Perle Mesta Park — Attraction in Oklahoma City

Charles Keeler and Sharon Keeler were teachers and just 'kids' when they bought a big 3 storey house and rented out the attic and basement to others as they renovated it with two young kids. They had a vision to make the vacant lot into a park because the area had none. Charles Keeler was a visual artist and surely contributed to the design and upkeep of the place. He and other neighbors updated their own homes with items from the condemned houses that eventually made up the lot for the park as it is today. In Atlanta, Virginia Highland has a park like this, where the former house numbers and maybe a photo engraved on a plaque are at each point where a house stood, commemorating it. Maybe Mesta Park could work on getting these founders houses, like the Classen Family home, Keeler family home, Mesta Home and so many others marked as local or national historic sites like Heritage Hills did. Too, all this land was Indian owned and it would be great to see whose names each one of these houses property was sold under, making way for these...

You live all your life in a place and one day, in your 50's, you discover a piece of heaven. That's what happened here. I saw the tall, majestic trees that have been untouched by man or natural disasters. I walked the neighborhood of Mesta Park with all of its historic and serene beauty followed by gentle waves, heartfelt 'hellos', and gardeners tending their flowers. Wow! I discovered a peace & calm that filled me with joy. That was in 2014 and I share this little piece of heaven with my grandchildren every...

Mesta Park Christmas tour. It’s a tradition to go, and I think I’ve missed 1 in over 10 years because of the weather (ice!) Beautiful homes, staged for viewing and glittery with holiday decorations. I confess I miss the horse drawn wagon from past years to get to the different houses, and would like to see better route markers to go from house to house, but overall it is a fabulous experience I recommend to anyone who loves old houses - and sometimes, a new one. Loved the food trucks at the...