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Roughly along Broadway Ave., from NW. 4th St. to W. Park Place, and roughly along NW. 10th St.; also north side of 000 Block of NW 6th St. 35°28′33″N 97°30′53″W / 35.4758°N 97.5147°W / 35.4758; -97.5147 ( Automobile Alley Historic
Cliff Hudson (Class of 1973, inducted 2018) - Chairman, Sonic Corporation; Chairman, Oklahoma City School Board (2001-2008) Ron Norick (Class of 1959, inducted 2018) - Mayor, Oklahoma City (1987-1998) Vince Gill (Class of 1975, inducted 2018) - Recording artist; 2019 Inductees were: Skip Bayless (Class of 1970) - Sports columnist and television ...
1903: Initial plans made for a post office building in the Oklahoma Territory; 1907: Oklahoma statehood; 1912: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse completed; 1919: First Addition to the original building completed; 1932: Second addition, including the Art Deco tower, completed; 1933: George "Machine Gun" Kelly trial; 1949: McLaurin v.
The Oklahoma City Streetcar (OKC Streetcar), also known as the MAPS 3 streetcar, is a streetcar system in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, that opened in 2018 and is operated by Embark. The 4.8-mile (7.7 km) system serves the greater downtown Oklahoma City area using modern, low-floor streetcars, [ 4 ] the first of which was delivered in ...
By the mid-1950s, the federal government had outgrown its courtroom and office space in Oklahoma City in the 1912 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse.Judge Alfred P. Murrah spearheaded the effort to secure funding for a new federal building and courthouse to be constructed directly north of the existing building.
The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority was established on February 1, 1966, by the Oklahoma City Council to continue transit service as private operator Oklahoma Transportation Company, which provided bus service to the community, as City Bus Company, had announced it would discontinue transit service due to low ridership.
The tunnels were a vibrant part of the OKC landscape, including several shops and restaurants, but lost much of their popularity with the end of the last oil boom. [1] Originally named the Conncourse, in honor of Oklahoma City banker Jack Conn, [2] it was renamed the Underground after an extensive facelift conducted by architect Rand Elliott. [3]
Jim Norick Arena (formerly Fairgrounds Arena) is a large multi-purpose arena located at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Completed in 1965 at a cost of $2.4 million, it was the largest indoor facility in Oklahoma City until the construction of the Myriad Convention Center .