Everyone Out of the Pool!

From Dave Brigham:

When this municipal pool building in Boston's Brighton neighborhood was built in the 1950's or '60's, the architect didn't scrimp on cool design features. Unfortunately, nobody inspired by this fish can swim at the pool anymore.

Shuttered four years ago due to low attendance, high cost and safety concerns, the pool has been slowly decaying ever since, and probably for a while before it closed.

There are other public pools and spray parks not too far away, with more parking and better locations than the Brighton pool, which is squeezed between the Massachusetts Turnpike and a very busy Nonantum Road. I imagine the state will either tear this facility down in the near future or just start storing construction equipment there.

Summer!

Happy Summer from the Backside Gang!

(Photo by Mick Melvin, Sunrise Resort, Moodus, CT)

(Photo by Dave Brigham, Guido Salvucci Bocce Court, Brighton, MA)

(Photo by Dave Brigham, Picture Lake Motel, Bourne, MA)

(Photo by David Burke, Great Barrington Fairgrounds, Great Barrington, MA)

(Photo by Michael Cevoli, Portsmouth, NH)

(Photo by Joe Viger, Salton Sea, California)

(Photo by Joe Viger, Franconia, NH)

(Photo by lostlosangeles, Salton Sea, California)

(Photo by Dave Brigham, Newton, MA)

(Photo by Chris St. Cyr)

(Photo by David Burke, Portland, CT)

(Photo by David Burke, Burrville, CT)

Beach Town Ghosts

From Peter Arnemann:

With summer just around the bend, I wanted to feature these pictures that Peter took a few years back in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The town has been a vacation destination for about 175 years, and remains a popular spot, but like any place these days, parts of the area have fallen into disrepair -- DB.

Check out Peter's pictures here.