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Oklahoma City ( / oʊkləˌhoʊmə -/ ⓘ ), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, [9] it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States.
The original Metropolitan Area Projects Plan, or MAPS, was a $350 million public works and redevelopment project in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during the middle to late 1990s, funded by a temporary, five year, voter-approved sales tax increase. [6] ". The various MAPS projects were believed to be capable of improving the economy and attractiveness ...
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a United States federal government complex located at 200 N.W. 5th Street in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. the building was the target of the Oklahoma City bombing by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, which killed 168 people and injured 680 others.
The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is a zoo and botanical garden located in Oklahoma City's Adventure District in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . The zoo covers 130 acres (53 ha) and is home to more than 1,000 animals. It is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Oklahoma City Zoo is an accredited member of the ...
Interstate 240. Interstate 240 ( I-240) is an Interstate Highway in southern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, that runs 16.22 miles (26.10 km) from I-40 to I-44. The Interstate overlaps State Highway 3 (SH-3), the longest Oklahoma state highway, for its entire length and functions as a southern bypass around the Downtown area .
Oklahoma City. Website. Bricktown Official Website. Bricktown is an entertainment district just east of downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It was formerly a major warehouse district. [1] The major attractions of the district are the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, the navigable Bricktown Canal, and the 16-screen Harkins movie ...
Norman (/ ˈ n ɔːr m ən /) is the 3rd most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,026 as of the 2020 census. It is the most populous city and the county seat of Cleveland County and the second-most populous city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area after the state capital, Oklahoma City, 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Norman.
The Metropolitan Area Projects Plan 3, or MAPS 3, is a $777 million public works and redevelopment project in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma funded by a temporary voter-approved sales tax increase. The one-cent sales tax initiative began in April 2010 and ended in December 2017. The structure of MAPS 3 is in the pay-as-you-go format of a Metropolitan ...