Fun Times at the Willows Pool

ca. 1940-1955

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Fun Times at the Willows Pool
  • Title
  • Fun Times at the Willows Pool
  • Date
  • ca. 1940-1955
  • Identifier
  • 20100519-ocl-0928
  • Source Identifier
  • 2003.07
  • Description
  • The Willows Pool was one of the most popular places to be during summer in Oakmont. In this photograph, the sheer number of people that would visit the pool on a nice day is apparent. On this day, islands were placed in the middle of the pool, adding another place for people to spend their time. The edges of the pool are crowded with people relaxing. The Willows Pool opened on June 15, 1926. The pool could hold 1.5 million gallons of water in its 325 ft. by 225 foot expanse. It stretched between Washington Avenue and Delaware Avenue and was located across from the Willows night club. The Willows had a park, dock, swimming pool, and ballroom, making it a hot spot for fun for multiple generations of Oakmonters. Beauty pageants and even canoe races were common at the Willows Pool at the time. The Miss Pittsburgh Pageant was held at the Willows Pool in 1929. When the owner went bankrupt in 1934, the borough purchased and maintained the pool until 1947 when new owners bought the pool. The Willows Pool closed in 1970 when attendance dropped low enough to no longer make maintenance costs worthwhile. An apartment complex now stands on the property. Originally from the collection of Vince Provenza.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    Willows (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Recreation--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Swimming pools--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Swimming--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
  • Source
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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