AUSTIN, Texas -- Imagine silent movies, a Ferris wheel, carousel rides, a diving horse show, a man called the Human Fish, a world-renowned diving baby, a 50-foot diving tower, a 70-foot slide, trapeze ...

When a group of white and African American integrationists entered a St. Augustine, Fla. segregated hotel pool in 1964, the hotel manager poured acid into it. AP Photo Summers often bring a wave of ...

Regular discrimination throughout the area became a catalyst for local actions and the filing of two lawsuits. History ...

It was a behemoth: a swimming pool that legend says could hold up to 10,000 swimmers. If you grew up in North St. Louis in the early 20th century, it was the place to go in the summer to cool off.

The Sea Point Swimming Pool, one of Cape Town’s most famous and popular landmarks, has a rich and interesting history that dates back to the mid-20th century and is deeply intertwined with the ...

The Viroqua Municipal Pool and bathhouse were built by local people in 1936 using Work Progress Administration funds as a Depression-era project. The bathhouse was a single-story rectangular building ...

Civic leaders gather July 20, 1968, to open the Elizabeth Bender Swimming Pool at the Jane Boyd Community House at 10th Street and 14th Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids. Standing (left to right) are Cedar ...

The second Pontchartrain Beach opened in 1939 and enjoyed several decades of prosperity. Although the amusement park section was under private management, the seawall, public beach, walkways and ...