Christian OsgoodCEO, Multifamily Strategy · CEO at Multifamily Strategy

Transforming an Old Police Station into a Playground

26 May 2026 · 1 min

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A tour of an old police station being converted into a community playground. The builders kept the original jail cells and drunk tank as historical features, creating a unique play space. Matt, a community member with four kids, helped shape the design.

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The coolest part we don't have a light for, but here's the jail cells. Oh, there we go. A huge piece of having a playground is having a discipline area. Yes, exactly. Exactly. Non-ironically, Matt has 4 kids. Yes, it's true. Yep. So that is a real deal jail cell. This is an old police station and the drunk tank is in the last one. Oh, so there we go. They would put you right in the drunk tank, but these are actual legit jail cells. Oh, that is so cool. Yeah. I love the decision to keep the jail cell. Oh, heck yeah. That makes it way— that makes it— you get the full feel for the history. It's so cool.