I’ve lived in OKC for a while. What most people forget about us is that we are the youngest major metro by a good amount. The city didn’t exist 150 years ago and had less than 100k until less than a century ago. Cities around us like Kansas City and Dallas were already well established by that point. Even in my short lifetime I’ve seen an incredible amount of growth here - and it’s just getting started

I've lived in the OKC metro for 30+ years and have never heard it called the big friendly.

@cherrelleweaver4164

4 ай бұрын

Well are y’all friendly? And if not..have you been to Philly or New York City ? Lol

@mabybee

Ай бұрын

I’ve never heard anyone call it that but I’ve heard people say that’s a nickname of it.

Always an amazing day when I wake up to a new CityGeek video

Damn they just announced the tallest building in America to be built in Oklahoma

OKC is surprisingly nicer than I ever would have expected. These videos are a great insight 👍

@CityGeek

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoy them!

I’m actually doing a project for my urban geography class on Oklahoma City! This video is super informative and has a lot of information I missed while doing preliminary research. The land run was such a big surprise to learn about, and the way the cities changing is pretty interesting. I’m glad someone is actually talking about Oklahoma City, when I started I couldn’t find any interesting deep dive videos on it! Can’t wait to see what other overlooked cities you cover!

@CityGeek

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I’m glad to hear it was helpful!

Okc has expanded so much lately

City Geek! This is amazing! I remember enjoying and watching every episode you made about a year ago and today I "found" the channel again where I see you are still posting!! Epic!! Looking forward to be seeing every video and turning on notifications this time😉😍

@CityGeek

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I’m glad you found my channel again 😂

I did enjoy the video. Thank you for a clear overview of Oklahoma City.

If I’m not mistaken with all due respect, Devon Tower in OKC is the tallest tower between Dallas and Minneapolis (on I-35).

Is it just me or do American cities look so much smaller compared to Canadian ones of similar population? Like I would’ve never guessed this city had the same number of people as Vancouver

@ethanvarghese4316

8 ай бұрын

I think it has to do with the density of skyscrapers. Most mid- sized cities in the U.S. have small skylines and Canadian Cities like Calgary or Edmonton have much more impressive skylines.

@briscom2130

8 ай бұрын

Because alot of American cities annex alot of suburban land boosting the population more than what the true urban core is. I bet in true reality OKC population is really around 150,000-200,000 ppl before annexations

@kiosk5595

8 ай бұрын

Canada has 5 or 6 major cities. The US has 30-40. So there are several cities like Portland, Seattle, Boston, DC, etc that look and feel much more like Vancouver in terms of size and density, and then you have OKC and Ft Worth which are huge, sprawling behemoths where people just kept moving further and further from the city center and the city kept annexing them anyway

@MrMoose-mf1oy

8 ай бұрын

@@kiosk5595 makes sense. Canada is much smaller but I think what I’ve also found is a trend of Canadian cities having a lot more apartments and living spaces in the city centres and not many office buildings, whereas American cities mostly have office buildings. I think contributes a lot to this feel.

@gabrielmorla2934

8 ай бұрын

The metro population is a better measurement of how big a city is Vancouvers is 2.6 million and Oklahoma City is 1.4.

I visited OKC a few years back. Definitely an interesting place. I found it strange that the tallest building is twice as tall as the second. The capitol building didn't have a complete dome on top until less than 30 years ago, which means that for a majority of the building's history it did not have a dome.

@jimvinson6046

7 ай бұрын

Is there a penalty for this serious infraction? Could this be a pardonable offense? Does anyone know?!??

@user-fk4zf9rz2n

5 ай бұрын

The money for the dome on the capital was used to support World War ONE.....hence why it took so long to build.

Bricktown does have a cool vibe

You do such high quality work!! OKC has grown alot, where the south meets the southwest. I’d love to see a “meet Cleveland” video when you have the chance!

@CityGeek

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!! And I’ll move Cleveland up my queue a little and try to get that done by the eoy

@zteanalysisofcompanies4497

8 ай бұрын

Would be much appreciated by many! You do such good narration and video coverage in all of your videos, phenomenal work!

Another nice addition to your growing collection. I never think of OKC as big, but it ranks number 20 in population; larger than Boston and Washington,DC! It may soon pass Denver in population. What OKC needs is a few more 700 or 800 foot skyscrapers clustered to match that beautiful Devon Energy tower. Thanks for showing us the nice collection of museums in OKC. Very impressive! So with both Tulsa and OKC done, I’m guessing you can mark off another state as completed. Bravo! Hope you have time for one or two more installments in 2023. If not, it was another great year for you. Can’t wait to see what’s next in 2024. from David in Houston.

@stakknation123

6 ай бұрын

OKC covers an enormous amount of land area to get to that population number, in fact it's larger than Denver, DC and Boston city limits combined, so not really impressive that they fit almost 700,000 people in such a large area

@rchilde1

6 ай бұрын

@@stakknation123 most of the land area iis not set for development, but is watershed and rural shoulder. The actual city is more like 450 square miles, which 710K is fine (and just the beginning).

@rchilde1

6 ай бұрын

OKC is set to build the Boardwalk in Bricktown, which will add 3 35 floor towers and a 4th tower that is visioned to be 1,750 feet with 134 floors. The additional massing will be great with the 3 towers alone, we'll have to see how the market responds if the supertall is built. There will also be a new arena built, likely itself with towers closer to Devon tower's location, we're expecting an LA Live type development. Nearby to this are existing developable lots separating the two downtown parks (REHCO lands) and the lot that Paycom Center sits (which will be destroyed). This will see an extension of the CBD that will hopefully make the OKC skyline more pleasing/acceptable to those who continually rag on it.

@davidpetersen5287

6 ай бұрын

That’s some really ambitious plans! I hope the funding and the city planners keep this moving forward! I cannot even imagine what this would do to OKC growing skyline! Wow!!

Interesting 🤔

Great little city. Been to brick town and did the river tour

Great video! You should do Phoenix, AZ next.

@CityGeek

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I’ll add it to the queue!

The city of my favorite NBA team. Very nice

It's so beautiful video! Can I use this video on our TV with credits?

Do one about Johannesburg South Africa

I would love to see a video on Bakersfield, CA it’s such a weird city.

@beve83

3 ай бұрын

Bakersfield has a connection to Oklahoma too! During the Dust Bowl a lot of Okies moved there!

@adams8132

3 ай бұрын

Bakersfield…full of losers and crack heads. Kind of like OKC. 😂

Do one about Rio De Janeiro Brazil

I hope they get that tall skyscrapers. But ill belueve it when i see it. I wonder if you could see it from the epic center in wichita. If you had a very clear day. Which kansas often has.

I've been to OKC, it's ok but I prefer Tulsa

You’re going to remake this video in a couple of years because OKC will be completely different. They are growing rapidly and tons of developments have started to come in. OKANA resort which will have a mini beach and lagoon. Oak which will be a entirely walkable shopping district. The wheeler district which is just off downtown which will be the most walkable neighborhood in the state, and it has a zero car shopping district. And they might get the tallest building in America called the legends tower/boardwalk at bricktown, I think this could lead to OKC getting more skyscrapers so it’s skyline could be drastically different if it’s built. The OKC are also getting a new arena for the thunder, and it will have a public transit hub.

Can you do Jacksonville, FL?

@CityGeek

8 ай бұрын

Yep, I’ll plan on doing Jacksonville soon

In 1889 all of the land granted to the Indians of Oklahoma was redistributed by an act of Congress. Every Indian male, regardless of age received 160 acres of ground deeded to him. The remainder was called unassigned land and was opened for settlement by non Indians. It is also why Oklahoma has no typical Indian Reservations. Osage tribal land is an exception of sorts.

I'm a young gen z seeking to move out of Washington state. I'm tired of the high costs of living, anti-social people, always-gloomy weather, and lack of things to do. Would you advise this city for a fresh college graduate?

@jenessab9314

5 ай бұрын

I'm from Washington State looking at this video as well it's pretty amazing and my son lives down there

@mmonroe2008

2 ай бұрын

If you can find a remote job outside of OKC and live in OKC, that is the golden ticket.

@Robert._.j.Oppenheimer

Ай бұрын

Yes. Oklahoma is very friendly. Walk into a restaurant and ask for a sweet tea, they might discount it because you haven’t tried it before. Oklahoma is a beautiful state, my grandpa owns a lakehouse in tahlequah and it’s a town surrounded by mountains. If OKC is too expensive, go to tahlequah. It’s a college town so there is everything you could need to survive.

Why not mention the “Sooner” nickname from the land run

@zisbeast278_plays

7 ай бұрын

@SuperiorwakandanSooners were the people who tried to claim land before the start of the land run. Sooners went too soon, Boomers went at the sound of the boom (gun shot to start the land run). Aka, Boomer Sooner

Something you didn't mention was the actual land size OKC takes up. 621 sq miles. The second largest city, behind Houston, not including consolidated cities. or the 8th largest including consolidated cities-counties.

Read the book Boom Town about OKC and never look at the world the same way again

Thats the time travelers city right?

@AlexanderPallares

6 ай бұрын

What

The word 'unique' means one of a kind, obviously, which also means, also obviously, that something CAN NOT be more, or less, "one of a kind" than something else. Got it? Good.

Tres

They play in the Paycom center for now. They plan on building a new stadium for the Thunder, pending taxpayer dollars

@josephhansard7469

3 ай бұрын

New $1B arena to be built. Probably tear down current arena great location. Yes, it will be quite a first class arena. Happy for OKC. Great fans and top flight organization.

Good, I'm sure that OKC can struggle onward without you!

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American architecture and city planning is so insane to me….its all so good on paper, but then in practical use there’s so much that could be done to better the lifestyles of the residents there

@Orbitinbloom19018

7 күн бұрын

@AlexanderWinterborn average american answer. Most if not almost all densely populated areas are formed on a grid which is an incredibly limiting city plan, new york city and chicago are some of the few cities that are not build this way offering much more mobility. Architecture styles are also not as varied as european architecture style even tho the surface area of europe is way less. America is an incredibly new country, which doesnt have as rich of a history as the rest of the world since settlers erased most of the cultural significance the continent had. While americans nature and envoirements are incredibly diverse and gorgeous, just like Europe. What the people have built in America is quite dissapointing. Few areas that still have beautiful distinct significance such as San Francisco are being wiped out by gentrification and newbuild.

Do one about Tel Aviv Israel

and Seattle will never forgive them for it

@user-fk4zf9rz2n

5 ай бұрын

Why, because you all were too short sighted to build the arena the owners requested and that the contract was based on? Or is it because the attendance and ticket sales continuing to drop, no fans, no arena, no money.........so they moved. Seems like you all should be mad at yourselves.

@-OAK-

Ай бұрын

Y’all voted not to have the team

18% poverty rate. 7.25 minimum wage.

you didn't mention...................OKC is the world center for TORNADOs.

@dwightanderson8331

4 ай бұрын

Thats b.s . Tornado alley has shifted east.

@mmonroe2008

2 ай бұрын

Tell us what else you think you know and dont.

@-OAK-

Ай бұрын

Why does Kansas have more recorded tornados than Oklahoma if that’s true

And now there's a developer intent on erecting downtown the tallest building in the nation. At ground zero of Tornado Alley! Who thinks up such sh*t?

@mmonroe2008

2 ай бұрын

Do you always speak out of your ass about things you have no clue about or is this a first?

Oklahoma is just about the last place I'd want to live.

@serbkebab2763

6 ай бұрын

I dunno, Afghanistan sounds worse.

@markrichards6863

6 ай бұрын

@@serbkebab2763 They're both populated with religious nuts, but OKC would have better infrastructure. I have friends that moved to Oklahoma. The schools are horrible, and they live in a very nice suburb.

@idiotsloveboxes

4 ай бұрын

Your loss then.

@markrichards6863

4 ай бұрын

@@idiotsloveboxes No, I've been there. It's a fly over state, only marginally less boring than Kansas.

@mmonroe2008

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we don't offer glory holes or things of the butt fetish variety, sorry?

i hate this place

@crystalnickles2007

7 ай бұрын

Why?

@jimvinson6046

7 ай бұрын

Exactly!! What has OKC ever done to wrong you?