Just Camp - camping store downtown?!

[Hoss]

The Noni Juice building!  Did they keep the sign?

Gunboat park is a cool little neighborhood.  A shame its been industrialized with pre-engineered metal buildings - yet there is still some residential/Multi-family on Elgin and I noticed what looks like a professional building-type renovation of the 2-story old building on the same block near 11th.  Neat building with a garage door on the south side

Does anyone know what's going/went in that space?  Judging by the degree they gutted it, it looks like they plan on being there a while. 

MG

Further south on Elgin it was mainly duplexes (I lived in one in my youth, about from age 3 to age 6) all the way down to 15th Street.  Of course the IDL takes that up now.

[jtcrissup]

I went in last weekend and the store is very cool, but the urban campout was even cooler.  I had heard of this concept and envisioned renting a "spot" next to an "urban outdoorsman" and thought "why?".  Apparently it is an all or nothing rental, mostly for parties for kids/scout groups/etc.  They had a ton of tents already set up and most of the bigger ones had air mattresses.  Lots of toys/fun stuff for kids to do in the ~9000 SF open space and it did have a "camp" feel to it with a portion of it with fake grass turf.  I plan to book it sometime in the future for one of my kids...if not for the overnight, at least for a Saturday afternoon party (either option is available).  He said they were booked out a few months, and the rental was pretty reasonable (compared to other off-site party places).  $295 for overnight and $195 for 3 hours during the day.  Doubt that includes any food/party favors, but did not ask.

I had been in this building before it was remodeled...the windows help a LOT.  I was told by the Better Price people that it used to be Mayo Furniture store and the first 2 floors were the showroom, the 3rd floor was storage/warehouse and the 4th floor was added on later for additional storage/warehouse.  There is a real neat circular slide from the 3rd floor down to the first (for merchandise, not for kids) and there is a cool cargo elevator that goes to the fourth floor.  I think they turned the fourth floor into a photo studio for one of the owner's friends.  It looked pretty awesome as well.

Highly recommend people to check this place out.

[spartanokc]

They need to punch some doors or windows into the blank street level facade or at the least, a cheaper alternative would be some kind of art along there to spruce it up. Wall painting, a mural, graffiti, specials, anything to make it more interesting and inviting..maybe not graffiti though, if the area has a crime reputation.