1927-1987
HISTORY & INFO
Swimming and bathing has been part of a day at Lagoon since before it was Lagoon. It opened as Lake Park in 1886 near the Great Salt Lake and shortly after it moved inland, guests began swimming in Lagoon Lake. That was from 1900 to 1926. In 1927, A new million-gallon concrete pool was built just north of the lake. It was the "largest filtered fresh water pool in the West". Lagoon advertised it with the slogan "Swim In Water Fit To Drink". In 1928, a Waikiki Beach was added with sand and all. It got a Perkins Filter in 1949. There was a high dive and small slides (not like the slides at Lagoon-A-Beach, more like one you would find on a playground). The changing rooms were on the east side of the pool. The Swimming Pool lasted until 1987 when it closed to make room for the new Lagoon-A-Beach.
PHOTOS
Photo: This picture is from a postcard. It shows the pool and Lagoon Lake looking towards the south. It almosts looks as if the pool and the lake are connected. There may be some kind of unseen barrier from this point of view, though. I guess it's also possible that Lagoon Lake once filled the entire area and that part of it was replaced by the pool.
Above is a photo of the Old Swimming Pool taken on 04 July 1931. I believe the buildings on the left are dressing rooms. I don't know how long any of these buildings were standing. I certainly don't remember them being around in the late 1980s. Lagoon Lake is on the other side of the buildings.
Photo: This photo shows a railroad crossing the pool and even some tall waterslides on the left.
Photo: LagoonA postcard from the 1960s or 70s showing a slide and a fountain on the north end of the pool as well as the building.
Photo: Lagoon A picture from an early 1970s brochure showing the south end of the pool and the diving boards.
