Wanda Jackson Way Approved

Photo: Jeremy Charles

Wanda Jackson will become the newest Oklahoma musician to have a street in Bricktown named after them.

This morning, the Oklahoma City Council unanimously passed a proposed resolution to turn an unnamed alleyway in Bricktown into Wanda Jackson Way. The alley is located on the other side of the canal from Flaming Lips Alley, north and parallel with E. Reno Avenue, extending from S. Oklahoma Avenue to S. Mickey Mantle Drive. (Click here for a map - PDF)

The assigning of a name to this alley was initiated at the request of Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and Councilperson Pete White. The Planning Commission recommended approval for this request on June 11 and the ordinance was introduced to the council on June 23.

In 2006, the council approved Vince Gill Avenue, Charlie Christian Avenue and Flaming Lips Alley in hopes of promoting tourism and hometown pride.

Details on a forthcoming official dedication ceremony have not yet been announced.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 11:24 am and is filed under Wanda Jackson. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.