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It's no secret that I am a big supporter of the revival of downtown Tulsa and I think the new baseball park that will be built near the Greenwood District is a key to downtown's comeback.
But when I saw the first architectural design in last week's Tulsa World, I was a little disappointed and puzzled.
The reproduction in the newspaper was rather small and I admit that I haven't seen the full-size drawing, so maybe I would have been impressed if I had seen it on a larger scale.
What I did see was a structure that didn't really look like a baseball park. The designers said that the glass and steel stadium is in the Frank Lloyd Wright style of architecture and would blend in well with Tulsa's famous art deco buildings.
OK, I'll admit here to my lack of high-quality taste. I have never been a big fan of Wright's work. I know it's famous and it is interesting but I have never figured why anyone would want to live in one his houses or buildings. They just don't look very comfortable.
Of course, I'm also a big fan of the artwork in the River Parks that has been placed there by Nature Works and its donors. I'll take the statue of the bears near 71st Street and Riverside Drive or the timber wolves near 33rd and Riverside anytime over that rusted, pointed thing near 31st and Riverside. But, that's just me. I'm a simple guy.
Anyway, I would prefer that the new ballpark look more like a miniature Wrigley Field (home of the Chicago Cubs for those of who you don't know). Besides, the architecture nearby is mostly red brick buildings and converted warehouses. Most of the art deco is in the heart of downtown.
I hope we don't build a ballpark that will look outdated in 10 years. But, maybe I'll be surprised.
I'm not calling the shots and I'm not putting up a bunch of my own money, so my opinion doesn't factor much into this decision.
I'd just prefer a baseball park look like a baseball park and not an extension of the ORU campus or the new City Hall.
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