MetaFilter posts tagged with pools

No Lifeguard on Duty

filthy light thief — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:15:56 -0800

J. Bennett Fitts traveled some 20,000 miles to produce “No Lifeguard on Duty,” an investigation of America’s forgotten roadside motels. These vestiges of an earlier era—when families packed into their cars for summer vacations via two-lane highways—now exist in various stages of operation and disrepair. [via, by way of]

Scared of love, love and swimming pools.

Jasper Friendly Bear — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:29:11 -0800

The racial and sexual history of the American public swimming pool.

Real-Money Pope Pools

pruner — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 23:21:04 -0800

PopaPOOLooza – a capitalistic approach to Popapalooza (discussed here).

The End of the Deep End

sanitycheck — Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:52:46 -0800

The End of the Deep End. Citing safety reasons, North American cities are abolishing the standard public swimming pool that many of us grew up with. The deep ends of existing pools are being filled in, and new pools are being built shallower. Is this action too extreme, or are deep ends a real threat to public safety? (via Manifesto Multilinko)