NEC SW 104th & May

[Pete]

New retail center planned for this parcel.

No info on the restaurant or possible retail tenants.

[Pete]

On closer inspection, I believe the restaurant on the west end will be a Neighborhood Jam.

[SouthSide]

Happy to see a new restaurant to try. I do wish it was more interesting than another strip mall.

[ChrisHayes]

Happy to see a new restaurant to try. I do wish it was more interesting than another strip mall.

I'm fine with it. There's a lot of land to develop there

[Pete]

This placement tells me Neighborhood Jam will probably do a Moore site as well.

[Tavia]

This is a great addition to south OKC!

[Martin]

just yesterday (2/19), i noticed an earth mover parked on this property... work on this site might be about to begin.

[Pete]

[Martin]

ha... doesn't look like it's moved an inch in a week. hope you didn't drive across town for that! : )

[Pete]

ha... doesn't look like it's moved an inch in a week. hope you didn't drive across town for that! : )

I did in fact.

But I keep a long list on my phone and try and visit pretty much every active development around town, from Yukon to Choctaw (was there just last week) to Norman to Guthrie.

[Martin]

I did in fact.

But I keep a long list on my phone and try and visit pretty much every active development around town, from Yukon to Choctaw (was there just last week) to Norman to Guthrie.

i do admire your dedication. if you ever want to save a trip for anything in southwest okc, i'd be happy to snap some pics for you.

[Pete]

Thanks very much.

I don't mean to sound like a martyr because I love going out and checking on things. It's very rewarding to actually be able to document all the progress and see it with your own eyes. I always find it uplifting.

[btmec]

[QUOTE=Pete;1203406]New retail center planned for this parcel.

No info on the restaurant or possible retail tenants.

I moved to this area when May Ave south of SW89th was a dirt road and SW 104th was a pothole-filled road that nobody liked to use except the people in my neighborhood (Original Lake Ridge when it was small). I loved this area because it had a rural feel but only minutes to grocery, movies, etc. I moved to the neighborhood next-door after Lake Ridge began to grow. I appreciate the need for growth and development but I miss the quietness and rural feel this area used to have.

[Pete]

^

The restaurant will be Neighborhood Jam (popular breakfast and lunch spot).

[unfundedrick]

[QUOTE=btmec;1225224]

New retail center planned for this parcel.

No info on the restaurant or possible retail tenants.

I moved to this area when May Ave south of SW89th was a dirt road and SW 104th was a pothole-filled road that nobody liked to use except the people in my neighborhood (Original Lake Ridge when it was small). I loved this area because it had a rural feel but only minutes to grocery, movies, etc. I moved to the neighborhood next-door after Lake Ridge began to grow. I appreciate the need for growth and development but I miss the quietness and rural feel this area used to have.

That reminds me of a time when I moved to Mustang over 50 years ago. Every person who moved there hoped they were the last ones. It just doesn't work that way.

[Pete]

[QUOTE=unfundedrick;1225240]

That reminds me of a time when I moved to Mustang over 50 years ago. Every person who moved there hoped they were the last ones. It just doesn't work that way.

When my family bought a house off 63rd west of Meridian in 1963, we were just about the farthest home north or west.

We could stand in our yard and see Lake Hefner.

[ChrisHayes]

[QUOTE=Pete;1225247]

When my family bought a house off 63rd west of Meridian in 1963, we were just about the farthest home north or west.

We could stand in our yard and see Lake Hefner.

I'd love to see some old pictures of that area and the city in general

[gjl]

[QUOTE=ChrisHayes;1225331]

I'd love to see some old pictures of that area and the city in general

https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer

[Pete]

[QUOTE=ChrisHayes;1225331]

I'd love to see some old pictures of that area and the city in general

Also, we scanned everything from 1969 in pretty hi-res:

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=29496

[gjl]

[QUOTE=Pete;1225456]

Also, we scanned everything from 1969 in pretty hi-res:

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=29496

Sure with you would have got just a mile or two west of Rockwell too.

[Pete]

[QUOTE=gjl;1225481]

Sure with you would have got just a mile or two west of Rockwell too.

Those were not available otherwise I would have included them.

[btmec]

[QUOTE=ChrisHayes;1225331]

I'd love to see some old pictures of that area and the city in general

I wish digital cameras then were like they are now. I would have taken heaps of photos that would have shown how OKC has changed but back in the day when you had to have everything developed it just wasn't so easy.

[Shortsyeararound]

I love the development of this corner as my parents have lived in Southridge since 1984. The corner and fields (apts there) when I was growing up were all bike trails nicknamed “The Trails”. Nothing like that these days.

[Pete]

Moving along:

[kbsooner]

Moving along:

Pete - any news if Neighborhood Jam is still the anchor tenant here?