Flaming Lips Alley

Flaming Lips Alley
The alley in 2016
Map of Bricktown with Flaming Lips Alley highlighted in red
Former name(s)Previously unnamed
NamesakeThe Flaming Lips
TypeAlley
OwnerCity of Oklahoma City
Maintained byCity of Oklahoma City
Length1,774.28 ft (540.80 m)
LocationBricktown, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates35°27′57″N 97°30′36″W / 35.4658945°N 97.5098961°W / 35.4658945; -97.5098961
West endBricktown Canal
Major
junctions
  • Oklahoma Avenue
  • Mickey Mantle Drive
East endJoe Carter Avenue
Construction
InaugurationOctober 26, 2007 (2007-10-26)
Other
Known forNamesake
StatusOpen

Flaming Lips Alley is an alleyway in Bricktown, Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The name of the street pays tribute to the band The Flaming Lips. Plans for the tribute were made public in 2006,[1][2] and the alleyway was dedicated in 2007.[3]

Street signage, 2019

Controversy

Prior to being named, The Oklahoman described the alley as "littered with open dumpsters and poorly lit at night." Mayor Mick Cornett called the description "an exaggeration," and that the alleyway was "very high-profile and very safe and clean."[4]

Attractions

Much of the alley is behind the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, the home of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, the city's Minor League Baseball team. On the corner of Flaming Lips Alley and South Mickey Mantle Drive is the entrance to the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ "The Flaming Lips proposed as namesake of Bricktown alley". Oklahoman.com. November 2, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Flaming Lips Alley gets global support". Oklahoman.com. November 7, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Flaming Lips Alley dedicated". Oklahoman.com. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Montgomery, James. "Is Oklahoma City's Flaming Lips Alley A Fitting Tribute Or An Insult?". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

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