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Wednesday Nostalgia #1: Pre-Hipster McCarren Pool

August 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

McCarren Pool (pre-hipsterized)
[Photo courtesy of Glasson/GL Flickr Pool]

It was only a few years ago that McCarren Pool was a kind of a scary spot, covered with graffiti and overgrown with weeds. All that’s changed now, but GL Flickr Pool contributor Glasson laid some nice pics on us to recall the good, old pre-hipster, pre-concert days at McCarren.

McCarren Pool (pre-hipsterized)

McCarren Pool in winter

[All photos courtesy of Glasson/GL Flickr Pool]

Tags: McCarren Pool · Williamsburg

1 response so far ↓

  • 1 nick // Aug 14, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    wtf is good about a big pool that used to be part the community but sat unused for decades.

    seriously? WTF is good about that?