June 9, 1956, Appleton Post-Crescent
Back before the municipal pool was a reality in Jefferson Park, Smith Park was utilized for swimming. Seeing the water tower in the background gives one a very good idea of the exact placement of the swimming area. I was just a toddler when the pool was built a few years after this photo, so I don't know the answer but I wonder-- did the swimming at Smith Park end right away when the pool opened or was it a bit later? Maybe some of our readers remember.
Wow ... with the gates of dam open this would be a dangerous place to swim with the strong currents. and not deep enough for a high diving board.
ReplyDeleteThe high dive was next to the current basketball court (is that still there?). The boat dock is to the right. I remember a small rock island about 30 ft offshore. Grape Twin Pops at the Mem, yum!
ReplyDeleteSwimming there "officially" ended after construction of pool
ReplyDeleteThere would be a dozen lawsuits a day if this beach still existed.
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