Found it in this collection:
https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/12/23/forget-roadside-america-lets-location-scout-in-weird-france/
Found it in this collection:
https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/12/23/forget-roadside-america-lets-location-scout-in-weird-france/
Note that the “swimming pool in Nemours” (the round yellow thing) is not uncommon in France. It’s a “sunflower pool” and a lot were created like that in the 70s. We used those up to 90s (and even more if they were taken care of).
It’s round, but the swimming pool inside is a regular rectangle.
Interesting. So they were covered like that to allow swimming in bad weather and cold weather, I guess?
If I understand correctly, these were built in the wake of the many childrens’ deaths related to the Juigné-sur-Loire river drowning and the sinking of the cruise boat La Fraidieu on Lake Geneva. The idea was to help French youth become better swimmers, right?
Promoting swimming was the plan, yes. I don’t remember the children’s death because I was not born yet, but I suspect it gave one more incentive to teach swimming to every kid.
In the summer, it can be opened, on one side, and closed when it rains or when the weather is cold.