First suburb with a skyscraper

[Leah]

quote:Originally posted by perspicuity85

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder
As long as new restaurant and malls are opening up to the South, downtown Tulsa will remain dead and run down.  There has to be something different to draw people in... like gambling  

That is pure speculation.  Tulsa's metro area is plenty large enough to maintain urban and suburban destinations.  The type of shopping experience at Woodland Hills is far different than the type found in Utica Square or small botiques on Cherry Street.  Downtown must revive its unique identity.  Most people in suburban Tulsa have never heard of places like McNellie's or the Blue Dome District.  I would like to see the continued expansion of our downtown cultural districts, with unique identity preserved.  A casino, in my opinion, would not preserve that unique identity in the downtown area.

I agree, casino's bring a culture of themselves.