News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City is looking for ways to “green up” its historic preservation guidelines, and has hired a preservation planning firm to help it come up with ways to do so.
Thursday 23 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: preservation
Historic green
New guidelines are being considered that would include sustainability concerns in historic preservation.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City is looking for ways to “green up” its historic preservation guidelines, and has hired a preservation planning firm to help it come up with ways to do so.
Crown Jewel
A blues festival Saturday will kick off fundraising efforts to restore a historic theater in northeast OKC.
News
Brendan Hoover
Jewel Foundation Blues Festival
6 p.m. Saturday
Eastwood Event Center
7204 N.E. 23rd, Midwest City
jeweltheatre.webs.com
$28-$38
Going uptown
It’s back to the future for the once-thriving, and thriving once again, Uptown 23rd District.
Blast from the past
Retro Metro OKC is preserving the city's history, one artifact at a time.
News
Carmel Perez Snyder
The Rock Island-Frisco Railroad heralds were displayed on Oklahoma City’s S. Robinson Street train underpass for nearly 80 years. Chances are most Oklahoma City residents drove by without ever noticing the two symbols of the city’s past.
The Hills have eyes
Heritage Hills’ annual home tour illustrates the importance of protecting and preserving the city’s cultural landmarks.
Features
Gazette staff
Heritage Hills Historic Homes and Garden Tour
noon-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
405 N.W. 15th
heritagehills.org
206-8898
$12-$15
'A gift to the city'
Attorney and arts patron John Belt leaves lasting legacy with The Paseo.
News
Alyssa Grimley
Oklahoma City attorney and urban developer John Belt died Sunday after a brief bout with cancer. He was 76.
Boxed in
Local developer David Box says he has no option but to pursue razing the historic Gold Dome building.
News
Tim Farley
As owner of the historic Gold Dome in Oklahoma City, David Box finds himself in an untenable position.
Monster mash
For its ninth annual Film Preservation Festival, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art unleashes seven of Universal Studios’ iconic creature features.
Features
Rod Lott and Phil Bacharach
Film Preservation Festival 9: Universal Monsters
Thursday-Sunday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$6-$8
Crumbling Capitol
An annual list of Oklahoma’s endangered historic buildings includes a surprising addition this year.
News
Tim Farley
Once considered structural jewels, some of Oklahoma City’s most iconic buildings, including the state Capitol, are falling apart.
