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Letter from Wesley Bintz to Kennywood

March 23, 1923

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Letter from Wesley Bintz to Kennywood
  • Title
  • Letter from Wesley Bintz to Kennywood
  • Date
  • March 23, 1923
  • Identifier
  • 20210420-hswp-1889
  • Description
  • A letter from Wesley Bintz, City Engineer of Lansing, Michigan, to Kennywood asking about the park's plans to construct a swimming pool. Bintz was known for his unique and economic pool design, which incorporated dressing rooms, pool, and a surrounding walk in one small structure. At the height of their popularity, there were approximately 70 Bintz pools throughout the United States.
  • Type
  • text
  • Source
  • Kennywood Park Records, 1895-2018, MSS 141, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Series
  • I Administrative Records 1906-2018
  • Subseries
  • 1 General Correspondence 1919-2012
  • Container
  • Box 2, Folder 8, Item 1
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Kennywood Park Records
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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