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Old 08-12-2013, 05:43 PM
 
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Doesn't Tulsa have an up and coming version of Bricktown? If so, I wouldn't be talking.
Tulsa has nothing like Bricktown. These places, where Tulsa has them, are not downtown. Bass Pro is correctly located way out in the 'burbs conveniently placed right near an expressway exit, Toby Keith's is just the lower end restaurant in the Hard Rock casino, IHOPs are all over the suburban areas and the "Ultra" clubs are thankfully less popular here and are not downtown.
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Old 08-12-2013, 09:41 PM
 
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Doesn't Tulsa have an up and coming version of Bricktown? If so, I wouldn't be talking.
I can only think of two chain restaurant that's in the Brady and Blue Dome. We have a Spaghetti Warehouse in the Brady and a Rib Crib in the Blue Dome. There is no IHOP anywhere near downtown, the Bass Pro Shop is in BA and it is almost twice as big as the one in Brick Town. Toby Keith is at the Hard Rock which is almost 13 miles east of downtown. Even though I enjoy going to Bricktown while in OKC, the Brady and the Blue Dome are nothing like it.
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Old 08-14-2013, 05:29 PM
 
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Tulsa and Oklahoma City are very similar. Oklahoma City has grown a lot since I last lived there. From what I have read and understand, there is a boom in Oklahoma City as far as business goes. The differences you will find in one city to another are not major. I dont think either one is a bad choice.
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Old 08-15-2013, 12:29 PM
 
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Bottom line is you can't really make a bad decision. Look at places that are as close to downtown as possible. There is a lot of nightlife in Tulsa, but in OKC you have multiple areas such as bricktown, midtown, Baker St and you're a short drive from the OU bars in Norman. Tulsa seems a little more less of a transit city probably because they don't have a major military base unlike OKC. I've only lived in OKC due to work but visited Tulsa several times. I liked Tulsa a hair better, regardless, worse place I ever lived and I couldn't of left the state soon enough.
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Old 08-15-2013, 08:59 PM
 
Location: Both sides of the Red River
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Tulsa has nothing like Bricktown. These places, where Tulsa has them, are not downtown. Bass Pro is correctly located way out in the 'burbs conveniently placed right near an expressway exit, Toby Keith's is just the lower end restaurant in the Hard Rock casino, IHOPs are all over the suburban areas and the "Ultra" clubs are thankfully less popular here and are not downtown.
I would actually compare Brady District to a slightly larger and slightly more polished version of the 16th Street Plaza District in OKC. Both areas are a bit more "artsy" and locally sources.

But yeah, Bricktown, despite everyone's opinions, is in a class all itself. As someone who kind of soured on it a few years ago, the area seems to be catching a bit of new wind. I am actually really impressed by all the developments in the pipeline.
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Old 08-16-2013, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Tulsa has nothing like Bricktown.
I'll take places like like the Brady and Blue Dome districts over Bricktown any day. Bricktown just sort of looks like a bunch of chain-y suburban-type places were randomly plopped down next to downtown. Tulsa's downtown districts have a little more of a legit downtown hip arty urban kind of feel to me. I did always like the Paseo district in OKC, though I haven't been there in many years. (I hope the fracking money in recent years hasn't gentrified it all to hell.)

It is true that both cities are quite similar in the grand scheme of things, but I do think there's an ever-so-subtle difference, with Tulsa having just a tad more Midwestern flavor and OKC having just a tad more Southern flavor. Think of Tulsa as a smaller Kansas City or St. Louis and OKC as a smaller Dallas or Houston. It's a very slight difference, but it's noticeable after awhile. Comparing either city to Austin or Portland is just silly talk.

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Old 08-18-2013, 11:07 PM
 
Location: The State Of California
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Default Visit Tulsa/OKC

Take a look close up
OKC
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

Tulsa
https://www.tulsachamber.com/
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Old 08-19-2013, 06:30 PM
 
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Tulsa has nothing like Bricktown. These places, where Tulsa has them, are not downtown. Bass Pro is correctly located way out in the 'burbs conveniently placed right near an expressway exit, Toby Keith's is just the lower end restaurant in the Hard Rock casino, IHOPs are all over the suburban areas and the "Ultra" clubs are thankfully less popular here and are not downtown.
Everything, with the exception of IHOP, is not in Bricktown, those places are in Lower Bricktown. It is not even part of the district. However, I will emphasize that Lower Bricktown in concept is an epic fail that has absolutely no interaction with the canal thanks to the serious lack of vision and risk made by Randy Hogan. Only the theater and the Centennial acknowledge the canal. Everything to the east does not. It has given Bricktown a bad name and I am glad the design committee finally put their foot down on KDs new restaurant, forcing him to redesign the project.

He reminds me of the architect in the Brady Bunch movie... He could never design anything other than the same minimally functional house.
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Old 08-22-2013, 03:40 PM
 
Location: The State Of California
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This must be the most ignorant post ever.

Tulsa has always had The Gathering (stupid name for a park - sounds cult like) which hasn't even been built yet.

BOK center is how old?

CAINS overrated ballroom. You have to love the fact people love to promote Cains as a reason to move to Tulsa. How many time would you actually go if you lived there? Maybe one time a year if that.

OKC HAS

1. Chesapeake arena, that has more events year round then the BOK.
Also OKC has the Civic Center Music Hall, Diamond Ball room, The blue door, Red Hawks baseball stadium in Brick town

2. Brick-town blows away any entertain district that is exist in Tulsa

3. OKC has better district period. Example, Asian district OKC which is less then one mile long , but has more then 15 Asian restaurants and buffets, two full size asian markets, and numerous other Asian businesses. Little Mexico also know as sw 29th that has more panaderias, tiendas, and taquerias the all of Tulsa. Plus neighborhoods like DEEP DEUCE, MIDTOWN, FILM ROW, AUTOMOBILE ALLY and DOWNTOWN all of which right now have ongoing development.

4. OVER 1000 apartment's and housing under construction or soon to be started in the downtown OKC area.

5. 130 million 70 acre park, which will connect down town with the river.

6. Museums, OKC has many great museums. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, but again most Museum you only visit once or twice in you life time. Not a good selling point for someone wanting to move to a particular city.

7 White water park being built right now on the river similar to the one in Charlotte, but better location.

8 Construction of street car is soon to start.

9. Also OKC has better Malls and an outlet center = better shopping.

OKC has left Tulsa in its dust. Also I would advise anyone thinking of moving to Tulsa, be-careful of moving to a city that lost population in the last census.
Originally Posted by Howest2008
OKC is looking for one ATTRIBUTE of TULSA OKLAHOMA " World Class VENUES " TULSA OKLAHOMA
always had them , OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA is doing everything in it's power to get them ( and catch up with TULSA OKLAHOMA).

1. Tulsa Oklahoma BOK Center is among the top's in the WORLD
2. Cain's Ballroom is among the top's in the WORLD
3. TULSA BALLET World class
4. Gilcrease Museum among top in the WORLD
5. Philbrook Museum among top in the WORLD
6. River Parks with the completion of ( The Gathering ) one of USA top Urban Parks
7.Sherwin Miller Jewish Museum top Regional Museum
8.Hard Rock Hotel and Casino top National Entertainment Venue
9. Oklahoma Aquariun top Regional Attraction
10. Urban Art Work City Wide

Get My Drift.....OKC does not have this as of YET.



Read more: //www.city-data.com/forum/oklah...#ixzz2cjicrWO1

Nice Try but you just proved everything that I said.....
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Old 08-22-2013, 05:29 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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I'm no huge fan or promoter of either OKC or Tulsa, so I don't care much about this debate, but I have to laugh at the person who said Cain's is overrated and people would only go once a year. Learn some music history, son! I went there several times per year when I lived an hour away from Tulsa, and that was back before they booked as many great acts as they do now.
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