Oklahoma City Council voted to pass a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the city, First Christian Church and Crossings Community Church. Part of the agreement states the city will immediately withdraw the application to designate First Christian a historic landmark overlay district. “This MOU provides terms that are agreed to by all three parties,” said […]
Lynne Rostochil
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Church of yesterday
The 32-acre property owned by First Christian Church is under contract to a buyer who will only complete the purchase on the condition that it be demolished. Ward 2 councilman Ed Shadid heard from a member of the church’s board that the interested buyer was concerned about the recent publicity surrounding a possible demolition. First […]
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Circling back
It’s a curious structure that almost looks like someone took extreme creative license in solving a puzzle. Take a different look, and it might resemble a tiny cityscape with multiple disparate buildings crammed into one odd-shaped block on a hillside, or a pop-art favela or an architectural glacier dumping out onto Classen Circle. But the […]
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Rezoning application hints at the end of Classen Circle favorites
Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores filed the rezoning application, but many city residents are against the possible changes.
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OKC’s iconic Church of Tomorrow and surrounding land for sale
Restoration Church at the Dome and the 31.8 acres it sits on are listed as development land at $8.2 million.