About a month ago, some private Swiss foundation thought it would be fun to come up with a brand new ‘Seven Wonders of the World‘. After reading over them, it made me think:
“What are the Seven Wonders of Oklahoma City?”
After some careful deliberation, three of them are pretty obvious:
• The Oklahoma City National Memorial
• Bricktown
• The State Capital
After that, there are a bunch of candidates. Some are good, most are bad. 10 of them are after the jump. If you can, give me some of yours, too.
Bass Pro Shops
The place is big, is a taxpayer ripoff, and its large presence helps solidify our grand reputation as a state full of hillbillies. Plus, it provides ample free parking to cheapskates like myself.
The Milk Bottle Building on North Classen
I guess this is where the milk man used to work. Now I think it’s the home of some Asian bistro or something. Also, Braum’s has their logo on the bottle. This makes me think that the Asian bistro messes up a lot of orders.
Tinsletown USA
Well, it looks nice and neat from the highway.
The Really Big OCCC Swimming Pool
This is an Olympic caliber pool at a junior college. That’s silly. At least it will help our 2052 Olympic bid.
The Lost, Underground Chinese city:
This is on the list only because it’s fun to say “lost underground Chinese city“.
The Underground Walkways Downtown
Thanks to the design of Rand Elliott, downtown professionals get to spend their lunch hour traipsing around in a maze of rave like tunnels. The neon colored walls and colored florescent lighting gives suit draped men the feeling of taking extacy. All that’s missing is a dj spinning repetitive beats with heavy bass, thirty year old dudes scoping out teenagers and Clark Matthews.
NewsOK.com
Big. Cumbersome. Antiquated. Everything a ‘wonder’ should be.
The Chesapeake Energy Campus
It may not be a wonder now, but it probably will be in about 20-years.
Gary England:
Or at least a statue of him somewhere…
Ok here are some suggestions.
The Cowboy Hall of Fame- Has anyone actually ever been there
Lake Hefner- Come on, you can’t swim there but you can kite-surf
Steve’s Rib on 2nd Street in Edmond- best service and brisket in the state
Coit’s Root Beer Stand- Best burgers in America
Frontier City- The coolest thing to look at driving down I-35
39th Street- Seriously, how many car dealerships can you pack into one mile
Is this a serious list or a tongue-in-cheek list? If it’s the former, then let’s avoid the mile of car references and favorite drive ins.
I do think the Cowboy Hall of Fame must be included. I’d also include Lake Hefner Trails, the Myriad Gardens, and the MAPS-revitalized Civic Center. My honorable mention list would include the OKC Art Museum and the State Capitol, which don’t necessarily stand out from their counterparts around the country, but are definite landmarks in OKC.
Does Arcadia count as the metro? Because “Pops” the new Rand Elliott atrocity just opened. Also, Life Church’s cross (although that’s Edmond) could be considered.
coits should definitely be on the list. the one on i44 and penn is in the oldest building west of somewhere… just check the plaque inside.
as far as other wonders, i’d like to see the paseo, the skyline of radio towers as you enter edmond from okc, i35 in the middle of moore… the place that god hates most in this world, and juniors (the upscale bar hidden under the oil center).
The pre-dome capitol should be on the list. The dome sucks! I boo the dome from my seat here in front of my computer!
I would include the Crystal Bridge on such a list.
The U-Haul truck downtown.
uh, where’s toby keith’s i love this bar and grill? or whatever the hell that thing’s called.
The Gold Dome.
The Milk Bottle atop Saigon Baguette (23d and Classen). I remember when there was a Townley’s ad painted across it, now its a Braum’s ad.
Also — the Paseo.
That big cross in Edmond I always want to defecate on.
Totally the gold dome–I was always so in awe of that place when I was a kid. My mom finally took me in there. Welcome to the world of adulthood–disappointment, disillusionment, and all your childhood dreams in pieces on the ground. Thanks, mom.
How about the Space Needle @ State Fair Grounds, the “hill” west of I-44 near Will Rogers Park, old Capitol Hill school, the mound along I-240 east of Crossroads (landfill - BTW, is that thing going to keep growing?), Zoo ampitheater, and 3434 West Reno.
How about the overgrown rainforest where the mini-golf course at White Water used to be?
How about the tall Drive-in movie theater Guy on S.w. 59th and Western?
C’mon, his arm even waives at night!
Musashi’s on north Western.
Gaylardia.
The OPBUCO tower. I’ve always “wondered” what good it does.
The Myriad; not the Cox Convention Center.
The Red barn in Arcadia.