The Miami (Okla.) News-Herald reported that landscape architecture students have made their recommendations “Miami Beautiful” — a revamped downtown area.
The students clearly took the “Miami Beautiful” name from the historic Coleman Theatre Beautiful in downtown.
According to the project material, the concept features Main Street as “center stage,” while the parking lots and alleys carry a “backstage” function. The proposed pocket parks are dubbed as the “wings” where people make their entrances and exits.
There’s a hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday so the public can view the concepts and provide opinions.
And that’s not all that’s being planned for Miami:
Monday, the Miami City Council will consider submitting a $75,000 Oklahoma Century grant application to fund a proposed Coleman Wall of Fame Pocket Park.
The park will recognize Miami’s most famous natives such as Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, artist Charles Banks Wilson, country singer Keith Anderson and Cassie and Steve Gaines of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The park will feature a fountain, entrance signs, wall of fame plaques, tables, chairs and a wrought iron fence and entrance.