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The secret San Francisco history of Dolores Park s long lost swimming pool
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An historic image of Dolores Park taken on July 6, 1910, shows children in a wading pool. OpenSFHistory / wnp27.1336.jpg
A wading pool at San Francisco s Dolores Park?
Sure, some 20-somethings may have soaked their feet once or twice in a plastic kiddie pool while sipping frosty Fort Points at the park on a balmy day, but more than 100 years ago, a massive concrete-lined wading pool was a permanent attraction.
The shallow pool was constructed by the city on the south side of the park circa. 1909, three years after the devastating 1906 earthquake, according to the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. It cost $128 to build, just about what a boutique-shop bathing suit goes for in the 21st century.