The 1936 ‘Summer of Pools’: When Robert Moses and the WPA cooled off NYC

Jun 18, 2018 |

On June 24, 1936, thousands of Lower East Siders turned out for a spectacle the likes of which New York had never seen. They jammed Hamilton Fish Park, filled Pitt Street, and perched on surrounding fire-escapes and rooftops to get a glimpse. With great fanfare (and the swim stylings of the Jones Beach Water Troupe) […more]

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