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The Bricktown Canal is a canal in
The idea of a canal running through Bricktown started to first become noticeable in the late 1880s, in 1890 following a year of construction a canal had opened; however, two days later the canal had naturally drained itself leaving an empty waterbed through the area. Nearly a century later in the late 1990s in an attempt to bring "spark" to the area the idea began to once again gain support, a canal was built and opened on July 2, 1999. The canal was funded by voters in the city who approved a temporary one-cent
Bricktown Canal
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Bricktown Canal
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Bricktown, Oklahoma City
Bricktown is an entertainment district just east of downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It was formerly a major warehouse district.
, in the U.S. state
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of Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. The waterway opened in 1999 and has become a popular tourist destination featuring many attractions. Downtown OKC Partnership and the Bricktown Association held a 20th anniversary celebration in 2019.
History
The idea of a canal running through Bricktown started to first become noticeable in the late 1880s, in 1890 following a year of construction a canal had opened; however, two days later the canal had naturally drained itself leaving an empty waterbed through the area. Nearly a century later in the late 1990s in an attempt to bring "spark" to the area the idea began to once again gain support, a canal was built and opened on July 2, 1999. The canal was funded by voters in the city who approved a temporary one-cent sales tax
A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a govern ...
increase as part of the Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS). It has proved to be a success for the area spurring over $109 million spent in development. The canal is currently one mile long and underwent improvements in 2004 and again in 2013, it is maintained by the Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department.
2018 electrocution death and injury
On September 30, 2018, Wesley Seeley was walking along the canal when he leaned on an unknowingly loose lighting fixture. The fixture gave way falling into the canal bringing Seeley with it, Seely attempted to pull himself out of the canal grabbing the exposed electrical wires from the fixture causing him to get shocked. Brandon Gann jumped into the canal in an attempt to save Seeley was also shocked; Seeley died as a result of his injuries while Gann was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later recovered. The city council agreed to settle a claim by paying $169,650 to Gann and agreed to design and install new up-to-date lighting fixtures across the entirety of the canal. A second claim was settled when the city agreed to pay $175,000 to the estate of Seely.References
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