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=Name:= David Hernandez

Name of Research Topic:
[McCarren Park Pool]

Describe location
[Williamsburg, Brooklyn N.Y. 11211]

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What have you learned?
[ I have learned that the McCarren Park Pool was **opened in 1936** during a monumental summer of public projects in New York. It was the middle of The Great Depression, and the Works Progress Administration opened a series of ten pools throughout the city. They were designed to provide recreation, generate employment, and get people's minds off the economy. The **Pool was closed in 1984**. Curently, the pool is been used as an outdoors performance space which bringing the community together. The future of the McCarren Park Pool looks promising since **Mayor Bloomberg** is trying to cut and paste together a plan to bring **the 2012 Games** to New York City. Look no further than Greenpoint. This is not just your run of the mill Olympic pool. This is **three times** the size of an Olympic pool ]