| City/Town: • Oklahoma City |
| Location Class: • School |
| Built: • 1910 | Abandoned: • 1994 |
| Historic Designation: • National Register of Historic Places (2007) • African American Heritage Site • Abandoned Atlas Foundation Contribution to POK Most Endangered List (2011) |
| Status: • Restored (2017) |
| Photojournalist: • AbandonedOK Team • Michael Schwarz |
1910 Lowell Elementary
Originally built as the Lowell School in 1910, this date was engraved above the west entrance. It quickly grew in enrollment Students were held to a standard of morality and hygiene and teachers cared about keeping students on track. Some teachers even taking polls of which students brushed their teeth and telling them if they didn’t they would lose their social class cast. The Oklahoma City Times 01 Nov 1922, reported “When a boy plays truant, he usually gets into trouble and the police officers get him. He goes up before the judge and then reform school. It was such a case as this last year in Lowell School, that took Mrs. Anna Burks Love, principal, down to the courthouse to beg clemency of the judge. The lad was paroled to Mrs. Love.” Holmboe Construction was given a contract for an addition to Lowell School, work commenced on July 17, 1919, and the crew was given 120 days to complete it.
1933 Douglass High School
Another addition of twenty-nine rooms, a pool, a gymnasium, auditorium and a stage was added onto Lowell as “Douglass High School” at a price of $195,000. A two-sided cornerstone was laid for the new building reading;
Let there be light
Laid by
The Most Worshipful
St. John Grand Lodge
of the State of Oklahoma
Inman E. Page
Principal of the Separate Schools
Advisory Committee
to the Board of Education
George R. Ragland Chairman
W.L. Vaughn / E.W. Perry
J.J. Dawson / L.C. Cleaves
J.J. Josephs / E. W. Caruthers
E.R. Richards / J.D. Nelson
A.D. 1933 / W.L. Haywood
The name was officially changed to just Douglass High School, a separate school for the community of Oklahoma City. Unlike any other separate school in the area, the Douglass High School Trojans were the most elite programs, best facility, and most reputable students and staff. Monumental in size and pride the school stood out in the Black community rather than be hidden amongst industrial buildings like previous schools that bore the same name. The school is significant today as it is the oldest school still in existence in Oklahoma City, used for the purpose of segregating African American students from white students. In 1955, Douglass High School was renamed to F.D. Moon Middle School after its principal and it wasn’t long before it was renamed again in 1960 as Woodson School whose mascot was a wildcat. A tragedy occurred in the swimming pool in April of 1966 when a student tragically drowned. He was rushed to an ambulance by firemen and attendants.
1975 Page Woodson Fifth-Year Center
In 1975, the school was renamed Page Woodson not very different from its last name and operated as a fifth-year center. Fifth-year centers were experimented with in Oklahoma City and most failed due to dispersion of population and desegregation, there weren’t enough students to fill the giant schools Columbus Elementary is another example of this. One year before closing the school implemented an acceleration center for students that were in danger of having to repeat the year. But the fact that it was a fifth-year center proved to be the reason for Page Woodson’s closing in 1994. The community refused to give up on the more than a century old school, even though fires had been set throughout the years of its abandonment. In 2015, two fires were intentionally set and thankfully firefighters were able to arrive on the scene early enough to put it out without significant damage.
But because of the fires and amount of decay from years of abandonment, renovation costs were estimated to be around $5 million, something the community wouldn’t be able to raise by themselves. With the help of Jason Bradshaw who bought the school and of Gina Sofola, liaison for the project development was underway to make it affordable housing.
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who do I get ahold of to take pictures of this historical place?
Very cool! I’m so glad you were able to save and repurpose this building. I taught orchestra there from 83 to 88 when it was Page Woodson. I remember one day when Mohammad Ali dropped by for an unplanned visit with the kids. Amazing. He was unable to speak at the time due to his Parkinson’s but he had a guy there to speak for him. At the end of the presentation, he handed out copies of the Koran to anyone who wanted one. I’m not sure if the kids recognized at that time the significance of the day but once they got home and told their parents, they would have. Quite a day. I enjoyed my time at Page Woodson!
I was in your orchestra class for the 83/84 school year. Played violin and had the opportunity to be one of your students that played at the end of year concert. Love it so much! I still have your school pic from that year. So many memories at Page Woodson. Wish I had a yearbook so I could remember the name of my homeroom teacher. I remember she was so kind.
The worst year of my life was spent here. I think 1989. I do remember trying to go downstairs in maybe the basement during gym class.
do you know what this is by? I would love to drive by and see it
they are gonna regret it. disrupting the spirits in that building is not safe at all.
What do you mean spirits? Who died there?
Does anyone know who owns this? I am looking to open a school and would like to bring the place back to life. Thanks.
It is being renovated to become affordable apartments and community space.
has anyone heard of the purple church
yes..its not safe to go out there…:o
ne 63rd and douglas
What is the purple church? Never heard of it?
i have seen it but dont remember the street nw 13th i think
In the 600 block of N High Ave, between NE 5th and 6th streets
paranormal situations is what I had to deal with.
ne 5th and stonewall….I have been there at least 3 times…wont do it again ever. that experience was just way too much. had situations at home after the third second trip. the third time I just stayed outside.
You can't get in anymore it's fenced and all the entrances and first level windows are completely boarded up. My friends and I went once and broke in using a crowbar and had cut the fence. We went back the next weekend to show a friend who wasn't there the first time and they had completely replaced the cut fence and the window that we pried open was boarded back up all within less than a week. Lol. But it was pretty cool in there though
That is because it's an active construction site – the school is being converted to rent-controlled apartments for the surrounding community.
i love stuff like this and i have been to this building before and it is very creepy on the inside a lot of bad vibes were felt that night
Dogulass high school is spelled incorrectly in this article. The newer school opened in 1957 not 1969.
Douglass!
You don't know what the hell you're talking about. Just shut-up.
Why would a community abandon such a beautiful biulding. Surely the cost to renovate would have been cheaper than an entirely new school.
It's being renovated to be a dorm for OU medical students I think.
the building is still the same as the photos to this day
As an American I condemn this message
Never have been a ghost hunter, but me being the senior dumbass I am decided it would be a great adventure with my friends…. The second you go inside the hair on your neck stands straight up, trash is absolutely everywhere, the auditorium is absolutely chilling you can feel a strong presence of hatred and anger no matter who you are. We went during the afternokn and heard a piano playing in the lower level. Just talking about it gives me chills seriously, will never, ever make an appearance here ever again.
I went here last night…….. I'm not a big believer in spirits or ghosts but last night….. I expierenced something like neve before… Me & a group of about 8 friends which "I know bad idea" we went through a window didn't hear anything until we got to the gym.. We were all smoking in the middle & one of my friends that does not smoke…. So he's NOT high . Walked over to the stairs that led to the pool.. He heard a loud scream & ran to us & almost started crying telling us we have to leave & get out.. I beleive there was a girl here that drownded… Throw place is crawling with noises so you never know what's what.. When we left the school turned us around & it took 2 hours before we could get back to our car. We kept walking around looking for the street we parked at & got lost. All the girls were crying cause they just wanted to go home…. Very scary place. & again I'll say I don't beleive that shit. But last night made me think twice about that
that happened to some of my friends….i truly believe you!
I went here last night…….. I'm not a big believer in spirits or ghosts but last night….. I expierenced something like neve before… Me & a group of about 8 friends which "I know bad idea" we went through a window didn't hear anything until we got to the gym.. We were all smoking in the middle & one of my friends that does not smoke…. So he's NOT high . Walked over to the stairs that led to the pool.. He heard a loud scream & ran to us & almost started crying telling us we have to leave & get out.. I beleive there was a girl here that drownded… Throw place is crawling with noises so you never know what's what.. When we left the school turned us around & it took 2 hours before we could get back to our car. We kept walking around looking for the street we parked at & got lost. All the girls were crying cause they just wanted to go home…. Very scary place. & again I'll say I don't beleive that shit. But last night made me think twice about that
Good News for the Old Place? http://newsok.com/two-developers-vie-to-redevelop…
and in case the link quits working Here's the article –
by Brianna Bailey Published: September 17, 2014
The Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority on Wednesday heard two competing proposals to redevelop housing on Urban Renewal land around the historic Page Woodson school on Oklahoma City’s northeast side.
Below is the Miller-Valentine Group’s proposal.
Local developer Ron Bradshaw is competing against Cincinnati-based national developer Miller-Valentine Group to redevelop affordable housing in an area known as the John F. Kennedy neighborhood.
Bradshaw, who is leading the group New Page LLC’s proposal for the area, purchased the long-closed Page Woodson school at auction for $950,000 and paid for asbestos removal. The school is in the block southwest of Stonewall Avenue and NE 6.
“The crown jewel of the property is Page Woodson school and our decision was to go ahead and take the risk of purchasing the property,” Bradshaw said.
New Page’s plans include restoring the school and its 750-seat auditorium and restoring it as a center of community activity with the aid of historic preservation tax credits. New Page’s plans include developing 464 units of rental housing in the area in five different phases over a period of about five years that would be a mix of market-rate and affordable units.
Miller-Valentine’s proposal for the area includes 196 units of housing in eight brick buildings that would be a mix of affordable housing and market-rate units. The development would include a fitness and recreation center, as well as a computer lab that would host community tutoring sessions for children.
by Brianna Bailey Published: September 17, 2014
Miller-Valentine’s proposal would be dependent on Bradshaw continuing with his plans to redevelop the school. Miller-Valentine would be able to move ahead with purchasing the land and completing construction within about two years, said developer Chris Applequist with Miller-Valentine.
“We want to keep the sort of historic design of Page Woodson school and we’re open to working with the neighborhood and getting their input,” Applequist said.
Although Applequist said Miller-Valentine would be willing to partner with New Page on the development of the school property, Bradshaw balked at the idea.
“I don’t think it would be a good idea because it would create confusion in the neighborhood with two different developers,” Bradshaw said.
Both developers said they would ask the city for some type of tax increment financing from the city to help supplement a mix of debt and tax credits to finance the development plans.
The Urban Renewal Authority is expected to select one of the redevelopment plans at its next meeting Oct. 15.
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I had my first blowjob in this abandoned school…ohhhh the memories.
it has been a while since my journey into this place,,,,,,just to think about it gives me chills….I drove by it the other day and this cop blocked me, got out of the car and walked over to my car,,,,,,,well, you know what he wanted. I told him, "look! as long as I am sitting in my car you cannot not touch me! and let me get my camera phone out just in case u think of playing dirty cop!" he went back to his car but sat there until I left. I guess to see if I was gonna make a move towards the school or to see if I had companions inside the building. DUMB ASS! I advise anyone who chooses to go please be careful! pray before entering and leaving. spirits will follow/attatch themselves to u.
Ur stupid if you beleive that crap
correction! UR STUPID AS HELL FOR THINKING THAT THIS SHIT DON'T EXIST!!!! DO NOT DISRESPECT ME!!! YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!!!! IF YOU SO CALLED DON'T BELIEVE IN THIS STUFF, THEN WHY IN THE FUCK ARE YOU ON THIS SITE? YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE EVERY POST MADE REGARDING THIS SCHOOL. HOWEVER, THE DISRESPECTFUL REPLIES YOU CAN KEEP TO YOURSELF! ONLY A WEEK ASS MAN WITH LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND LACKING DECENT MORALS WOULD DISRESPECT A WOMAN. HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE IN GOD, HEAVEN, THE DEVIL AND HELL BUT NOT SPIRITS OR GHOSTS?? GUESS WHAT? YOU CANT!!!!NOW PUT THAT CRAP IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT!!!!!
by the way folks,
OU police are making the rounds like every 5 minutes just to catch people,,,,i know someone who lives just down the street from there and informed me of the many arrests of those coming out of the school. i just drove by and stopped my car for a 15 min of harassment by the SOBS…lol…just be really careful!!
Inattended the school when it was a 5th yr center back in 1989, It seemed to be a good school, my older cousins told me stories that 3 kids got drowned there and that the school was haunted…. I never really saw anything ghostly or anything. I do know that the gym teacher who was there back then refused to go down to where the pool is at to retrieve balls etc….. Im saddened to see this school ran down like this, mostly cause it was history for me and several others, part of our childhood!!! Why don't they fix this school up, cause we are so crammed with over population at the other Okc schools around here. Thanx
Mike T.:
I remember this but over time I lost his autographs
("The greatest memory I have was on Feb. 10th, 1986 when Muhammad Ali came to visit the school. He was on his way to the Children's Hospital to make an annual visit. Our principal met his entourage at the OKC Int'l. airport and invited him to visit us. He did some magic tricks. I can remember Wil Smith doing the disappearing hankrichief trick in the movie Ali. Ali's bodygaurd did a karate demonstration for us and we got to checkout his limousine. ")
I went to this school for 5th grade and also for the Promise Program for gifted children, it's sad to see this beautiful building closed and in this state.
I went to fifth grade at here in 1988-1989 when it was Page-Woodson Fifth Year Center. I have lots of fond memories of this post-integration school as they bussed us as a vestige of racial segregation/integration of the 1970s where the rough part of my childhood in Government housing (Will Rogers Courts) taught me many life lessons and integrated us from feeder schools all over the inner-city and included bussing via the new I-235 Centennial and occasionally via the boarded up Bricktown district that nobody thought would ever take off.
That "haunted" auditorium I remember as a 9-10 year old I was challenged with the school election in charge of representing George Bush Sr. vs. Michael Dukakis and had to represent the GOP in a Mock school-wide election. Dukakis won that year via an overwhelming margin, at least at Page Woodson.
As another commenter mentioned, we had a very strange controversial sex-ed program on the filmstrip there. At nine years old you have no clue how tadpole shaped sperm cells fertilize eggs in a uterus when you have absolutely no clue what sexual reproductive organs even mean. When a fifth grader hears "condoms, they're like a raincoat!" it starts to make sense a few years later, and I'm glad we had that experience so one day it would click and make sense. The ignorance of this knowledge I feel does more harm than good and has probably contributed to some of the moral decay of today's youth.
My P.R.O.M.I.S.E. classes were amazing, even though we were in the OKCPS district, my G/T teachers told us we'd colonize the moon by 1997. After seeing Back to the Future 2, I had no reason to doubt this. I learned my first programming language (Apple LOGO) and shot off rockets of vinegar and baking soda on those front steps to understand pH and things that got me interested in math and science. I was in the Honors Choir and was also a library aide and learned the Dewey Decimal taxonomy at 9 years old. Given our rough upbringing and the fact that I went to 13 schools during K-12, (11 of them in the OKC metro) PW was one of the best experiences I ever had.
I'd like to tour the place again as I'm sure I'd be fearless. The pool if I recall (26 years later) was shut down cluttered with a bunch of junk and graffiti even back then on the NE side of the building. From the stairs on the east side of the building, leading to the basement cafeteria, we'd line up and have rectangle pizza lunch and recess on the courtyard, lining up single file to get to class. We had science projects, experiments, and it was really a shining time for OKCPS. It's sad to see it wither. My homeroom teacher (Mr. Gardner) was especially hard on me, so I spent most of my time with my PROMISE class. I'd have to say, the fifth grade program at Page Woodson taught me more about interacting with than any of my developmental years K-12. I wish I could get in contact with the promise teachers, because they instilled a confidence I'll never forget.
As far as the building is concerned, I wouldn't be scared anything of it. I heard about a girl drowning even in those days, but let's face it, these things do happen. This facility isn't haunted. Any dilapidated structure is a little scary. I remember going to the principal's office and being forced to sit for an hour eyeing the principal's paddle (corporal punishment) intimidating me, serving it's intended purpose. As long as a vagrant crackhead isn't going to come at me with a shard of broken glass, I would love to respectfully revisit this property, regardless of the law. I'm now 35 and I attribute a good deal of success to my experiences at Page Woodson, a school most of my local friends and colleagues have never even heard of. Jack Bowen and Jane Jayroe from 5-Alive (KOCO) once came and we all waved with the 5-Alive hand gesture as our buses shuttled us to our respective ghettos.
If our educators still cared like they did in those final days, society would be a much better place today. None of us had a chance back then, but as a 9-year old in the slums of OKC, I, for one, appreciate the experience and will cherish it forever.
This place is scary you just have to go at the right time and go to the right places in the school to find all of it. Me and my people go there to we go at like 12:00 am and then stay there till like 3:00 am or we go at death time.
I went in a few years ago. The whole place was chilling. I saw a little girl in a red dress and she had blonde curls she was at the end of the hall upstairs next to the stairwell. She bent down as to pick something up and then she looked straight at me. Then all the sudden she was gone. We also heard many doors slamming and the type hanging in the auditorium was burnt in the middle of the rope. I onlywent back once after that and as soon as we went Iin the window and out in the hall I heard door after door slam and I was done. I will never go back.
Why did they close this Douglas High School down and builded another DHS,and what year was the move to the new Douglas high at the old fair grounds?
I went to school here from 1964-1971. I attended from kindergarten- 6th grade. I recall walking several blocks to get to school. We lived at 519 N. E. 6th st. However we lived closer to Paige Elementary, I was told the "bad" kids went there, lol I hope that the school will be used again. I really hate to see it just go to waste. I hear the okc school board has offers on the property. one of them is Langston University.
I attended this school around 1984 or 1985 in the fifth grade. I was wondering if there were any class pics laying around anywhere of that year.
there are student files in one room. but other than that i havent seen any class photos.
Went in here a few years ago with some friends. We got caught by the cops so that warning is no joke. Easily one of the coolest places I've been able to photograph. I got some great images and really want to go back to get more. It would be neat if they could renovate and put it to use.
they are in unmarked cars too so be careful/////i just drove by really slow and one was on my ass that quick…..
Does ANYBODY know why it was shut down? I've heard because of a fire, but I could be wrong. I've been on the property 3 times, but haven't had a chance to go inside because the people I' am with will run and get scared before we even enter and we end up leaving, which sucks. I have this huge obsession with this place. I've heard stories from kids dying during school hours to previous students spirits roaming the halls. I' am just really trying to find some hard evidence rather or not if this place has actually really had deaths occur in it while it was still up and running. I heard about the Janitor killing some kids and the little girl drowning in the pool area. I just want to know why its abandoned though pretty much? ANY ANSWERS?
Trust me.. this place is haunted
we heard banging from the basement, but when we played back the recording, you heard a piano playing.
the craziest thing that has ever happened… there were only 4 of us, all girls. which was stupid. we went during the day… because I said that there could maybe be a lot of repetitive hauntings (like during school hours.) I watch a lot of ghost hunters, ghost adventures, etc. haha. well, we went during broad daylight. I had my evp player running throughout the entire time.
1) we asked questions in the gym. we got lots of tapping/knocking. possible response? maybe. but that could be the wind.
2) in the library, there was a HUGE poster board type thing, my friend flipped it over & it was pretty loud… something shushed her. she looked at me & asked me why I shushed her. I was like, "what are you talking about?" because I didn't hear it. we played back the recording & you can hear it pretty clearly.
3) we stepped back into the hallway from the library & the closet classroom on the right's door was closed. my friend tried to open it, but it was stuck. she had to put her foot up on the wall & yank really hard, so it dragged across the floor, causing a really loud ruckus. well, we started to walk off because the floor is sort of caving in in that particular room. I was maybe 10 ft. from the door, she was about 3. our two friends were between us. & we heard scraping… we turned around & watched as the door slammed shut. she had to PRY it open… how would it close so loudly & rapidly by wind? plus it wasn't even windy. there's no explanation for that one. after that, we were scared. we started talking about how she had to yank it open & then she shushed us. we were like, "what?" & she said, "I hear whistling." we all stopped to listen & sure enough… there was clear, but quiet, breathy whistling. after that we heard two men talking back & forth. it wasn't clear enough to make our their words but it sounded like it was in the auditorium. I said, "oh my god. we're about to get caught by the police! or the owner… somebody is here." so we took off & hid in the library because I seriously was waiting for someone to turn ino the hallway from one of the classrooms. it was dead silent for about 5 minutes. nobody came. nothing. & we left after that.
we listened back to the recording & you hear us talking about the pool. at this point we didn't know where it was. & you hear VERY clear, very rapid footsteps run past us. which our footsteps are loud because we were walking through glass. these were clear. just normal running footsteps. then you my friend open the door, then it closes. then you hear us freaking out, the breathy whistling & then you can't hear the men talking, which blows my mind because it was clearer than the whistling & then you hear a door close. & it wasn't just like, "bam, door is closed." it was slow & creaky like, "eeeeeek."
but that's about it for that time. so I have learne that it's creepier during the day. unexplainable things have happened to us at night as well, but this is by far my favorite & scariest time. also if anyone wants to hear the recording, let me know & I will email it to you!
Where did you enter the building?
@ Jack, .. under the stair case on the southside of the building had a gate which was open.. My sister and I went up there in the day time and went through that entrance and it was pitch black.. once you enter that entrance you will see the stairs leading to the upper levels.. I did take a glance at the second floor and had to leave.. I just feel like something is not right here.. I went to school here 89-91 and we did hear stories of a girl drowning in the pool.. in the Gym there is 2 staircases that take you downstairs to a pool and we was told that is were she drowned. We would never go down there.. Not sure what else has happened at the school.. I can also tell you my grandmother directly across the street from the school on the nortthside of the building ( the house is no longer there).. But I was told her house was once a funeral home.
I would love to hear the recording…we went tonight and heard alot of growling and children laughing…but we didnt hear too much talking cause our friends were too loud….my email is harding.lauren@rocketmail.com
i sent you the recording!
@jack there are several ways to get it.
Can you send it to my email I'm really interested in this stuff my email is marshallthomaswebb@yahoo.com
i wanna see the recording of the school i been at night time heard stuff go across floor and doors slam and voices in the auditorium !!!!!
http://gatesguardian.tumblr.com/post/63628487586
i posted the club and explanation here on my blog.
Hey! I was just wondering..I've been there 3 times, but each time I make it half way through a window into the basement, the people I was with would run. So, I haven't had a chance to enter all the way yet. I' am SO fasinated with this building. I have this crazy urge to go in there. I usually get scared when it comes to ghost and stuff. I can't even finish a haunted trail. But, this School doesn't scare me. Even after all these crazy stories about ghost roaming the halls. Its a school. A historical school. I feels comfortable and in touch with the spirits when I am on the property. I guess my point to this reply would be…can you send me the recordings I am very interested in them. I havent really had my own ghost expierence but I would like to enter this building. My e-mail is gothic.chick5@yahoo.com if you could get those to me, that'd be awesome!
I would love to hear what you got
http://gatesguardian.tumblr.com/post/63628487586
i posted the club and explanation here on my blog.
Will you send us the recording
http://gatesguardian.tumblr.com/post/63628487586
i posted the clip and explanation here on my blog.
Could you email it to me? kylaadkins@yahoo.com
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ghost wise, I see things others don't ok so who is the rather round gym teacher in the ugly bright green shorts looks like he's from the 70's he is wearing a white polo shirt and has a whistle, and there is also a woman with big glasses and graying dirty blonde hair, she is in my best guess in her late 50's , she is in a checkered skirt with a maroon blouse and a vest. Her hair is parted in the middle, styled but in a bun in the back.
there are non-human sprits in there too,,,,,my daughter got sbots of animals outside the school,,,,they were huge,,,,,i wonder if she still has them?^_^
Where or what number can i get permission to do a photo shoot here thank you.
Where can I get the number to get permission to see this place we wanna do a photo shoot here. Thank you
Good luck. It's full of asbestos. I'm sure getting permission to go in would be difficult.
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Been inside there twice, and I really don't think the place is haunted. If you feel someone watching you from the outside, there IS! The lady that lives behind the school will call the police on you in a heartbeat, if she doesn't chase you off herself. That school should be on the historical register. It was the finest state of the art high school of it's time. The teachers were top notch educators and it was the classiest "colored" school of it's time. I'm proud that Oklahoma even in the old days really did right by the "colored" students of the time, instead of sending them to shacks called schools like they did in the south! It stands out in recognition of a great educational institution even in the era of segregation, and should be made into a museum recognizing black history and the contribution of the black community, back then and now!
I was a student there around 1984. It makes me sad to see the shape it's in now. It doesn't surprise me, since it's in a rough area, but I have so many fond memories of the place.
I'm a teacher now and a big reason that I chose this profession is because of Mr. Birch. He made school fun and we learned so much. I've tried finding him on Facebook to thank him, but have not been able to find him. I'll never forget my first experiences with computers and Mr. Ed teaching us BASIC programming. We had a contest to see who could build a contraption that would allow an egg to be dropped from our 3rd story window to the cement without breaking it. He would toss a chalked up eraser at you if you were not paying attention. I know it sounds bad, but the students loved it. You were the best Mr. Birch!
I remember Mr. Birch! I had him for science, but I had homeroom across the hallway in Mr. Jones' room in 84-85. I lived in SE OKC and was bussed all the way over to the NE part of town. I didn't know any better back then. Didn't even question it. An experience most anyone that attended Page Woodson 5th year center will never forget! By the way, the pool was creepy even back then!
I kinda remember Mr. Birch, I went there in 89, Mrs Maxwell was my home room teacher, I also remember Mrs Cappo… teacher wise, Mr. Payne too, he was the music teacher!!! I loved the school and have great memories there!!! Its a shame it got neglected, I hope they can rebuild it one day!!! Yes the pool lwas creepy!! I heard someone drowned there and stuff???
This is a way delayed reply but I attended in 1989 and Mr. Ed taught me LOGO and BASIC. I've owned, sold, and have ran tech for companies globally since then. I remember doing the egg drop thing, and also building a space station and thinking we would colonize the moon by 1997. I forgot his assistants name in PROMISE but she told us we may live until the year 3000. Maybe thinking a little too big. I came back here because I saw a 4 year old "secret millionaire" rerun that had PW in it. What's Mr Eds last name? I know Ed was his first name because at 9-10 I thought it was strange. Mr. Gardner was my HR teacher and I wanted to spend my entire days in PROMISE instead because it was like a nickelodeon show / the omniplex. We were soooo poor but as messed up as integration bussing was that school likely saved my life.
be really careful,,,i drove by it last week and i noticed alot of cops and security in the area….i assume to catch folks going in.
this place is a 100 Percent haunted, i haven't been there in about a year but i went there about three times, and the very last time i went there we heard weird noises when we went into the auditorium. If you stood looking out on the at the seats it was to your right we didn't go look, to see what it was. We were just to freaked out to go look. My friend Tyler said lets go to the third floor to some room. so we went there nothing happened. So he said lets go back to the auditorium one more time. So we went to walking to the auditorium, the first door on the right completely opened itself and closed itself hard and there was glass all over the floor, so it moved the glass on the floor and a solid wood door, it freaked me and my friend out and ran out of that place and haven't been back there yet.
I want this school!!!
They have disclaimers all over this site that state not to enter these buildings.
Not only that but they don't give addresses to these places. They give general areas but this isn't some obscure building in middleofnowhere, oklahoma. If someone wanted to find it they wouldn't be hard pressed to do so.
we went not too long ago and we took a digital recorder with us and got a lot of things that we couldn't explain… so I don't know.
like what
what did u find am interested
http://gatesguardian.tumblr.com/post/63628487586
i posted the club and explanation here on my blog.
OMG this school looks like it was built way better than the schools today a big auditorium a pool wow why wouldn't they just restore it because apparently it has alot of history!I would love to see it be restored and even used as a school today!
I have never been there but by the looks of the broken glass and things that seem dangerous I wouldn't want to go in there unless it be with a tour group would love to learn the history behind the walls!
I've been here 4 or 5 times now. I'm somewhat convinced this place is haunted. First off, haunted or not, this building is worth checking out. It's extremely creepy (which is why I can see people instantly assume it's haunted), there's rooms that look like something out of Silent Hill, it's just a fun place to explore. That being said, I have had a few creepy instances. The first instance occurred when I was walking down the hallway, I heard a loud noise at the end of the hallway, what sounded like breaking glass, followed by a second noise to the classroom to the left of me, which was just a loud bang. Of course, the building is old, and makes weird noises all the time.
The second instance was when I was looking around in the library, I picked up an old children's book, and was skimming through it. Despite water damage, every page was eligible, even the checkout cards were intact. Call me a dick, but I was so fascinated by it, I was going to take it. I get to maybe 5 feet from the door, and I feel something grab my left foot, it was a fairly firm grab, to the point where I could almost feel each individual finger. At first it didn't really register to me, I simply looked behind me (of course no one was there), and was like "ok you can have your book back" and left it. I had my left foot grabbed yet again, this time it was at night, and by the pool. Nothing really to note, just the same thing happened.
Of course, I'm still not convinced this place is haunted, there's broken glass and all kinds of trash, and other debris, anything could've snagged my foot, and felt like a hand. I should also note, there were several times I actually taunted whatever "spirits" are there. I've been to all the supposed 'most haunted' spots, started asking questions etc, and never even got a bang, or a noise at all for that matter, not even a temperature change. I also haven't seen anything at all, no shadow people, nothing out of the corner of my eye even.
Also regarding the safe, I've seen the inside, it's actually a small room with tons of random papers, and metal shelves, and I believe a filling cabinet. Here's a picture of it: http://img710.imageshack.us/f/img0771gs.jpg/
has anyone been up there lately???? just asking! not going up there!!!
yesssss
what did you find?
i found alot of broken glass and 3 pedgens… there seems to b somethin up whit the number 3…oh and me and my 2 friends were recording and the pic in the cam turned purple at one point and then froz but u could still hear us… creepy shit man oh and we all had shit touch us …and we asked it questions and we were geting responses…ohhh annnnnddddd we saw a lil girl on the 3d floor..but thats all lol
wow….that place is really haunted and full of spirits,,,,,i drove by it but will not go back into it again,,,,to scared,,,,they are all over the school,,,especially in the basement area…..
I agree donita.. I went to school here in 89-91 and it was an amazing experience.. I did hear about the girl drowning in the pool. also about 2 years ago my sister and i decided to go in and she wanted to go all over the school, i made it to the second floor and peeked into the auditorum.. and told her i was ready to go.. If the school still had power i would have wanted to stay and look. but some parts was pitch black and we went in the day time.. anywho.. my grandmother lived directly across the street on the northside when i was little.(her house is no longer there) and i was told my grandmothers house was a funeral home once. .. This may help some with all the spirits in this area also.. and i was told before that the school was built on a cemetery.. not sure about that though.. But i will agree something is going on here.. I loved this school and hope one day someone invest money into it and turn it into a museum.
i drove by there not too long ago and tht face appeared in the window as if it remembered me from before,,,,,i got such a bad feeling that i couldnt get out….they need to just tear it down,,,
i dnt blame u @all…im not going back
And how the heck did the wizard of wor game get in there?!?!
In the office theres a safe or somethin like that, we needa find out wats in that!!!!
i went here yesterday with two of my friends and my boyfriend. it was shut down due to lead paint and asbestos being present. we were probably in there for a good hour. made it through most of the school. didn't make it to the pool though which i really wanted to see. i got plenty of amazing pictures. then the cops caught us. felonies and jail time were threatened. but in the end they let us go. it truly is in an incredible building and i'm glad i got the chance to go in. i definitely will never be back though. it's not worth the risk. there are houses right across the street so it's easy for one of the residence to call the police.
I drove by the school today to look at the building from the outside it is a huge and empty place. I was ok until i drove up in the parking lot on the south side of the building. There i started to feel as if someone or something was watching me seeing if i was going to get out of my truck and venture into the building. Mind you this is in the middle of the day. I was alone in my truck and there was no one else around that i could see. I was there for about 15 mins and all i could feel was a very unwelcoming feeling even just me sitting in my truck in the parking lot. There is some presence there and it dose not like people being around at all. I could hear noises coming from inside the building. not sure if it was just the wind as it was a little breezy this afternoon. On the south side of the building there is a some plywood that has been loosened on a window just to the right of the entrence and i swear that i saw for a brief moment a face glaring out at me daring me to get out of my truck and come peak inside. I was alone so i did not get out and check it out. Be forewarned this place is very creepy and i would not advise anyone to go inside alone. There would be more to worry about than the police in this place. I would love the chance to go inside with a group of like minded people and check the place out. Please if you revisit the site i would love to tag along and check it out with you
im glad that someone believes in the bad vibes and things@this place…… :)^_^
i know how u feel and i know what u are talking about,,,,,that happened to me when i decided to go for the first time alone,,,,
if you look at the 42nd picture there 11th row down, 2nd picture, in the far left window on top it looks like there is a person standing in there… AHH scary, i was freaked out when i saw that, i think im too much of a scardy cat to go visit that, mostly cuz the cops and ofcourse ghostssss
it is a very bad place…….is that one of window next to the stairs??
not sure why the pics are "debunked". when i zoomed the pics, i did see faces in the orbes and i did see actual images of people….. the only way to give proof of "NEGATIVE VIBES IN THE BUILDING WILL WEAKINING YOUR LIGHTS" (..not yelling by the way.) is to go back to the school with a video recorder and i will not go inside of it. even standing across the street from it spooks me. after what happened, i choose not to ghost hunt..by the way, if its not haunted, then why is it listed on this site as a HAUNTED PLACE?
wesley, you are entitled to your opinions and i respect that, but please respect me as well. seems like out of all the comments made on this place, you chose to pick on me! there are others who state that they had experiences when they went, wow!
Glad I found this site. As an African American native who grew up in OKC, I know this area well. My aunt graduated from the old Douglass high school back in the mid 1940’s. She was a majorette in the band. An interesting tidbit: The actual football stadium was located 2 blocks southeast from the school. The street was shut down on home games days, so the band could march the 2 blocks to the football field. I remember playing in that abandoned stadium as a child, when the new Douglass high school was build on what was the old OKC fairgrounds.
I went out here to look at it and it was a beautiful building. If it is supposedly “patrolled” then there were no cops out there when we went, because there was a lot of movement in the building. There was a creepy feeling at the fence as we looked in. Can’t wait to go back!
I went there lasnight and it was very creepy.No sign of ghosts but there were people there.I was only scared that some crackhead would stab me or something.but yea i plan on goin back,hopfully.
It is extremely saddening what this place has become. The first time I stumbled upon this school was about five years ago. There was very little graffiti and much of the original artifacts were still in place. It was incredibly interesting and filled with memories. This school is not at all what it used to be. Too many people have found out about this school and is now in shambles. It is disheartening that people are not at all concerned about preserving history and instead would like to steal and tear the place apart. Please quit destroying the place so the memory can remain…
i went there last night and it was horrifying
This place isn't haunted. The noises everyone is hearing are most likely due to vagrants wandering around in there or the wind. I noticed several times, while in there, that the screens on the windows were causing a lot of the "banging" noises. It is creepy, I agree, but don't let your imagination run wild.
I AM sorry to tell you that it is, I went to this school in the 5 th grade, I was supposed to go get a ball that had bounced downstairs to the pool, no body was down there, I was terrified, I froze on the stairs for a few minutes when all of a sudden then ball came bouncing back at me! A couple years ago my daughter's boyfriend was asking about the school, I drove by it, he got out and started walking around the building, I stayed in the car with my daughter, he boyfriend ran and jumped in my car and started screaming GO! Right at that moment a face flew from the school to my window, I sped away and I will never go back! But don't be fooled it is very haunted!
been there a few times with freinds the first time nothing happened but the second time as we were goin thru the window and it was me and my friend trying to get the others to come in and stop being scared we were walking toward the door and heard something falling down the stairs and another time we felt a breeze as we were goin up the stairs we left after about an hour cus my brother felt sick and passed out in the audatorium
hey wesley,
sorry for the delayed response,,,,,,i can offer proof,,,,thats not a problem,,,,,,im sure that my daughter still has all of the pics on her camera,,,,,,,not only that, i wasn't alone,,there were at least 6 of us each time i went,,,,,,,another party has equipment that he used that night and he has been back several times since then and obtained more proof,,,,,,to add i am a clairvoyant….(hope i spelled that right lol)…….i can see spirits as well as hear them,,,,,spirits pick us out in places like that or period,,,,,,,,i don't like it but its who i am,,,,,,if you like, we can set up a meeting at the school and you can get all of the information you need,,,,
Ok I went to the school at 1:00a.m with one little led flashlight and two of my friends yea one light between the three of us!!
At first I was like damn we have to crawl through these tiny windows in the showers!! We headed up to the gym it was pretty cool but we were not scared going in every class room and looking around but we found our way to the auditorium and we went down to the basement bye accident we got lost!! It was pretty cool we saw the aspestic sign in the basement so we got out!! But later we decided to sit up at top of auditorium and turn out my light!! We heard a girl scream when we first go into the school but nevermind that in the dark we just sat quiet we heard people walking around stuff breaking pipes being hit and stuff dropping and just me i heard someone move next to me I was creeped out we went to leave and the glass we walked acrossed seemed to be allot louder than when we came in!! Well I plan on visiting again soon!! Anyway it’s real awesome school classrooms are oddly shaped but it’s a great place to go
damn!!!!!!
watch out for the crackheads that are squatin in the building……one of them was tweekin hardcore and almost stabbed us with a piece of glass
That's why I am scared to go in there!!!! I went last night and stood outside…I know there are weirdos in there..that's what freaks me out about it..
Hello all and thank you for all your great comments. Just as a reminder, the locations on this site are here for historical purposes only. Each time someone enters the school, it falls into further disrepair. I know that it doesn't seem like you are causing any damage, but each footstep causes the wood to rot faster and the mess harder to clean up. Please respect this location as well as this site. I would hate to see Abandoned Oklahoma have to censor our locations. I know you all understand and we thank you for your continued support!
I completely agree and thank you for the hard work you all put into each site. I really enjoy reading the history and seeing the pictures of these amazing places that are so close to the area yet I never knew that several of them even existed.
Does anybody no about the deaths that supposedly occurred in the school?
a janitor killed some kids in the school is what my friend who is a paranormal investigator told me,,,says that a man that lives in the area of the school told him that,,,,,
I don`t no anything about no killings. Do you no anymore about the killings? Or is that all you no?
im sorry:( thats all i know. i had a card with his name and number on it but lost track of it,,,,he has a deep interest in this kind of stuff,,,,i stopped after i went into this place for the last time, he usually looks at these post but never c0mments,,,,,HEY SEAN D! IF YOU CATCH THIS, PLEASE EMAIL ME! some of these nice folks would love to hear some details about your findings regarding this place,,,,love ya!!!!
there was a lil girl that had drowned
i just went here last weekend, it was pretty creepy except the fact that we were the third group to show up that night. sooooo, pretty much if you do visit this place, do it during the week nights and keep the crowd down to five or less to really make it as scary as it should be. btw, BE CAREFUL! there is broken glass literally everywhere and it is very easy to slip and fall in it.
dude i was there to! there were like 50 people there and i showed up with the westmoore highschool people!
::Sigh::
Quite frankly, it is really sad to see all these people degrading an ACTUAL LANDMARK down to some "haunted house". Stop it with the made-up ghost stories, they're disrespectful. Go to a haunted house forum or something, not a genuine abandoned buildings website.
I'm with Wesley, here. Notice that rather than provide evidence to your claims, you instead tried to defend them before people actually showed any skepticism? Hell, you put your post in ALL CAPS, showing that you were angry that no one believed your story. Scientists don't do that. Only people who don't have a case to make try to use emotion over evidence to support their claims.
nicholas, this is not my profession! i am not a scientist! i wasn't angry at all when i posted the comment. i have no reason at all to be angry in regards to this issue. i know that some simply do not believe that spirits, ghost, and demons exist. everyone is entitled to their opinion. i know what i saw, i know what i went through and there are others that witnessed it all. i'm not trying to start a war about my experience but, i just do not like to be judged when i reallly didn't mean any harm.
I went there the other day, but I'm very fascinated by it. If anybody could give me more information about the school, like why was it abandoned, and the story behind it, If somebody knows please email me at jami_hensley@hotmail.com.
Thank you.
and he looked up before getting closer to the door he was like guys who did this??? and there was a jacket hanging from the center of the principle office door which was not there 3 minutes prior to that because we walked into that door. I just freaked and almost cried everyone that was with us was on the other side of the principle office. It was not our friends. We walked past the hanging jacket and everyone but me still wanted to explore and as soon as we got into the hallway we heard something make the loudest noise I have ever heard. At that moment everyone started running back down the stairs through the auditorium and back out the door. When we got outside the door there was a budwiser can that look as if it was just now dropped but there was no one else in that school as far as we saw. If they were they was bravier than I am because they had no flashlights with them. The beer can had moisture still around it like it was just spilled and it was not there when we walked in 6 minutes ago. That was my first time going and I will not be back. If they are giving me signs I will take the hint and stay out of there.
it is a big place. chances are there was someone else there. nothing paranormal about it. ridiculous.
it was 3 in the morning and we never got far from the stairway there was no one else up there. i promise it was really scary
A couple of my friends like to go into the school just for fun really late at night and Sunday they asked if I wanted to go and I said no but we still went and we went through the auditorium and there were black pants laying across one chair and a jacket on the ground there was just random things everywhere. We went up the stairs and came to a hallway we went into one of the classrooms
me and my friends went there last night and i made a video that im going to post on youtube its only about 55 secs long and its hard to see anything but if you listen at about 44 secs into the video you hear a BANG then a door creek. it was 6 of us all walking in the middle of the hall way.. none of us were close to the doors.. Youtube.com/MJEshow
experienced the exact same thing ..me and my two friends watch the door close in the hallway
I hear several people walking and something creaking underfoot (presumably broken glass). . I hear joking around. . I DO NOT see what everyone else is doing at that moment. .
Must be a ghost or supernatural presence!
or there is someone else there. or wind. way too easy to prove that it was not paranormal. It is far too exposed to the elements and to people being able to easily get in. nice try though.
not to mention i doubt it would conveniently happen at the end of a video that is less than a minute. i say it is fake.
i went there today i was scared at first but once we were inside we only heard like two noises but thats it we didnt feel nothing or saw nothing but i might go bac there again just to see what would happen this time
I went there tonight… it's not that scary. Sure… when we showed up it was at the last few minutes of sunlight and once that went down our single flashlight (there were 3 of us) wasn't exactly the most illuminating thing in the world… but all the same, it wasn't too bad. The auditorium is indeed the creepiest area, but that's just because of the empty seats and a hint of stage fright. Other than that… expect to see a TON of broken glass all over the place. The place is pretty cleaned out but it's definitely worth seeing. The library is neat, even if heavily damaged by fire and water. The boiler room smells like a dead animal. The pool is visually interesting. I'll note that the diving board has either been detached or broken off. It's now lying at the bottom of the pool and no longer on it's base (as is seen in the photos on this site).
The photos of the auditorium has at least 30 orbs in it..I counted..that is crazy..I hear that's the worst roon in the building…that and the boiler room..
I went there last night. Scary scary. Scarred for life.
Just really curious, CYN said something about a janitor and murders that a neighbor was sketchy about. What are the stories or rumors around this statement?
This is worth reading!
I went through 5th grade here in 1985-86. The school was bright, clean and well cared for back then. I haven't seen it since the last day of school in June '86.
Never saw the pool either, but I remember the basemet was full of CD-Civil Defense 55 gallon water drums and c-ration boxes. A lot of Cold War history in that bldg.
The auditorium was always really hot or really cold. Poor insulation, plaster and steam radiator heating. Remember kids were sniffling and sneezing when it was cold and sweating and cranky when it was hot. But no ghosts. Did hear the teachers confirm the story about a little girl drowing in the pool some decades back though. Sad.
My classroom was on the top floor of the northwest corner next to the steps going into the north entrance of the building and directly down the hallway from the gym where we had recess because we were locked in the bldg. all day like a prison because we were supposedly in a rough neighborhood.
We had a crazy gym teacher who told us if we couldn't do a single pull up we'd be dead when the Soviets invaded and we couldn't pull ourselves up in a tree to hide from them. But she did introduce us to floor hockey and I remember that being the most fun we had in there.
I also had my first art class there and that was alot of fun. I learned to draw human figures there and it later helped me launch my career as a comicbook and cartoon artist.
We had our controversial sex-ed. classes there which I'm sure just made the fire and brimstoners of the ol' OKC bible belt gasp in terror. That class was done with the film strip and audio cassette that prompted the teacher to change film slides with the "boop" tone.
I remember there were new windows put in the year before I attented to make it more energy efficient but it made the place hotter and colder than the old wood ones. So that didn't work. I also broke one of the new desks they got that year.
A kid from my class named Joe won the contest to design our schools mascot logo which was the Wildcats. I think my drawing came in like 3rd or 4th place.
I lost my yearbook but I recall a lot of embarrasing 1980s fashions and styles and a lot of the things the kids and the students wrote/quotes and things.
The greatest memory I have was on Feb. 10th, 1986 when Muhammad Ali came to visit the school. He was on his way to the Children's Hospital to make an annual visit. Our principal met his entourage at the OKC Int'l. airport and invited him to visit us. He did some magic tricks. I can remember Wil Smith doing the disappearing hankrichief trick in the movie Ali. Ali's bodygaurd did a karate demonstration for us and we got to checkout his limosine.
Again, very sad to see this historic building in poor and neglected shape. Perhaps it could be a Nat'l. Parks site and restored to it's pre-desegreation state and opened up to the public like Topeka's elementary school where there's the Brown vs. the Board of Education exhibit. It's important to remember the reason and roots of this place and how it changed for the better.
I have to say that looking back at the fixtures and architecture this was one of the better segregated high schools for African-American students compared to a lot of the tar paper shack houses and terrible places that kids were expected to get an education in the segregated south.
For those who visit it please tread carefully and respect the place. Report any vandalism you see in progress and thanks for the pictures.
Thanks for reading my trip down memory lane.
incredible stories Mike! This is what its all about! Thank you for sharing Mike!
Have you not tried to go back in there? Does it not interest you at all??
Where is the Cold War stuff located worth lots of money
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Cool.
It's creepy looking at, I wish there were more information on what actually took place at the school. If anyone has more info. I would love to know.
i have been trying to get more info on the history too……no luck,,,,just getting info from those tht went to school there or vice versa…….all i ask is that if you decide to go into he building please be very careful, pray b4 u enter and when coming out just ensure safety as well as to ensure tht a spirit does not follow you,,,,,,,yess! they can attach themselves to you which can cause some real problems,,,,i honestly felt like there has been people who made into the school but did not come out,,,,,that big ass red orb i saw the first time tht i went wanted me to follow it for some reason.
oh and another thng,,,,go with a group, not by yourself,,,,,keep light around you**meaning-spirits like the dark but do not like light……make sure tht the person leading keep the flash light in frontal view and the person on the end keep the light beaming behind them,,,,,,overall, just pay attention to everything around u at all times,,,,,,as i stated awhile back, those spirits tricked us 2 times appearing as our friends(cross my heart! no lies at all!)i saw it wth my own 2 eyes……..the second time, my fellow friend who was with me went back by himself and i assume this spirit was pissed off so it showed itself in the form of him,,,,,,SCARED THE SHIT OUT HIM HE SAID!……and he also stated that the overall appearance of it was tht it looked really evil,,,,so my friend hi-tailed it out of there,,,,
You are a very enlightening person to me. I've read all of your posted and admire your honesty. I would really like to know why there are so many spirits in this building. What happened here to keep or trap them in it? And why does the school board or admin. give any details about it.
i really wish tht i could help them,,,,but,,,,i dont have that kind of power to release them,,,,,,not too sure of what it would take,,,,,,i dont thnk tht they knw they are dead,,,honestly,,,,,,i was just too scared to communicate,,,,,,,,,,those innocent babies,,,,,,3 of those kids followed me home,,,NO LIE! 3 boys! now i just told them tht they could not stay here,,,,,and not to harm my kids,,,,,,my mother helped me to remove them as well,,,,,,,lately a freakin bad spirit wantd my attention for what reason i do not know but it levetated me out of my bed while my 12 yr old slept next to me
….i could see my side of the bed and her in it,,,,,,,,she raised up and said " mom are you sleep walkin?" and the damn thing put me down…….i started prayin and got back in the bed…..i pulled the covers over my face,,,and it pressed itself against the sheets to smother me so i turned my back but stayed under the covers……this mutha grabbed my fuckin shoulder and squeezed it hard,,,i yelled out and my daughter jumped up out of fear…….she turmed on the lights and asked me what was wrong…..she did not remember asking me about sleep walkin at all….then she noticed how red my shoulder was……….she ran to get my mother and she too saw my shoulder,,,,,as of now i do not sleep in a dark room,,,,,,the tv remains on all night,,,,,,,,,,
well there has been 3 fires since it was bilt
ms donita
How did you know that you could see or commicate with spirits? I have occassionally had this strange instances where I think maybe I know there is my grandmothers spirit here. I am living in here home and I was very close to her all of my life. Any advise would be great.
Thanks
hi abby
i have been able to do it ever since i was a kid……..not very happy about it but god decided to bless me with the gift:),,,,,when its someone that you were close to, the room could get unusually cold, you can smell their scent, or they may move or do somethng to get your attention, "hey its me!"……i can tell when my granny is around by her scent,,,,,always! especially when we go to a family function in texas,,,,i can pick up her scent,,,,,or i may catch a cool breeze thats not normal……..my sisters baby gives out a laugh whn she is around,,,,,,,………sometimes they will appear n u will see them from the corner of your eye and when you turn to look,,,they leave,,,,,,,,
ms Donita, I have never been able to since anything but ever since my grandma died, which I was extremely close too, I can sometimes smell her perfume and I have felt the since of someone here is with me and it doesn't scare me. I have seen what I believe to be a funny looking area in the room but wasn't sure. My husband has had times that he says he becomes very cold is feels like someone is watching him. He isn't scared he figures it's my grandma since we are living in her house. I sometimes wish though that I could interact with her farther because I was so close to her. Thanks a bunch for the response.
Have you checked the Oklahoman archives? or gone to the historical society and looked into the Black Dispatch paper? or contacted the Oklahoma city school board? or looked up any of the old teachers that were there for years?
Surly if someone was killed or died there, Someone would know the specifics and not anecdotal stories. .
Good luck on your search!
I am going to visit this school this weekend. I've seen the pics and read all the comments. I'm taking the advice of the many who have been there. Do not go alone, take many flashlights and batteries, and bunndle up it gets cold. I'll be sure to take all the proper percotions and my camera. I'll write about my experiences nxt week.
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=R…
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!
wow! how in the world could they not know of this school??? that is crazy, yet spooky as hell! that means if someone goes in and gets hurt of lost, they cant even be helped simply because no one is familiar with this place,,,,,,,,i read somewhere that the city is thinking of turning the school into a museum or community center,,,,,i'd be suprised if they are successful….. either way, i don't think that i will visit,,,,,spirits can get really pissed/dangerous when they are disturbed……
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?
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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yah. sorry. i generally do not take anyone seriously who types in all caps, uses that many commas, can barely use proper sentence structure, and just sits there and does not listen to anything that anyone says and just tries to defend their view by saying things such as "oh it is real, I know it." proof that cannot in no way be debunked or nobody will believe it.
wow! i did not know that my grammar would be graded on! typing in all caps really means nothing to me. just to let you know, i was not angry at all the day i posted the comment. i don't really care if anyone believes me or not. therefore, your judgement of me does not matter. i know what i saw and there were others who witnessed the things that took place. you were not there!
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..
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?
Contact Oklahoma City Public Schools for permission to enter or just do what everyone else does.
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.
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
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!
in oklahoma city ya i saw them to my sis is there right now
I could spend hours in this place walking around and taking pictures, love it!
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….
Donita, you remind me of a woman who took me on a tour of the El Reno Ranch or the name was something similar to that.
Me and my aunt swore we saw an orb in the basement of a house And when you (if you are the woman I think you are) put your hand to the window he wanted me sent in there.. But yeah. Creepy stuff.
I believe you can see these things, but I myself do not want to believe that such scary things exsist…
hi paige 🙂
sorry for the late response,,,,computer issues…lol….yeah,,,i have been able to see and communicate with spirits since i was a child and to be honest, its something that i wished i did not have,,,,,lol,,,i have never been to el reno since my cousin summer rust and her babies were killed,,,,,,too hard,,,,,i even saw them the night of the candle light ceremony,,,,,,she was standing infront of her door holding evan and the autumn, kirsten and teagan were standing next to her,,,,,watching all of us…..i wanted so badly to say somethng but i don't think anyone would have believed me……….
any hooo,,,,i drove by the school the other day and notice tht some thngs on the outside have changed,,,,,the gate is now open, someone cut through the fence(i assume before the lock had been picked), the window that we climbed into this past winter ws boarded up, window on the door is boarded,,,,,there is a window on the side of the school that has been busted open and i noticed that more of the window glass is missing from the 3rd floor windows….i also saw some folks in a silver pickup(parked on the school grounds) doing some exploring of their own,,,,,they left once they saw me pull up,,,,,,if they only knew that i was one of them….lol!!!…anyway if you would like to talk some more let me know girl…… :)….my daughter still has all of the pics that we took every time that we went
maybe we can meet up and have a girls day out!!!,,,,,,u seem to be pretty cool,,,,,,,email me@…………..
mzkokoa32@yahoo.com and u can also find me on facebook,,,,,,,,,,,,
I would like to see the pics,
hello kkr, 🙂
just let me know when u wanna meet up at the school,,,,,im not going in though,,,,lol
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!
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 live in the neiborhood around the school and also attended it ,,,,,i have thing 2 tell u that u would only believe if u were ther ,,,,,,like things breakin,,,voices,,,things movin doors slamin,,,the bell 2 change classes has even rang ,,,i dont really believe in ghost but i will say THER IS SOMTHING IN THER THAT ISNT NORMAL. from going ther ,to prowlin around in ther after it was closed ,,be careful
WOW!!! It has been 25 years since I have seen this place. A little scary but it brought back great memories.
Thanks
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!
just go i wouldnt ask them since they dont even know what it is
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!
my sister is there right now do you know why it is haunted like what happen??
This place is creepy. Great Picts.
Thanks Nikole! It is a very creepy place!