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Brett McKay's avatar

Great write up! I grew up in Edmond/NW OKC and it's been awesome watching OKC come into its own during the past 20 years. I live in Tulsa and really wish Tulsa would start doing more things like OKC. They're doing some things right, but just not at the scale as OKC. I don't sense the excitement or optimism for Tulsa like you see in OKC. That could just be me, though.

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Ryan M Allen's avatar

Thank you! Tulsa is doing some cool stuff, but ya hard to top Thunder. I visited a few years ago and may have a future article on Tulsa in general. My thought is that the heart of the city is to choked by the highway ring. Need to get back next visit.

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Brandon Pytel's avatar

Great summary of an overlooked city! I've been fascinated by OKC ever since they got an NBA team (another way sports brings relevance), and I really enjoyed Sam Anderson's Boom Town book from 2018.

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Ryan M Allen's avatar

Nice! I heard good things about it. I will get it soon I guess.

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