Brooklyn · NYC landmark
Red Hook Play Center / Sol Goldman Pool
155 Bay Street · Brooklyn, New York City
A large public recreation complex brought swimming facilities to reclaimed industrial waterfront land.
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NYFE Summary
The city placed this recreation complex on reclaimed waterfront land during the Depression. Works Progress Administration funding helped turn an industrial area into a place for public swimming and recreation. The nearby housing development followed soon afterward.
A long, low bathhouse curves around the pool. Broad brick arches, rounded openings and pale horizontal bands organize its front. Locker-room areas were also designed to serve other recreation uses outside the swimming season.
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