Splashing Surf on Nye Beach Natatorium - circa 1915
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Natatoriums were indoor heated sea-water swimming pools, built in a number of locations along the Oregon Coast in the early 1900s.
Natatoriums were indoor heated sea-water swimming pools, built in a number of locations along the Oregon Coast in the early 1900s. This example at Nye Beach was built in 1911, and also included sun-bathing rooms.
It burned in 1922, but was promptly rebuilt as a much larger facility with an elaborate domed roof, which besides the swimming pool offered a dance hall, movie theater, bowling, and roller skating. Eventually the Natatorium lost popularity and fell into disrepair.
It was demolished and the vacant grounds became a picnic area and parking lot at the Nye Beach Turnaround. Behind it is the New Cliff House Hotel, build in 1913 and renamed the Gilmore in 1921.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
| Photographer | Albert L. Thomas |
|---|---|
| Location | Newport, Oregon Coast, Lincoln County |
| Subject | Hotels, Ocean, Vacations and Holidays |
| Decade | 1910s |
| Print Maker | Old Oregon |
| Original Type | Larger Print |
| Size of Original | 9.7 x 15.8 inches |
| Photographer's Number | Number 31 |
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