Driller's Stadium Construction Progress

[OSU]

One thing I noticed about the stadium...I'm not too crazy about the brick color. I would have preferred a color closer to that of the remaining Greenwood buildings not the U-Haul building.

[TheArtist]

  Not to pile on the negative,,, but drats, I was hoping the oil derrick would be a LOT taller. One of the things we need is something that is more visible from the area around the PAC. The reason I say that is there are so many instances where visitors are looking around downtown for the restaurants, clubs, shops and such (the entertainment district) and they look that direction and have no clue that anything is there past that sea of empty parking lots.  If there were some icon that would show the way, show that there is something interesting off that direction, they would be more likely to find it, and people could give directions to the area by pointing it out. The rooftop of El Guapos is pretty much all you have but if your trying to tell someone about it who is not in direct line of site of it, its not going to be easy to discern to them.

Was reading a post someone had on another forum.  They said they visited downtown Tulsa, wandered all around but didnt see any club/restaurant area and were very disappointed.

The Blue Dome and Greenwood districts are kind of separated from the core of downtown and people wouldnt have a clue as to which direction there might be something. They could venture out past a bunch of parking lots and what not and end up in abandoned slum-ville looking areas.  

I was walking down Boston Ave a while back, and a group of people asked where the restaurants were. To be honest, I was in a hurry and knew it would be hard to describe how to get there, so didnt.

If there were some visible marker for the district I could have just said, "go down to the end of this street, look off to a bit to the right and you will see....( a tower, an oil derrick, a blue dome ((If I had the means I would build a tall tower/building with a blue dome on it on the corner opposite the old blue dome to act as a beacon)) etc.)  the stuff is in that area.  

I cant believe they made such a wimpy oil derrick regardless. I am just flabbergasted. Why even bother mentioning something that pitifully inconsequential.  Missed opportunity imo. Ugh. 

[sgrizzle]

 Not to pile on the negative,,, but drats, I was hoping the oil derrick would be a LOT taller. One of the things we need is something that is more visible from the area around the PAC. The reason I say that is there are so many instances where visitors are looking around downtown for the restaurants, clubs, shops and such (the entertainment district) and they look that direction and have no clue that anything is there past that sea of empty parking lots.  If there were some icon that would show the way, show that there is something interesting off that direction, they would be more likely to find it, and people could give directions to the area by pointing it out. The rooftop of El Guapos is pretty much all you have but if your trying to tell someone about it who is not in direct line of site of it, its not going to be easy to discern to them.

Was reading a post someone had on another forum.  They said they visited downtown Tulsa, wandered all around but didnt see any club/restaurant area and were very disappointed.

The Blue Dome and Greenwood districts are kind of separated from the core of downtown and people wouldnt have a clue as to which direction there might be something. They could venture out past a bunch of parking lots and what not and end up in abandoned slum-ville looking areas.  

I was walking down Boston Ave a while back, and a group of people asked where the restaurants were. To be honest, I was in a hurry and knew it would be hard to describe how to get there, so didnt.

If there were some visible marker for the district I could have just said, "go down to the end of this street, look off to a bit to the right and you will see....( a tower, an oil derrick, a blue dome ((If I had the means I would build a tall tower/building with a blue dome on it on the corner opposite the old blue dome to act as a beacon)) etc.)  the stuff is in that area.  

I cant believe they made such a whimpy oil derrick regardless. Why even bother mentioning that. Missed opportunity to do something striking and symbolic for the area imo.

I'm pretty sure the Derrick is just the way they are holding up a sign that says "Tulsa Drillers"

[TheArtist]

I'm pretty sure the Derrick is just the way they are holding up a sign that says "Tulsa Drillers"

I am sure they are. Can barely do that.  Not good for anything else. Bikerack perhaps.

[TheTed]

They posted some photos on their facebook page recently. I really like that it looks like there won't be a wall between the seating area and the field. It seems like all the new ballparks copy that little Wrigley Field Brick Wall to separate seating from the field.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=176641&id=66062971114&ref=mf

The Drillers say they're moving in the last weekend in February. The 900 square foot scoreboard is to be delivered late this week.

[Townsend]

 
If there were some visible marker for the district I could have just said, "go down to the end of this street, look off to a bit to the right and you will see....( a tower, an oil derrick, a blue dome ((If I had the means I would build a tall tower/building with a blue dome on it on the corner opposite the old blue dome to act as a beacon)) etc.)  the stuff is in that area.  

You mean like the non-sensicle signs they started posting downtown?  "TUL COM COL"

I'd imagine the new "how to get there" signs for the stadium will say something like "DRI STA AAA" or some dumbass thing.

[TheTed]

There are still no signs of progress toward a sidewalk connecting the Blue Dome and the ballpark. The current sidewalks on Elgin end on both sides of the street between First and Archer.

[TheTed]

You mean like the non-sensicle signs they started posting downtown?  "TUL COM COL"

I'd imagine the new "how to get there" signs for the stadium will say something like "DRI STA AAA" or some dumbass thing.

There wouldn't be room for the stadium on there, as they have to have the international tourist attraction that is Bartlett Square on every sign. We couldn't let visitors leave town without looking at a crappy fountain that's turned off at night, two banks, a closed restaurant and another restaurant that's open 15 hours a week.

[Conan71]

There wouldn't be room for the stadium on there, as they have to have the international tourist attraction that is Bartlett Square on every sign. We couldn't let visitors leave town without looking at a crappy fountain that's turned off at night, two banks, a closed restaurant and another restaurant that's open 15 hours a week.

Actually, isn't it Bartlet (sic) Square now?

[sgrizzle]

There are still no signs of progress toward a sidewalk connecting the Blue Dome and the ballpark. The current sidewalks on Elgin end on both sides of the street between First and Archer.

It's still in the pipeline but held up waiting on a grant check

[swampee]

The new picture gets me so excited for when it opens. This is really great for Tulsa.

[TheArtist]

Yea, there are things on the wayfinders that probably didnt need to be on them, and stuff, like the Blue Dome District, that imo should have been.

  Despite my spastic rant about the oil derrick,,, the ballpark is looking very nice.

[Hoss]

Yea, there are things on the wayfinders that probably didnt need to be on them, and stuff, like the Blue Dome District, that imo should have been.

  Despite my spastic rant about the oil derrick,,, the ballpark is looking very nice.

Could it maybe have had something to do with a code variance?  I know the rest of the structure is pretty good sized (vertically speaking for a ballpark) but I don't profess to know the ins and outs of Tulsa's weird building code.

[SXSW]

A more clear view from yesterday (1/21):


Does anyone know the status of the rumored Mickey Mantle Museum that was to go next to the ballpark?  I think it would be neat to have the museum in a new building just north of the ballpark where the surface lot is going in.  Make it a parking garage that matches the design of the ballpark and comes right up to the street with the museum on the first level across the street from the new park.

[sgrizzle]

The Mickey Mantle museum is still up in the air because it is up to the family and some members prefer OKC even though they would be a new development here and existing there.