Manhattan · NYC landmark
Jackie Robinson Play Center
Bradhurst Avenue between West 145th and West 153rd Streets · Manhattan, New York City
A New Deal pool and bathhouse fitted into Harlem's rocky hillside, with a distinctive arched street front.
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NYFE Summary
The designers fitted a large pool complex into a narrow hillside below a rocky cliff. Locker rooms were placed upstairs so they could connect directly to pools above the street. The project brought Depression-era public recreation investment to Harlem.
From the avenue, the bathhouse looks almost like a small fortress. Rounded towers, tall recessed arches and heavy brick supports give the street front its shape. Curving walls, terraces and paths carry related forms into the surrounding park.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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