Everything about The Gold Dome totally explained
The
Gold Dome is a
geodesic dome in
Oklahoma City,
United States, considered to be a major landmark. Located at the intersection of North West 23rd Street and North Classen Boulevard, it sits in the heart of the city's
Asia District.
Once threatened with demolition, it has now been redeveloped into an Asian cultural center complete with office space, retail, restaurants and an exhibit on the works of
Buckminister Fuller planned for the vault of the former Citizen's Bank.
History of The Gold Dome
In 1958, the Citizens State Bank began construction. The Gold Dome building was the fifth geodesic dome constructed in the world; however, it was the first to be used as a bank. Twenty-third Street is located between the urban conservation districts of the Paseo and Jefferson Park to the north, and the historic preservation districts of Mesta Park and Heritage Hills to the South. The new zoning area would require property owners to gain permission from a design review board before demolishing or modifying buildings in this area. The bank stated that the structure was too large to serve as a bank and refurbishing it would be too costly (Bank One estimated it would cost roughly $1.7 million). The bank intended to sell the property to Walgreens, which would place the new pharmacy across the street from its competitor, Eckerds.
In August of 2001, the Bank One president offered different alternatives to demolition of the building, including constructing a smaller building on a portion of the property to serve as the Bank One location next door to the gold dome building.
A Bethany company, Blue Stuff, seemed to be the only viable hope for preservation of the Gold Dome. Blue Stuff planned to move into the building, having outgrown its own location.
By December of 2001, after several reprieves by the bank president, the time allotted by Bank One for buyers wanting to preserve the Gold Dome to come forward was up. However, the Bank One officials agreed once again to extend the postponement of demolition until January. Though not finalized, Dr. Lam discussed her desire to preserve the building. Dr. Lam is the current owner of the Gold Dome building.
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In 2003, the Gold Dome was added to the National Register of Historic Places.]
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