Flaming_Lips_Alley Knowpia

Flaming Lips Alley
	The alley in 2016
	Map of Bricktown with Flaming Lips Alley highlighted in red
Former name(s)	Previously unnamed
Namesake	The Flaming Lips
Type	Alley
Owner	City of Oklahoma City
Maintained by	City of Oklahoma City
Length	1,774.28 ft (540.80 m)
Location	Bricktown, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates	35°27′57″N 97°30′36″W / 35.4658945°N 97.5098961°W
West end	Bricktown Canal
Major; junctions	Oklahoma Avenue; Mickey Mantle Drive;
East end	Joe Carter Avenue
Construction
Inauguration	October 26, 2007
Other
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,^[1]^[2] and the alleyway was dedicated in 2007.^[3]

Controversy edit

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."^[4]

Attractions edit

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.

References edit

^ "The Flaming Lips proposed as namesake of Bricktown alley". Oklahoman.com. November 2, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ "Flaming Lips Alley gets global support". Oklahoman.com. November 7, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ "The Flaming Lips Alley dedicated". Oklahoman.com. October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ Montgomery, James. "Is Oklahoma City's Flaming Lips Alley A Fitting Tribute Or An Insult?". MTV News. Retrieved August 12, 2019.