Talk:Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Why this name?
Could anybody dig up an explanation for why the city is named Broken Arrow? Did someone lose an A-bomb there? ;-) 85.224.198.207 (talk) 18:19, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Why this name?
The city was named after a Creek Indian settlement that was located a few miles south of the present-day downtown area. That indian settlement was named after another settlement in Alabama.

NOTEWORTHY
I was wondering why Hall of Famer,the great left handed pitcher, and long time resident of Broken Arrow (deceased at Broken Arrow 2003), Warren Spahn is not mentioned as a noteworthy resident???

Not Noteworthy
The article mentions that Broken Arrow is home to Matthew Paul Opper. This doesn't seem noteworthy and I'm assuming it's a joke or some such thing, so I'm deleting it. MafiaCapo 15:26, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Typos and Stuff
I corrected a few typos and a comma error. Katie234 03:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Auburn Cord
I've been to the museum. They were based in in Auburn, IN. Jhutchin 00:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Auburn Cord
The Auburn Cord Dusenburg Car company was started in Auburn, IN, but the company was eventually bought and Glenn Pray and moved to Broken Arrow in 1960 along with 600,000 pounds of car parts. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.89.202.118 (talk) 21:48, 11 January 2007 (UTC).

Northeastern?
Is Broken Arrow really north-eastern in Tulsa County? It looks to me from the dot on the map to be slightly in the southern portion. Also Broken Arrow is found south of Tulsa? Maybe I just suck at directions. JavaDog 03:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Wow, I suck. I misread it. All fixed, etc. JavaDog 16:54, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

3rd largest city?
I have not seen any source outside this site officially moving BA past Norman and Lawton in population. While I would believe BA could have moved past Lawton at this point, I don't think it has passed Norman, as both BA and Norman are quickly growing. I find the comment in the article especially puzzling because it cites the population estimate as of 2004, but I specifically remember a report in the Tulsa World from the summer of 2005 that still had BA 5th with the most recent (at the time) population estimates. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 205.201.108.56 (talk) 05:33, 14 April 2007 (UTC).

Schools
Should we start a page for every school above elementary? (Haskell, Childers, Oliver, centennial, Seqoyah, North Int., South Int., and BA senior high.If so i can do North Int., and haskell.


 * No, you shouldn't. If you'd liek you can add specific sections for each school, assuming you have beneficial, encyclopedic information. JavaDog 20:30, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Random Notes
This article seems to list a ton of information for such a small town. Any chance of consolidating some of it? Seems to me there are far too many sections and subsections. I think we could do without the "Air" and "Rail" sections, among others, considering Broken Arrow currently has no air or rail service. I think the "Education" subsections are a little ridiculous, as well.

It is a bit picture-heavy as well. There, in my opinion, is nothing notable about a small bank's headquarters.

Also, I have lived in Oklahoma my entire life... have a number of good friends from Broken Arrow... and have never once heard anyone call it "B.A." Is there a source for this, or did Joe-Bob just randomly decide to put the nickname of he and his friends into the encyclopedia? Timdlocklear (talk) 01:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

We call it B.A. all the time. Not every time, mind you, but we do. Erobinson55 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:36, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

WP:OK Reassessment
Looking over this article it has multiple issues, including lack of sources, lists not in prose form, and missing several important sections like Government, Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation that are typical of WP:CITIES standards. This is definitely not a B Class article. --Crimsonedge34 (talk) 16:54, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Bill Hader
The article states that SNL actor Bill Hader is from Broken Arrow but he is from Tulsa-proper and attended school in Tulsa districts. This should be removed. Xerobane 17:24, 29 November 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xerobane (talk • contribs)


 * Since no one else has done so yet, and there was no discussion on the subject, I went ahead and removed the name Bill Hader from the list of Notable Residents of Broken Arrow. He may have stepped-foot inside the city limits of BA on occasion to visit friends or go to a local shop but Tulsa was always his place of residence while living in Oklahoma.  Xerobane 12:15, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Manufacturing v. Industry & Deletion of Skycam
I edited the "third largest concentration of industry" to "third largest concentration of manufacturers" in two places and deleted Skycam from the list of manufacturers, because they relocated to Ft. Worth, TX in 2011. --Cadamy (talk) 17:28, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

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Internet section
The entire purpose of the Internet section seems to be to inform the reader that the City and Chamber of Commerce have websites, and the "references" for these statements are just external links. This is not only completely nonstandard, but also equally unnecessary since both sites are already listed where they should be (in External Links) and, in the case of the City, the infobox as well.

Therefore, the section should be entirely removed since it adds nothing to the article. I will be happy to do so, unless there are objections stated here. 1980fast (talk) 07:46, 13 March 2020 (UTC)