Title
Queen City Park Swimming Pool, circa 1950
Subject
Swimming pools
Schuler, Don Buel, 1888-1961
Description
A photograph of Queen City Swimming Pool. The pool and bath house were designed by Don Buel Schuyler, an apprentice to architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and were constructed as a WPA project during the Great Depression.
The pool was used from 1943 to 1989. The pool was filled in with dirt in 2002 and the bath house was converted to become the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum in 2011.
The structure was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1992 for its architectural and historical significance.
Source
Personal Collection of Victor Morris Friedman
Date
Circa 1950
Contributor
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
1354
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
4.5 inches by 2.75 inches