Pasadena Digital History
Tavern at Plunge
ID#: ppl_3590
TITLE: Tavern at Plunge
DATE: 1930-1947?
NOTES: The tavern at Brookside Park Plunge, which was for many years a segregated facility. This picture may be from around the time it was reopened as an integrated facility on June 7, 1947.
SOURCE: Gift of Arthur Krieger, Director for the City of Pasadena Public Works Department, 1986.
WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW: Starting when the pool at Brookside Park opened in 1914, use was restricted by race and gender. After much political and legal discussions, the pool was opened as an integrated facility on June 7, 1947. We would be interested in any information about this episode. Citations to articles about Brookside Park Pool from 1914 to 1947.
REPOSITORY: Pasadena Public Library
RIGHTS: All rights reserved.
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Tavern at Plunge
ID#: ppl_3590
TITLE: Tavern at Plunge
DATE: 1930-1947?
NOTES: The tavern at Brookside Park Plunge, which was for many years a segregated facility. This picture may be from around the time it was reopened as an integrated facility on June 7, 1947.
SOURCE: Gift of Arthur Krieger, Director for the City of Pasadena Public Works Department, 1986.
WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW: Starting when the pool at Brookside Park opened in 1914, use was restricted by race and gender. After much political and legal discussions, the pool was opened as an integrated facility on June 7, 1947. We would be interested in any information about this episode. Citations to articles about Brookside Park Pool from 1914 to 1947.
REPOSITORY: Pasadena Public Library
RIGHTS: All rights reserved.
SEARCH the Pasadena Digital History database
Flickr Collection: Mystery Photos