OrangeLights is a blog of Daniel DeMoss. What's with the name?
It's about his life, spiritually, Oklahoma City, and a little bit of randomness thrown in for good measure.
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Oklahoma is mainly known for petroleum, but the biggest cash cow in this state is frozen water…
I went on an adventure recently… underneath Oklahoma City. What I found was a sweet series of tunnels and an area that most people don’t even know about. It’s called, the OKC Underground.
The OKC Underground, formerly known as the Metro Conncourse, is a series of tunnels underneath downtown Oklahoma City. The first tunnel was dug in 1931 with many more tunnels having been added in the 1970s. The OKC Underground is about a mile long and connects various downtown buildings. Here’s a map of the tunnels. The Underground has some small businesses, including a few restaurants, a hair salon, and a couple other places. It’s open weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and can be accessed in many different places. Each entrance is marked by a small post that reads “Underground.”
The tunnels are carpeted, well-lit (for the most part), and are patrolled by a security officer riding a Segway scooter. They also have kiosk that display maps, directions and an occasional flat-screen television displaying CNN.
The odd and somewhat eerie thing about the Underground is the level of activity… or lack thereof. There are times when the tunnels seem almost entirely deserted. Combine the lack of people with the odd lighting in parts and the elevator style music piped throughout and you get a sort of post-apocalyptic zombie movie feel. The attention and effort that’s been put into it lately has largely been to make it more welcoming and to make the area feel more lived in. The resulting effect is that the Underground gives the impression that it’s many occupants vanished into thin air only moments before you entered.
It’s rather intriguing to be down there and know that many of the people walking above on the street level have no idea that you are right below them. I very much enjoy hidden places in the midst of urban centers and the Underground seems to fit the bill.
All in all, the Underground is a really cool idea and a well-kept place that is out of the public eye and largely unknown. Hopefully more people will find out about it and take advantage of it, but in the meantime, it’s fun to roam the tunnels pretending to elude zombies.
I’m in a vacant warehouse listening to amazing music. Can it get any better?#ResoundOKC
This is just a sample of the awesome music from #ResoundOKC. The artist is The Non.
A short little diddy about the changing seasons of the Earth and of life
I’m a single, 25-year-old man. I, like many non-married folks, feel the societal pressure to “find that someone” sooner rather than later. I love this article because it debunks the myth that “good christians” get married. Marriage is not for all Christians, and it’s about time that we recognized it and start appreciating non-married people in the church as more than just people who are “yet to get married.”
