From the Archives

• February 21, 1929 - Reject Terms of Swimming Pool Expert
• February 24, 1929 - No Architects Here Can Build County Pools
• Saturday, March 2, 1929 - Architects Rebuke County Park Head
• Saturday, April 20, 1929 - County to Build Its Own Pools
• Saturday, August 22, 1931 - South Park's Stone Manse to be Historical Shrine
• Friday, July 3, 1931 - 4,000 Bathers Help Open New Pool at South Park
• Thursday, July 2, 1931 - South Park Opens 3 Bathing Pools
• Thursday, July 2, 1931 - Talented Mermaids Participate in South Park Pool Opening

The photos below were provided courtesy of the Allegheny County Parks Department:

• South Park Pool, Photo 1
• South Park Pool, Photo 2

Annual Reports:

• Fifth Annual Report County of Allegheny Bureau of Parks, Paul B. Riis, Director, 1931, pages 583-595
• 1931 Annual Parks Report, pages 626-641

Miscellanous Resources

• Allegheny County Parks