Aquatic Park Historic District

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Aquatic Park, developed from 1936 to 1939, was one of California's largest Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects reflecting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policy of providing employment to architects and artists during the Great Depression. The centerpiece of this group of "streamline moderne" structures, all employing nautical metaphors, is a multipurpose structure containing the bathhouse, concession stand and lounge. Its rounded walls, recessed upper stories, tubular steel railings and porthole windows were purposely designed to create the illusion of an ocean liner. Murals and other artwork carry out the nautical theme. This main building, lifeguard stations, stadium, Sea Scout building, a seawall and a semicircular pier form the Aquatic Park Historic District, now part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, May 28, 1987

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California (4,456) Ceramic tile (3,229) District (10,518) Have Street View (46,425) Modern Movement (2,576) Moderne (738)

National Historic Landmark (2,197) National Park Service (970) Owned by federal government (3,221) San Francisco County, California (424) San Francisco, California (154) Works Progress Administration (388)

Update Log 

• April 3, 2019: New photo from Richard Doody
• January 12, 2017: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

• Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Richard Doody
• National Register database - Reference number 84001183 (Search for documents)
• National Historic Landmark information

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