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Old Posted Aug 26, 2005, 8:26 PM
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Nice to hear from you Vladneyro. What did you do when you were in the city?

Renovation of the Citizens Tower into condos (The Classen) is not finished yet. Within a few years, a restaurant and other amenities will be added for residents.

The geodesic bank, aka the Gold Dome, was saved from demolition by Dr. Irene Lam after all the protests. She renovated it for commercial use, but sections of it are devoted to multicultural programming. There's a gallery space and cultural events are underway.



Several new restaurants are popping up in the NW 23rd district, and there's a new Super Cao Nguyen supermarket. It's arguably the largest non-chain grocery in the city, if not the state. Check it out at http://69.53.20.9/

Some dining arrivals are: Tom and Jerry's Steak and Fish Grille, which offers Spanish tapas, California Cafe serves up authentic Vietnamese and Chinese, and Backdoor Coffeehouse is a nice new hangout. Jeff's Country Cafe relocated to Classen when Walgreens bumped it.

Also, the City of Oklahoma City has done some work for the district, adding "Asian District" signs and planning a small amphitheater where Military Park was. Some additions are likely.

Yes, it's nice to see the maturation of Bricktown. Yet construction is far from over. Bob Funk, the owner of the Redhawks, has expressed interest in building condos overlooking the Bricktown Ballpark. Designs for a Residence Inn and another condo building were accepted yesterday for Lower Bricktown. You can check http://www.bricktownokc.com/ to see what's there.

The I-77 should be complete (I'm a southsider). Not sure about that May project, though.
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