History      The Old Fire House serves Redmond’s youth with arts, music, recreation, education, and personal support services. In an average week, the Old Fire House has 300 teen visits. Young people are very involved in program planning and implementation, keeping us in touch with current trends and issues.      It all started in the late 1980’s when the City of Redmond realized that some young people were alienated and not involved in the mainstream activities offered to them. It was also apparent that many of these young people were self-recreating and often doing this in unhealthy ways. Redmond has a visionary Mayor and Parks and Recreation Department, who in 1991 embraced the idea of providing non-traditional programming for older youth. (Cont.)