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Originally built as the Lowell School, and renamed Douglas High School around 1935, this magnificent structure served the once segregated black students of the east side of Oklahoma City until de-segregation began around 1969. After this, the new Douglas High School was built and its students moved a few blocks east to its current location. Re-branded as Page Woodson, it became a fifth year center. A bridge between elementary school and middle school. Which was a rather unsuccessful idea of the OKC school board administration.
There have been many ideas as to what to do with this massive structure. Mainly an African American cultural center. It would have utilized all aspects of the current facility. Like the swimming pool, auditorium, shop spaces etc. Yet nothing has ever come to fruition. This is truly one of the most architecturally significant schools left in Oklahoma City. It stands among survivors like Taft, North East High School, Classen School for Advanced Studies, and Capitol Hill. So frequently our city leaders will raise a structure (much like the second Douglas High School which was replaced with a gleaming memorial to MAPS for kids, in the face of a suffering neighborhood) without considering the historic cost a building such as this plays into our city’s history.
Finally closing its doors for good in 1994, it has stood as a testament to the burden such a building has on a city. A dilemma is posed. To remove a part of history that represents so much to a community that has been oppressed so frequently or to save it, at a cost that is truly great. No one can predict what will happen to this fabled house of learning. One thing is for certain though, it’s memories will survive in the hearts and minds of those persecuted merely for the color of their skin.
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This place is creepy. Great Picts.
Thanks Nikole! It is a very creepy place!
i went to this school when i was in the 5th grade. how come no one has done the story on it being haunted? creepy yeah i would say so! when i was there crazy stuff happen on the bottom floor and behind the gym where the pool is someone should call ghost hunters!
Who did you contact to get permission to go in this school and take pics? I’m trying to get permission for a photo shoot here and can’t figure out who to call. After finding this (awesome) site I knew this school was perfect for what I needed. None of the city offices even know what I’m talking about. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!
WOW!!! It has been 25 years since I have seen this place. A little scary but it brought back great memories.
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not sure of who you should contact for permission,,,my friends as well as myself went into this school this passed sunday,,,,we did witness ghost activity in the hallways,,,,not to mention the dark-black spirit that moved in the stage area,,,,,we also believe that one of the ghost appeared in the form of one our friends while we were in the auditorium,,,we kept wondering who our friend was speaking to…when we found her, she stated that she was talking to one of our friends who was with me in another area,,,,spooky huh??? we got good pics and audio of the spirits the linger inside of this school,,,,,,,
silly!!!!
I was there and also witnessed several spiritual encounters. I felt the presence of a drowning victim in the pool. I felt the urge to cry out and say ” I will save you” but when I looked back I no longer felt the presence! While in the science lab I heard the screaming of someone who had caught their hand on fire from a bunson burner! I was so terrified and heartfelt at the same time for these victims! It is truly a spiritual place!
i wonder why haven’t they moved on?
this evil man has this much power to keep them in that school…..i don’t think that they realize that they are dead……you can see the kids sitting in the auditorium to the right and you can also see a man on the stage,,,,,,everytime i look at the pictures i see something different….
I could spend hours in this place walking around and taking pictures, love it!
Weird, not sure if my comment posted. Can you give me a location on this place? I live in Norman and would love to do a shoot here. There were so many orbs in the auditorium!
BTW orbs are dust but the school is around the OU medical campus in the eastside of OKC east of downtown. You can see it from 10th. st It is truly magnificent!
Thanks! I think I found it, it looks like it’s in a residential area as well? Huge, boarded up windows? xD Oh the glory of Google Maps
I am curious. Did you get permission to enter? I am a photographer and am looking for some abandoned sites to do a shoot. Any help/advice would be great. With all my equipment I have I don’t really want to ‘break’ in anywhere. Do you know any locations that are easy to enter and you didn’t need permission?
yes there are acouple busted windows on the east side of the buildin. the front door is tight but open. its relatively easy to get in. get away from the exterior walls so people cant spot you lites from the outside.
Contact Oklahoma City Public Schools for permission to enter or just do what everyone else does.
i went the sunday december 20.. we didnt hear anything but we got some camara footage.. but the cops came and we all almost got are ass bit by a k9 dog.. so dont go in there with out permission..
HEY,,,I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME DO NOT BELIEVE IN SPIRITS, GHOST, DEMONS,,,,,,ECT,,,BUT LET ME BE THE FIRST TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE,,, “THEY DO EXIST”,,,,,,THAT SCHOOL IS FULL OF THEM,,,,ORBS ARE SPIRITS,,,IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THEM YOU WILL SEE FACES IN THEM,,,,ITS FUNNY HOW THE PICS THAT I TOOK VERSUS THE ONES ON THIS SITE,,,,,ALL OF US TOOK PICTURES AT THE SAME TIME AND GUESS WHAT??? WE ALL HAD THE SAME NUMBER OF ORBS,,,HMM,,,IMAGINE THAT!!!…….AND I GUESS THE AUDIO RECORDING THAT MY FRIEND HAS OF THE KIDS WALKING THE HALL IS FAKE TOO??? NOT!!!!!!!,,,,HE WAS STANDING IN THE HALL–1ST FLOOR BETWEEN THE STAIRWAY AND THE AUDITORIUM AT THE TIME OF THE RECORDING,,,THEREFORE, THIS CAN’T BE FAKED,,
I NORMALLY NOT EASY TO SPOOK BUT THIS PLACE WILL NOT EVER SEE ME AGAIN,,,THE INSIDE OF IT THAT IS,,,,AND IT IS FUNNY HOW I LOOK AT THE SAME PICS AND SEE DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE EACH TIME I LOOK AT THEM,,,AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM NOT WIGGIN OUT, MY MOM CHECKED THEM OUT WITH ME,,,EACH TIME!!! SO THEREFORE, ALL THAT HAS BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PLACE IS VERY REAL AND DANGEROUS TO SOME I MIGHT ADD,,,,PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL OF THIS PLACE IF YOU DECIDE TO ENTER AND DO NOT GO ALONE,,,,MY FRIEND MADE THAT MISTAKE AND GOT HURT,,,BUNDLE UP GOOD! ONCE YOU GET TO THE AUDITORIUM IT GETS REALLY COLD,,,ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SPIRITS ARE AROUND YOU,,,THATS ONE WAY OF KMOW WHEN THEY ARE AROUND YOU,,,PLENTY OF FLASH LIGHTS,,THE SCHOOL IS HUGE,,THE NEGATIVE VIBES IN THE BUILDING WILL WEAKIN YOUR LIGHTS,,,,,,,I CAME CLOSE TO PISSING MY PANTS WHEN THAT HAPPENED,,,,
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I attend this school from kindergarten to the sixth grade. (1964-1970) We had to sing the school song almost everyday and I still remember it at age 50!!! I hardly recall the swimming pool. I may have been to it only once when I went to the school. It was called Carter G Woodson Elementary School then. The “Page” part in the name is from another elementary school on the east side called Page Elementary School. Page was close long before this school was renamed “Page-Woodson”.
Thanks for the pics. Who is you contact at the school board to get permission to enter the school?
Okay, my teen son and his friends drug me in there. There are 2 doors wide open and there are no signs for No Tresspassing anywhere. I talked to a neighbor of the school and he said he would never go back in there…he knows a small girl drowned in the pool, but any other info on the janitor and murders he was sketchy about. It honestly was kind of creepy and intimidating just pulling up to it! There were 6 of us ages 17 – 42 and we each had our own experiences to varying degrees. We made sure to take flashlights and plenty of batteries! The building has alot of character and we were surprised at some of the things that the school board left behind:( My oldest son is a member of a paranormal research group here in OKC and they will definitley go back! AND we called OKC for permission and noone at the school admin building or at the city had any idea what we were talking about! Kind of like it really does not exist!
I found an article in the Oklahoman Archives that gives some more info on why nothing has been done with the property since it’s close. Apparently the original deed states it must be used for public school purposes or be returned to the original owner who no longer exists. The OKC school system was afraid that if they tried to use the land for something else or sold it, that the descendants of the original land owners may lay claim to the property. Enjoy http://archive.newsok.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RE9LLzE5NzIvMDIvMjgjQXIwMTMwMg%3D%3D&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin