ICYMI: This swimming pool in Juneau isn’t just any regular old pool — it’s been a staple in the community for 50 years.
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool in Juneau isn’t just any regular old pool — it’s been a staple in the community for 50 years. First opening its doors in 1973, the pool is an institution to many Juneau residents, a place to swim, exercise and socialize. While the pool is closed for the rest of the year for some major renovations, some of its longtime patrons are sharing what the facility means to them.
“Neither my companions could swim and so I stripped down to my long underwear and jumped in and had to swim past ice floes and I would have never done that had I not been confident in my swimming,” he explained. “Had I not got to that skiff, I really don’t think we could have survived.” Fortunately, the city was able to come up with additional funding, which meant plans for renovating the pool were back on track, with both locker room and lobby renovations in store.
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