Aymar Embury II Gallery of NYC New Deal Projects - Photo #89 - Other Pools and Play Centers

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Photo: Daily Mail (dailymail.co.uk) 8 November 2016
The 1939 World's Fair Aquacade was converted by Embury into the public swimming pool shown in this photo, which remained in service until 1977. The Aquacade decorations and spectator seats were left intact so the pool could still be used for shows, as it was in the 1964-65 World's Fair.
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