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The Times has a great piece that coincides with a photography exhibit on the Depression Era pools that were unveiled during the heat wave of ‘36.
In “Splash! A 70th Anniversary Celebration of New York City’s W.P.A. Pools,” photographs vintage and contemporary, architectural renderings and color-film clips from the late 1930’s chronicle these monuments to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and, more emphatically, to Moses’ vision of urban planning. The exhibition is at the Arsenal in Central Park, 64th Street and Fifth Avenue, through Sept. 7.
It’s also a great comment on the success of the New Deal and the W.P.A. “The people who built these felt like they were doing God’s work,” Mr. Jackson said. “They did an important job, and they did it well, to stand for generations.”
Big Chill of ’36: Show Celebrates Giant Depression-Era Pools That Cool New York [NYT]
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