I was so excited to take Huck to the reopened Plunge. Bonds were sold in 1926 to create the Richmond Municipal Natatorium, at that time a "state of the art" two-story building with an indoor warm water swimming pool, a fountain, observation balconies, and an open truss ceiling reminiscent of the Sutro Baths in San Francisco. I would go to the plunge years ago but only took my older son there several times before it was closed due to seismic worries. People came together to make sure that it was not torn down and instead would be retrofitted and reopened. Huck and I swam for two and half hours. The building and the pool are beautiful.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
The Richmond Plunge
I was so excited to take Huck to the reopened Plunge. Bonds were sold in 1926 to create the Richmond Municipal Natatorium, at that time a "state of the art" two-story building with an indoor warm water swimming pool, a fountain, observation balconies, and an open truss ceiling reminiscent of the Sutro Baths in San Francisco. I would go to the plunge years ago but only took my older son there several times before it was closed due to seismic worries. People came together to make sure that it was not torn down and instead would be retrofitted and reopened. Huck and I swam for two and half hours. The building and the pool are beautiful.
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