Flaming Lips Alley
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{{Short description|Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.}}
{{Infobox street
| name = Flaming Lips Alley
| marker_image =
| image = Bricktown May 2016 13 (Flaming Lips Alley).jpg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| image_map = Flaming Lips Alley map in Oklahoma City.PNG
| caption = The alley in 2016
| map_size =
| map_caption = Map of Bricktown with Flaming Lips Alley highlighted in red
| map_alt =
| former_names = Previously unnamed
| part_of =
| namesake = The Flaming Lips
| type = Alley
| owner = City of Oklahoma City
| maint = City of Oklahoma City
| length_ft = 1774.28
| addresses =
| location = Bricktown, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
| coordinates = {{coord|35.4658945|-97.5098961|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-OK|display=inline,title}}
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = Bricktown Canal
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = Joe Carter Avenue
| junction = {{plainlist|
- Oklahoma Avenue
- Mickey Mantle Drive
}}
| inauguration_date = {{Start date|2007|10|26}}
| known_for = Namesake
| status = Open
}}
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,{{Cite web |url = https://oklahoman.com/article/2965328/the-flaming-lips-proposed-as-namesake-of-bricktown-alley/ |title = The Flaming Lips proposed as namesake of Bricktown alley |date = November 2, 2006 |website = Oklahoman.com |language = en-US |access-date = August 12, 2019 }}{{Cite web |url = https://oklahoman.com/article/2967606/flaming-lips-alley-gets-global-support/ |title = Flaming Lips Alley gets global support |date = November 7, 2006 |website = Oklahoman.com |language = en-US |access-date = August 12, 2019 }} and the alleyway was dedicated in 2007.{{Cite web |url = https://oklahoman.com/article/3156670/the-flaming-lips-alley-dedicated/ |title = The Flaming Lips Alley dedicated |date = October 26, 2007 |website = Oklahoman.com |language = en-US |access-date = August 12, 2019 |archive-date = August 11, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190811173945/https://oklahoman.com/article/3156670/the-flaming-lips-alley-dedicated/ |url-status = dead }}
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."{{Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=James |title=Is Oklahoma City's Flaming Lips Alley A Fitting Tribute Or An Insult? |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1544764/is-oklahoma-citys-flaming-lips-alley-a-fitting-tribute-or-an-insult/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201190936/http://www.mtv.com/news/1544764/is-oklahoma-citys-flaming-lips-alley-a-fitting-tribute-or-an-insult/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |website=MTV News |language=en}}
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.
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/14284 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Flaming Lips Alley] at Roadside America
- [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAYYD_Flaming_Lips_Alley_Oklahoma_City_OK Flaming Lips Alley - Oklahoma City, OK] at Waymarking
{{Bricktown, Oklahoma City}}
{{The Flaming Lips}}
Category:2007 establishments in Oklahoma
Category:Bricktown, Oklahoma City
Category:Monuments and memorials in Oklahoma
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