There once was a swimming pool in downtown Kerrville -- the Cascade Pool. It was about where the back part of the current Bank of America building is today -- the long part of the building overlooking the bluff above the river.
Many Kerrville old-timers have fond memories of the pool. Some do not, since it was segregated, and they never got to swim there.
It would be nice to have a municipal pool downtown again.
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| Cascade Pool, taken from the Blue Bonnet Hotel |
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| Cascade Pool, taken from Arcadia Theater side. Kerrville, probably 1930s. Note boys playing on the spinning "top" in the center of the pool. |
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| Cascade Pool Postcard, Kerrville, fairly early, but date unknown. |
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| Cascade Pool, Kerrville, 1950s. Note girl performing swan dive from high board. |
I loved that old pool!
ReplyDeleteIn the first photo, the building on the far right is the old Schreiner Bank.
ReplyDeleteI've been inside that bank a countless number of times, yet until today I never gave any consideration to the size of the building.
It was small, buy given all that Mr. Schreiner accomplished; I would say that the bank stood like a giant in the Kerr County community.
In my last sentence I stated,"It was small, buy."
ReplyDeleteObviously, I meant, "It was small, but."
Sorry.