by Justine I went to John Ericsson JHS 126 in the early 90’s which sits right across the street from McCarren Park and I got many a view of that infamous pool. My dad swam in it as a kid, so did my sisters mom. Heck maybe GG was conceived in that Pool. Nah, she’s born in October so the Pool in late January wouldn’t have been conducive to lovin’.
The Pool was closed in 1984 but…
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McCarren Pool had to have closed during the seventies. I had lived down the block from the pool from 1980 thru 1984 and during that time I had never seen water in those pools.
During 1970-71 summers local bands would perform next to the pool in the playground/basketball court area. And it was all FREE.
I remember swimming in McCarren Pool during the sixties – it was still pretty nice at that time. You could get in to swim and get a locker for a dime.