I know one thing that won’t be getting its kicks on Classen Blvd. anytime soon!
Late last week, the Oklahoma City Arts Commission voted against a proposal to build a Route 66 public art monument featuring a giant pair of red, neon-lit cowboy boots on Classen Blvd. in the heart of the Asian District, just down the street from the Gold Dome and Milk Bottle buildings.
You know, this thing we foolishly hyped last week:
Crack a Pho quail egg over my face and laugh, but when I first saw the renderings for this, I thought the project was a done deal.
Sure, it seemed out of place, didn’t involve community input and—like everything—had picked up some mud from the online haters, but I figured the people who dreamed up the monument had obviously polished the right boots, and the project would slide through without any scuffs.