Tag: Couch School

  • Image of the pool in the basement of MLC School. The water has been drained out but the lane dividers are still attached hanging like party decorations. Part of a mural of seas creature is on the right. This is taken from the deep end of the dry pool where there was once a diving board.

    Fun Fact #14 Where did Slabtown Kids Learn to Swim?

    Fun Fact #14 Where did Slabtown Kids Learn to Swim? Answer: In a public school basement. In 1914, the Portland Public Schools District was actively working to replace its old wooden schoolhouses with modern, fireproof brick buildings. One of the highest priorities for replacement was the Old Couch School (built in 1882), located at NW […]

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