Centennial Pool Party: Underwood Pool Turns 100
The country's oldest outdoor municipal swimming pool has been enjoyed by Belmont children for a century.
The stillness of the water Sunday afternoon belied the anticipated rush of families and children that will once again be a typical summer day at the town's Underwood Pool on Concord Avenue adjacent the Belmont Public Library. So without ceremony or fanfare, the nation's oldest outdoor community pool turned 100 on Sunday, June 17, in the exact location where it opened a century ago. The Underwood Pool's second century begins today, June 18 with a "pre-season" week and officially opens on June 25 to Sept. 2. You can obtain a season pass at the town's Recreation Department. Less than two months younger than Fenway Park, the sinking of the Titanic was still fresh on residents minds when the pool opened, it was a time when Belmont High School …
Sally Martin
9:33 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Thank you for this interesting history! My kids have outgrown the pool but I have very fond memories of socializing there in past summers. more ›