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Old Posted Jan 7, 2014, 2:17 AM
CityBoyDoug CityBoyDoug is offline
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No more pool....

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post
I was shocked by the proximity of this community pool to the freeway and the exit ramp. After looking at the photo for a while
I noticed the top of a car in the bushes to the right and realized the entrance ramp was right behind the shrubbery.
Imagine the toxic air these kids were breathing (or the possibility of an out-of-control car careening into the pool).


Echo Park Pool July 9, 1958

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search...=1327543743294






below: Here's the pool today still 'smooshed' into that small area. The actually pool looks like it's in disrepair.


google street view


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The pool appears to be closed.



GSV
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