Oklahoma City - Big League City? (Tulsa, Norman: moving, rail, oil)

[SiIj]

I'm afraid not. The state of of Oklahoma has only like almost 4 million people too. That is a joke compared to NYC's, L.A.'s, Texas', etc, populations and economic activity.

[MrIndependent]

To call Oklahoma City a "Big League City" would be very inaccurate. It is making progress in becoming a better place, but it is not there yet. Lacking in amenities. Lacking in brand recognition.

It used to be in the same tier as places like Salt Lake City, El Paso, Little Rock, Birmingham, etc. But recently, I would promote it to being in the same tier as Omaha, Memphis, Louisville, Richmond VA. The addition of the NBA team helped. But Oklahoma City still has some ways to go. In 10 years I'd be interested to see where the city is in terms of advancements and progress.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by MrIndependent

To call Oklahoma City a "Big League City" would be very inaccurate. It is making progress in becoming a better place, but it is not there yet. Lacking in amenities. Lacking in brand recognition.

It used to be in the same tier as places like Salt Lake City, El Paso, Little Rock, Birmingham, etc. But recently, I would promote it to being in the same tier as Omaha, Memphis, Louisville, Richmond VA. The addition of the NBA team helped. But Oklahoma City still has some ways to go. In 10 years I'd be interested to see where the city is in terms of advancements and progress.

Salt Lake City is a Superior City to Omaha , Memphis , Louisville , Richmond , El Paso , Little Rock
Birmingham and you forgot Tulsa Oklahoma and Albuquerque NM.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by SiIj

I'm afraid not. The state of of Oklahoma has only like almost 4 million people too. That is a joke compared to NYC's, L.A.'s, Texas', etc, populations and economic activity.

Oklahoma City has the same type of Amenities as a NYC LA or Chi-Town , just not the same Quality and
Quanity there are variage tiers of Major League Cities......

[MrIndependent]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

Salt Lake City is a Superior City to Omaha , Memphis , Louisville , Richmond , El Paso , Little Rock
Birmingham and you forgot Tulsa Oklahoma and Albuquerque NM.

I disagree. Salt Lake City is not superior to all of those locations. I think Louisville, Richmond and Omaha are the better of that group. SLC might come in just below, but certainly ahead of El Paso and Little Rock. I personaly don't particularly like Memphis, but with all of its flaws, I would have a hard time calling it inferior to Salt Lake City. That's a stretch.

I didn't include Tulsa, because everybody knows that Oklahoma City has almost always been a tier above Tulsa for a very long time. The last time Tulsa was top dog was back when it was still the Oil Capital of America way back before WW2.

[Mezter]

Originally Posted by MrIndependent

I disagree. Salt Lake City is not superior to all of those locations. I think Louisville, Richmond and Omaha are the better of that group. SLC might come in just below, but certainly ahead of El Paso and Little Rock. I personaly don't particularly like Memphis, but with all of its flaws, I would have a hard time calling it inferior to Salt Lake City. That's a stretch.

I didn't include Tulsa, because everybody knows that Oklahoma City has almost always been a tier above Tulsa for a very long time. The last time Tulsa was top dog was back when it was still the Oil Capital of America way back before WW2.

SLC is definantly higher up then those cities you listed.

[YouJustHatetheTruth]

Originally Posted by bchris02

Is OKC ready to join ranks with the NYCs, LAs, and Houstons of the nation?

Nope.

Frankly, I'd argue it isn't even the nicest city in Oklahoma.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by MrIndependent

I disagree. Salt Lake City is not superior to all of those locations. I think Louisville, Richmond and Omaha are the better of that group. SLC might come in just below, but certainly ahead of El Paso and Little Rock. I personaly don't particularly like Memphis, but with all of its flaws, I would have a hard time calling it inferior to Salt Lake City. That's a stretch.

I didn't include Tulsa, because everybody knows that Oklahoma City has almost always been a tier above Tulsa for a very long time. The last time Tulsa was top dog was back when it was still the Oil Capital of America way back before WW2.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma became a Tier above Tulsa Oklahoma in 2000 because of the MAPS Projects.
Tulsa Oklahoma has World Class Attractions
1.BOK Center BOK Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia BOK Center :: Home
2. Tulsa River Park River Parks Authority - Find Yourself at River Parks! A Gathering Place For Tulsa | Tulsa, OK
3. Philbrook Museum Philbrook.org Philbrook Museum of Art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4.Gilcrease Museum Home | Gilcrease Museum Gilcrease Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5.Tulsa Ballet Tulsa Ballet Tulsa Ballet | LinkedIn
6. Tulsa Cain's Ballroom Cain's Ballroom :: Tulsa, OK :: Live Music :: Concerts
05/09/12 CNNGo lists 10 of the US’s most fabulous venues
09/30/11 Cain’s Ballroom makes Yahoo’s 10 great places to see a show
Music news: Cain's Ballroom ranked No. 8 live venue by CNN | Tulsa World
7.Tulsa Hard Rock Hotel Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
8.Historic Route 66 https://www.google.com/search?q=hist...w=1093&bih=453
9. Tulsa Sherwin Miller Museum Of Jewish Art http://jewishmuseum.net/
10. Tulsa Brady Theater www.bradytheater.com

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

Oklahoma City Oklahoma became a Tier above Tulsa Oklahoma in 2000 because of the MAPS Projects.
Tulsa Oklahoma has World Class Attractions
1.BOK Center BOK Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia BOK Center :: Home
2. Tulsa River Park River Parks Authority - Find Yourself at River Parks! A Gathering Place For Tulsa | Tulsa, OK
3. Philbrook Museum Philbrook.org Philbrook Museum of Art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4.Gilcrease Museum Home | Gilcrease Museum Gilcrease Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5.Tulsa Ballet Tulsa Ballet Tulsa Ballet | LinkedIn
6. Tulsa Cain's Ballroom Cain's Ballroom :: Tulsa, OK :: Live Music :: Concerts
05/09/12 CNNGo lists 10 of the US’s most fabulous venues
09/30/11 Cain’s Ballroom makes Yahoo’s 10 great places to see a show
Music news: Cain's Ballroom ranked No. 8 live venue by CNN | Tulsa World
7.Tulsa Hard Rock Hotel Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
8.Historic Route 66 https://www.google.com/search?q=hist...w=1093&bih=453
9. Tulsa Sherwin Miller Museum Of Jewish Art http://jewishmuseum.net/
10. Tulsa Brady Theater www.bradytheater.com

P. S. Tulsa Oklahoma is a Honorable mention - Sufficiency World Class City According To GaWC
2010 GAWC Classification of World Cities - SkyscraperPage Forum

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by MrIndependent

I disagree. Salt Lake City is not superior to all of those locations. I think Louisville, Richmond and Omaha are the better of that group. SLC might come in just below, but certainly ahead of El Paso and Little Rock. I personaly don't particularly like Memphis, but with all of its flaws, I would have a hard time calling it inferior to Salt Lake City. That's a stretch.

I didn't include Tulsa, because everybody knows that Oklahoma City has almost always been a tier above Tulsa for a very long time. The last time Tulsa was top dog was back when it was still the Oil Capital of America way back before WW2.

I don't disagree with you often, but I wholeheartedly disagree with you here. SLC is very much a tier above those other cities.

And no, OKC is not major league. I think the city would have to at least double in population (within the same footprint) to start to even think about that.

But it's been fun watching them change and come along over the past few years. Tulsa is the better city in OK. It's more urban, better topography etc.