DT Getting Ready for NBA Playoffs

[Double Edge]

It's the first time I've seen it. So it's temporary? How long? Just the one side or all the way around?

Still have to wonder if this is approved and permitted by the city. You can't stick giant advertising just anywhere...for good reason.

[Double Edge]

Okie dokie...calling my councilman Monday to complain. I'm sure we have lots of Budweiser fans in the city too but I don't want their advertising in the skyline either.

[betts]

It's fabric. It's "advertising" our city team - the one that gets Oklahoma City all the free publicity on national television a bunch of times a year. The playoffs are watched all over the world, and we're lucky enough to be in them. I love seeing the sign go up every year, and all the rest as well.

[Spartan]

I don't think this is a slippery slope that can easily be equated with insidious outdoor advertising. I think this is a simple matter of community pride.

[Double Edge]

I can understand that to a point, especially if this is a 30 day deal or something.

Now... what are they going to do when another promoter wants to hang a giant banner like, lets say the Zoo amp wants to advertise Headbangers Ball, and at the same time, Remington park is having some affair, while another casino is having a poker championship so on. We've sold out enough of our architecture as it is. Are we going to become like a lot of other cities and allow the giant building size event advertising and if not, how are they going to justify letting this privately owned entity do so and others not?

[Pete]

This was done through the Downtown Design Review Committee.

If anybody applied for the things you mentioned (which is incredibly unlikely) I'm sure they would turn them down.

[Double Edge]

And justify it how? In a lawsuit?

[Just the facts]

Maybe Budweiser could do it but they would have to find a building owner that would let them do it first.

[Pete]

And justify it how? In a lawsuit?

Do you really think one of the downtown building owners are going to apply for a permit for a huge banner to advertise a product?

There are standing regulations about this but the DDRC can make temporary exceptions, which they have done here.

I can't see how this represents any sort of real problem.

[jn1780]

Was this moved from another thread thread? The approval of these billboards is the whole point of this thread. Im sure your complaint will be filed in the trashcan. Silly argument of the day award goes to you.

[Double Edge]

Maybe Budweiser could do it but they would have to find a building owner that would let them do it first.

Some of those buildings could probably generate more money in advertising than rent. When you can do both, why not?

[Double Edge]

Do you really think one of the downtown building owners are going to apply for a permit for a huge banner to advertise a product?

There are standing regulations about this but the DDRC can make temporary exceptions, which they have done here.

I can't see how this represents any sort of real problem.

Again. Why wouldn't they when the precedent has been set? What is going to be the legal argument that some sports events are okay and other sports events aren't? Or other events aren't? etc.

A building owner didn't do this?



I know some people here haven't traveled but I think you have. You haven't seen this in other cities? BTW, I personally know some downtown building owners who would do that for a buck if they could.

[Pete]

They put all those Thunder banners up last year and I believe the year before without creating any problems.

I think everyone understands the difference between promotion a community-based sports team and advertising for a product.

[Just the facts]

How do you feel about the company names on the building DE?

[Double Edge]

Stand by and watch...I'll be back to remind you of this conversation.

[Double Edge]

How do you feel about the company names on the building DE?

It is a longstanding convention to allow a facility to advertise in some manner the business contained therein. But there are regulations in every municipality of any size about how much, size, shape, location, flashing lights, illumination externally, internally etc., as there should be.

Advertising for other businesses is a complete different subject.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Is this guy serious?

It's not advertising, just showing community pride.

Good Lord.

[catch22]

Are we serious?

a) The city is not paying for it.
b) This is between two private entities agreeing to put up a banner on private property -- with private dollars.
c) This is temporary -- probably for 2 months at most.
d) The banners do not have profanity, nudity, mocking, or anything else one could deem inappropriate in such a high visibility location of our city.
e) The banners support a theme of civic pride the entire state, region, city, and downtown share (for the most part)

Therefore . . .

f) The city approved the variance

And in the past . . .

g) we have not had any outcry the past 2 seasons these signs have been put up

And looking forward . . .

h) As long as a-e remain true, the city will continue to approve this and the public will be in general favor of this.

[Easy180]

Okie dokie...calling my councilman Monday to complain. I'm sure we have lots of Budweiser fans in the city too but I don't want their advertising in the skyline either.

Sure he will get a good laugh from his co-workers after you hang up

[Double Edge]

Sure he will get a good laugh from his co-workers after you hang up

I'm going to put it in a letter and I'm going to remind him of the BS the city put me through while restricting me to an 8' tall sign of less than 100 sq ft and not internally lit (god forbid). One located in front of my building advertising the business inside.

I'll keep a copy to remind him again when the other advertising banners start going up, along with reminding the Kool Aid drinkers here of what they have deemed acceptable for the city skyline.

Nope. The Thunder isn't a business. Not at all...

[jn1780]

Might as well attack small town businesses promoting their local highschool teams while your at it. We all know how much of a slippery slope that is.

[Double Edge]

Might as well attack small town businesses promoting their local highschool teams while your at it. We all know how much of a slippery slope that is.

Right. All those Thunder players are public servants volunteering to play on the public owned team.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Is this real life?

[Just the facts]

It took DE a while but the truth finally came out. He got denied for a sign and therefore thinks everyone else should be denied. DE is going to soil himeself when he see the 17 giant 20'X30' banners of Thunder players hanging on the side of Chesapeake Arena.

[Lafferty Daniel]

It took DE a while but the truth finally came out. He got denied for a sign and therefore thinks everyone else should be denied. DE is going to soil himeself when he see the 17 giant 20'X30' banners of Thunder players hanging on the side of Chesapeake Arena.

haha, yup. Not too mention the one on Oklahoma tower and the crosswalks. Someone is gonna be piiiiiiissed.