The Newseum — a shrine to the power of the First Amendment and the history of journalism — closed the doors at its seven-story, 250,000 square-foot downtown Washington D.C. building last week, and its future is uncertain. Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell has an offer for the museum’s founders: Have you considered Guthrie, Oklahoma? Specifically […]
National Register of Historic Places
Posted inNews
Jail choice
Oklahoma City Council deferred a resolution to demolish the old city jail, police headquarters and municipal court buildings. The council will discuss the resolution at the June 18 meeting. The buildings, none of which are on the National Register of Historic Places, are in councilwoman JoBeth Hamon’s Ward 6. She asked for the resolution to […]
Posted inNews
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 […]
Posted inNews
A symbol of OKC’s perseverance, the former Journal Record building now houses Heritage Trust Co., Saxum and others
A symbol of OKC’s perseverance, the former Journal Record building now houses Heritage Trust Co., Saxum and others.
Posted inNews
Cover Story: The Jones Assembly is a cornerstone for burgeoning Film Row district
“We all pulled different elements of places, restaurants, bars and music venues that we’d seen around this country and international,” Colton told Oklahoma Gazette. “Never was there something with all-in-one. It was a challenge and an opportunity, with a big bet made on Oklahoma City.”
Posted inNews
Former Page Woodson School gets reimagined as a housing complex
The Douglass offers a range of affordable options.
Posted inNews
Main Street Arcade reopens to favorable fanfare
Main Street Arcade, renovated by Gardner Architects and Lingo Construction, reopened in early August.
Posted inNews
Metro citizens renovate homes previously considered dilapidated
Homes in Historic Preservation Districts are being saved from demolition and renovated.
Posted inArts & Culture
This group of OU art students changed the course of Native American art
“Lois Smoky was a trailblazer. She picked up that brush; she was educated in a formal institution,” said Tracey Satepahoodle-Mikkanen.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Paramount Building breathes new life into Film Row
Developers revamp an old Film Row building and add to the district’s sense of history, culture and community.