Great look back at the origins of public pools in NYC, as masterminded by legendary parks commissioner Robert Moses in the hot hot heat of summer, 1936.
A source in the story describes the builders thusly: "“The people who built these felt like they were doing God’s work...They did an important job, and they did it well, to stand for generations.” I don't know if you could say exactly the same for the stripped-down city pool I visited recently, but it was certainly entertaining.
Posted under by Amanda Doyle on Mon., Aug 14, 2006 at 2:32 PM