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Jul 15, 2023 · A man takes a picture of a portrait of Willa D. Johnson inside the Willa D. Johnson Recreation Center during an opening event for the facility in Oklahoma City, Saturday, July 15, 2023.
Although now divided by I-35, the land for Douglass Park was the home of the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds from the 1890s to the 1950s when the fairgrounds moved to May and NW 10 and Frederick Douglass High School was built in its place.
This much-needed recreational center will offer a community gathering space for local residents and the nearby Douglass High School. The facility will feature indoor and outdoor spaces including basketball courts, walking/jogging tracks, class space, multi-use space, office space and a natatorium.
Municipal park includes baseball fields, basketball goals, gymnasium, golf course, playground, recreation center, sprayground and swimming pool.
- 4600 N Lee Ave, Oklahoma City, 73118
- (405) 424-4212
The new center will provide active recreation space, fitness areas and classes, basketball courts, pickleball courts, a teaching kitchen for cooking classes, classrooms, multi-use rooms and an indoor pool complete with a lazy river and water slide. Swim lessons will be offered as well.
Jun 23, 2023 · The $17.5 million state-of-the-art recreation center is named after former Ward 7 Councilwoman Willa D. Johnson (February 26, 1939 – May 27, 2022) and is the first multicultural recreation center built by the City of Oklahoma City in more than 40 years. Facebook photo