Leadership Square - OKC

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Leadership Square - OKC
Leadership Square - OKC

The Leadership Square complex in downtown Oklahoma City consists of a pair of tall office buildings. This image shows the southwest corner of the south tower (Two Leadership Square) and an older neighboring building.

The bright & shiny buildings of Leadership Square reflect more than the sky and surrounding landscape. They also reflect the boom-and-bust cycles that have long plagued the Oklahoma economy.

Leadership Square was originally conceived during the energy boom years in the late 1970s-early 1980s as a single building that would rise at least 60 stories in height. The boom went bust shortly afterwards and the project was scaled back to two relatively smaller interconnected towers. Completed in 1984, the north tower topped out at 22 stories and the south tower (seen here) reached 16 stories. Although they are not nearly as grandiose as what was originally planned, they do collectively provide a considerable amount of premium office space.

With yet-another energy boom now underway, the aspiration to build a super-tall office tower will soon be fulfilled. The incredible 50-story Devon Tower, just a few blocks south of Leadership Square, is nearing completion.

See my image of the Devon Tower and my accompanying description of it.

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Taken on: July 21, 2011
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