Community Corner
Summer at the Natatorium
North Wayne was home to one of the largest man-made pools of its era.
Summer is now upon us, and so today we look back at how Radnor residents kept cool over 100 years ago. The Wayne Natatorium, located at what's now Willow Avenue in North Wayne, operated between 1895 and 1903. It was fed by water from Gulf Creek, and is thought to be the largest man-made swimming pool of its era at 100 by 500 feet. One of the only remnants of the pool is its old office, which has been heavily modified but still stands as a private home at the bend of Willow Avenue.
-- Greg Prichard, Radnor Historical Society
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