Flaming Lips Alley is an

alleyway An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road ( back lane) ...

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 of Oklahoma. The name of the street pays tribute to the band

The Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals), Derek Brown (ke ...

. Plans for the tribute were made public in 2006, and the alleyway was dedicated in 2007.

Controversy

Prior to being named, ''

The Oklahoman ''The Oklahoman'' is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma, United States, and is the only regional daily that covers the Greater Oklahoma City area. The Alliance for Audited Media (formerly Audit Bureau Circulation) lists it as the 59th large ...

'' described the alley as "littered with open dumpsters and poorly lit at night." Mayor

Mick Cornett Michael Earl Cornett Sr. (born July 16, 1958) is an American politician and former television personality who served as the 35th mayor of Oklahoma City, from 2005 until 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he was only the fourth mayor in Ok ...

called the description "an exaggeration," and that the alleyway was "very high-profile and very safe and clean."

Attractions

Much of the alley is behind the

Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark opened in 1998 in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown Entertainment District, replacing All Sports Stadium. It is the home of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League B ...

, the home of the

Oklahoma City Dodgers The Oklahoma City Dodgers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and play their hom ...

, the city's Minor League Baseball team. On the corner of Flaming Lips Alley and South

Mickey Mantle Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York ...

Drive is the entrance to the

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References

External links

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Flaming Lips Alley
at Roadside America
Flaming Lips Alley - Oklahoma City, OK
at Waymarking 2007 establishments in Oklahoma Bricktown, Oklahoma City Monuments and memorials in Oklahoma Streets in Oklahoma The Flaming Lips {{OklahomaCity-stub