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The '''Birmingham Natatorium''' was an indoor bath and swimming pool located at 2201 [[2nd Avenue North]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] in the 1890s and early | The '''Birmingham Natatorium''' was an indoor bath and swimming pool located at 2201 [[2nd Avenue North]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] in the 1890s and early 1910s. It served as a model for the Montgomery Natatorium, built in 1896. | ||
The porcelain-lined main pool was surrounded by a colonnade. Attendants were trained and equipped for "Turkish, Russian, and all other baths" as well as to teach swimming lessons. Two days a week were reserved for ladies, with a female manager and staff present. Apartments were rented above the pool for visitors. | The porcelain-lined main pool was surrounded by a colonnade. Attendants were trained and equipped for "Turkish, Russian, and all other baths" as well as to teach swimming lessons. Two days a week were reserved for ladies, with a female manager and staff present. Apartments were rented above the pool for visitors. | ||
[[John M. Wright & Co.]] installed new steam heating equipment for the Birmingham Natatorium in [[1905]]. | [[John M. Wright & Co.]] installed new steam heating equipment for the Birmingham Natatorium in [[1905]]. [[Robert Board]] was proprietor of the business in the 1910s. By [[1916]] the [[Strickland-Green Furniture Co.]] occupied the address. | ||
[[Category:Baths]] | |||
[[Category:Swimming pools]] | [[Category:Swimming pools]] | ||
[[Category:1890s establishments]] | [[Category:1890s establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1910s disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | [[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:44, 31 December 2022
The Birmingham Natatorium was an indoor bath and swimming pool located at 2201 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham in the 1890s and early 1910s. It served as a model for the Montgomery Natatorium, built in 1896.
The porcelain-lined main pool was surrounded by a colonnade. Attendants were trained and equipped for "Turkish, Russian, and all other baths" as well as to teach swimming lessons. Two days a week were reserved for ladies, with a female manager and staff present. Apartments were rented above the pool for visitors.
John M. Wright & Co. installed new steam heating equipment for the Birmingham Natatorium in 1905. Robert Board was proprietor of the business in the 1910s. By 1916 the Strickland-Green Furniture Co. occupied the address.