britton District, or all of Classen? With the new bus route I can't see a bike lane going from 16th to Expressway at all!

[josefromtulsa]

It will run from Grand Blvd (to connect with the Grand trail (sidewalks are currently being or have been rebuilt/widened in along Grand to trail standards)) up to Britton Road.

I would assume the bike lanes will run from north of the Chesapeake roundabout all the way to Britton. With the short east-west portion being sharrows.

[Rover]

It will run from Grand Blvd (to connect with the Grand trail (sidewalks are currently being or have been rebuilt/widened in along Grand to trail standards)) up to Britton Road.

I would assume the bike lanes will run from north of the Chesapeake roundabout all the way to Britton. With the short east-west portion being sharrows.

So, through Chesapeake campus up Classen, over the RR tracks at Wilshire, and up Classen to Britton?

[josefromtulsa]

So, through Chesapeake campus up Classen, over the RR tracks at Wilshire, and up Classen to Britton?

It probably will be sharrows at the RR crossing on Wilshire. Maybe in the future they can set some funds aside to rework that later to something more safe and easy to cross.

[Pete]

[Nhampson]

Less than 2 weeks left on concrete work. Then a quick mill and overlay on asphalt. Then landscaping will start to go in.

[bison34]

Man, this area is ripe for mixed-use housing developments. These restaurants need residents nearby. That's why Portland, OR has so many thriving food districts (Alberta, Division, Burnside, 23rd st., etc). They have 4-5 story developments all along these areas above the restaurants.

I love that this district is walkable, but it needs apartments right in the middle of it.

[HOT ROD]

imagine 1000 residents living right there. ... OKC should aim for this for ALL district "downtowns". Make them lively, urban - every district.

[bamarsha]

I love that this district is walkable, but it needs apartments right in the middle of it.

Apartments are nice when you are just starting out in life, but why not own your own home? That used to be a goal of a majority of people, home ownership. Is that not the case anymore? All I really see on this site is a push for more high density apartments.

[bison34]

Apartments are nice when you are just starting out in life, but why not own your own home? That used to be a goal of a majority of people, home ownership. Is that not the case anymore? All I really see on this site is a push for more high density apartments.

A lot of people, myself included, are finding out the juice of owning a home isn't worth the squeeze of having to pay exorbitant prices for everything that goes along with that. Homes aren't built to the same standards they used to be, yet cost a ton, making repairs more frequent and expensive. I know a lot of very successful people who are fine with owning, for that reason. They'd rather save their money or use it in other things.

It's a choice you have to make.

[Oski]

^^^
But you need a roof over your head, right? Running an apartment comes with its own costs, and those costs will inevitably be passed on to the tenants. The owners, of course, need to make an attractive profit to justify all the hassle, so more money paid from tenants. Your house appreciates in value over time, but renting gives you nothing in return.