These two pools were the only two city pools that didn't re-open in 1. Citing structural and ADA issues, the City conducted extensive community outreach and gathered input to decide their fate. Designed by architect Wesley Bintz, they are two of roughly 17 remaining examples of his work nationwide. Fewer than 17 are operational. The Lowell and South pools were the first publicly - owned swimming pools in Boise, and today they are the city's oldest.
Their historic beauty is defined by their Streamline Moderne style. They are a tourist destination for historians and preservationists. T hey were entered into the National Register of Historic Places in They are Boise's "sister pools," two turquoise gems set in the sterling of our city. They are spaces where the summer sun baked happy memories into the lives of generations of Boise residents.
The longer these pools sit unused, the more they deteriorate, the more it costs to rehab them, and more neighbors forget what it was like to have them as part of our lives.
Join our efforts to help restore and preserve these pools for future generations! Structural reports, cost estimates, and commun ity survey information can be found here. Wesley Bintz was a native of Lansing, Michigan, who designed and patented a unique above-ground pool design. Beginning in , around 70 Bintz pools were constructed nationwide.
Of the roughly 17 that remain, Boise is fortunate enough to have two! Given that they are all similar in age, cities across the U. Fayetteville, MO completed a restoration of their Memorial Pool , and the Bintz pool in Chaffee, MO has just added a new feature to help increase accessibility. The people in Bintz's hometown of Lansing have f ought to preserve theirs as well, but so very many more have been lost to time.
