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You might want to read up about what happened to swimming pools in the South after segregation
by selimthegrim 1y ago
You might want to read up about what happened to swimming pools in the South after segregation
- mrits 1y agoAfter segregation they were at their prime. You mean desegregation . 25% percent of Houston was born in another country
- selimthegrim 1y agoIn New Orleans they were filled in upon desegregation. Yes I meant after the end/after the period of segregation.
- chao- 1y agoI am familiar with what you are referring to. However, as it often is, Houston is a weird outlier because its development is so recent. The majority of its current footprint was built after 1970, with many neighborhood pools and community pools. Some are limited to residents of the area and their guests, others are fully public, such as this one: https://epconservancy.org/aquatics-center/ https://epconservancy.org/aquatics-center/