Edmond’s first swimming pool was located on the campus of what was then the Central State Normal School (now UCO) behind Old North. Built by the manual training class at the Campus School, the concrete and stone pool was immediately a popular attraction when it was constructed in 1915. The pool also had a large slide and changing rooms. This was the only pool in Edmond until the Seymour Pool opened at 5th & Boulevard in 1924.
Few people think twice about flipping on a light switch. Yet thousands of families on the Navajo Nation still live without electricity. Each summer, volunteers from public power utilities across the country travel to Arizona to participate in Light Up Navajo, a volunteer effort that brings electricity to homes receiving power for the first time. ...
The front porch still hints at the 1900s, but step inside and the story takes a deliciously modern turn. In the heart of downtown Edmond, a 1918 Sears mail-order kit home has traded its once-formal parlor for chic lounge seating, handcrafted cocktails and artistic charcuterie boards. The Barlor is a relaxed yet lively wine bar,...
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