Oklahoma’s own ‘Eiffel Tower’?
Posted by Brad at 12:35pm Thursday, May 29, 2008
OETA’s Oklahoma Horizon television show featured an Oklahoma lawmaker who “has a tourism-generating dream of turning the Oklahoma oil boom into an iconic landmark rivaling the Eiffel Tower.”
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I think it’s a pretty interesting idea. It would certainly be a distinctive landmark and it very well could prove to be a tourist attraction. But I wonder how that thing would handle an Oklahoma severe storm, including one of the state’s other trademarks — tornadoes!
What do you think about the idea?
On May 29, 2008, Karla said:
Too cool! I think this would be really awesome. Of course, I guess anything that costs $100 million should be. We, here at work, think Devon and Chesapeake should pay for it, since they practically own that portion of the Oklahoma River and we’re not seeing any shares of their profits.
I suppose if it’s built to Eiffel Tower standards it will withstand the tornadoes. Where’s Gustaf Eiffel when you need him?
On May 30, 2008, Douglas said:
Improbable.
On Jun 3, 2008, Christy said:
You’ve got to be kidding! Why would anyone want to add such a thing to an area with so much potential?