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Greenfield Park Swimming Pool – West Allis WI

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description

“A large outdoor swimming pool was constructed at Greenfield Park by the WPA to serve the western part of the community. The water supply was obtained from a deep well, pumped into small lagoons, or warming basins, where it was tempered by the atmosphere and then chemically treated before entering the pool.”

Source notes

Laurie Muench Albano, "Milwaukee County Parks," Arcadia Publishing, 2007.

Project originally submitted by Erin TerBeek on October 4, 2012.

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Location Info

2028 S. 124th St.
West Allis, WI 53227

Coordinates: 43.0078188, -88.06751350000002

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