Growing up in Glendale, I dreamed of having my own swimming pool. As my family didn’t have one, we would visit the public pools: Glendale’s Verdugo Park pool was a favorite (long gone), and the Glendale YWCA and the Griffith Park pool w...
LOS ANGELES AND ADJACENT PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS: Growing up in Glendale, I dreamed of having my own swimming pool. I imagined summer days spent diving, splashing, and floating in the backyard. But since my family didn’t have one, we made the ...
While growing up in Glendale, I always dreamed of having my own swimming pool. Since my family didn’t have one, we often visited public pools instead. For example, Glendale’s Verdugo Park pool—now sadly gone—was a favorite. These out...