Picture the old warehouses now filled with restaurants, bars, and nightlife just east of downtown. Once a major warehouse district, this neighborhood now occupies some 50 square city blocks between the Oklahoma River to the south and I-235 to the east, with the Deep Deuce District to the north and the Oklahoma City Central Business District to the west. The area considered the Bricktown Core Development District, also called Upper Bricktown, is generally bordered by the BNSF Railway, Reno Avenue, the Centennial Expressway, and the railroad right-of-way between Main and NE 1st.
Management here is intentional: the district is run by the Bricktown Association and the Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership, and Bricktown is one of six districts inside the Downtown Oklahoma City Business Improvement Boundary. The Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership is charged with maintenance and operations and oversees promotion. Look around and you’ll notice the district’s major attractions: the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, the navigable Bricktown Canal weaving through these blocks, and the 16-screen Harkins movie theatre.
Follow the canal's curve past the ballpark and the Harkins theatre, where Bricktown's brick streets keep drawing crowds.