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List of city's historic pools

Thomas Jefferson Play Center Landmarked July 24, 2007 Located in East Harlem, this pool was the second of 11 pools to be completed in the summer of 1936. A U-shaped bath house borders the swimming pool, which at 100 feet by 240 feet, is one of the smallest of the 11 pools.

Astoria Play Center Landmarked June 20, 2006 Possesses views of the Hell Gate and Triborough bridges. The center still...

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