The Willows Swimming Pool | Historic Pittsburgh

ca. 1926-1945

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Title
The Willows Swimming Pool
Date
ca. 1926-1945
Identifier
20100522-ocl-0938
Source Identifier
2005.07
Description
Two women sit in the foreground, one dangling her feet in the water. A few people swim in the pool further back in the photograph. 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 Ellen Hayes.
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
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