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Ghost Gallery
Ghost Gallery
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Project Featured on Feb 22, 2015
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Ghost Gallery
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Project Featured on Feb 22, 2015
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
Building history:
Constructed in 1911, this historic building was the first automobile showroom in Oklahoma City and began what is now known as Automobile Alley. With its limestone ornamentation and embossed name, the two-story structure was well suited to the early automobile industry. During the early decades of the 20th century, dealerships did not maintain large inventories. Instead, potential buyers were shown a model or two in the ground-floor showroom. If the customer wanted the model, it was then ordered from the factory. Due to small inventories, large showrooms were not needed. Moreover, by not stocking cars for sale, open car lots were not necessary, in sharp contrast to dealerships today.
This building is part of the historic downtown district known as “Automobile Alley.” This area is a district drawing on its history as home to more than 50 car dealerships and their related services. Following the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, the development of the Automobile Alley Main Street Program resulted in private investment in excess of $30 million.
Architectural concept:
The husband/wife owners had always imagined a private gallery in the basement of the Historic Building. Originally used to service automobiles, the basement is now the prep kitchen for a restaurant, archival storage for a professional office, and Ghost Gallery. Ghost Gallery takes its name based on the idea of art appearing and disappearing without warning. Ghost Gallery now serves as an art space for exhibits, private dinners, and lectures on subjects of the owner’s interest. Event one honored American artist Agnes Martin. “Finding Clarity: Photographs by Judith Turner” will be event two. A private dinner and lecture will host nine friends for an evening of art, food, and discussion. Future events will include works by territorial photographer North Losey, prints and books by Le Corbusier, and works by Fred Sandback.
Constructed in 1911, this historic building was the first automobile showroom in Oklahoma City and began what is now known as Automobile Alley. With its limestone ornamentation and embossed name, the two-story structure was well suited to the early automobile industry. During the early decades of the 20th century, dealerships did not maintain large inventories. Instead, potential buyers were shown a model or two in the ground-floor showroom. If the customer wanted the model, it was then ordered from the factory. Due to small inventories, large showrooms were not needed. Moreover, by not stocking cars for sale, open car lots were not necessary, in sharp contrast to dealerships today.
This building is part of the historic downtown district known as “Automobile Alley.” This area is a district drawing on its history as home to more than 50 car dealerships and their related services. Following the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, the development of the Automobile Alley Main Street Program resulted in private investment in excess of $30 million.
Architectural concept:
The husband/wife owners had always imagined a private gallery in the basement of the Historic Building. Originally used to service automobiles, the basement is now the prep kitchen for a restaurant, archival storage for a professional office, and Ghost Gallery. Ghost Gallery takes its name based on the idea of art appearing and disappearing without warning. Ghost Gallery now serves as an art space for exhibits, private dinners, and lectures on subjects of the owner’s interest. Event one honored American artist Agnes Martin. “Finding Clarity: Photographs by Judith Turner” will be event two. A private dinner and lecture will host nine friends for an evening of art, food, and discussion. Future events will include works by territorial photographer North Losey, prints and books by Le Corbusier, and works by Fred Sandback.
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