- City:
- Milwaukee, WI
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools, Bathhouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“The bathhouse and original swimming pool were built in 1940 with the help of the WPA program. Under County jurisdiction the site was originally named Lapham Park. This name was used until the late 1950’s when it was changed to Carver Park.”
Source notes
county.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/.../Carver_Park.docSite originally submitted by Erin TerBeek on October 17, 2012.
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Betty Bobo Seiden
We lived at 10th and Brown Streets in Milwaukee and went swimming daily in Lapham Pool. My
sister was the cashier, my 3 brothers were life guards, and I worked in the women’s checkroom.
The pool was only open during warm days in the summer. In the winter we swam in the indoor
pools.