five and diamond ([info]fiveanddiamond) wrote in [info]abandonedplaces,
@ 2008-03-26 18:16:00
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Swimming Pool, Then and Now
Bard Swimming Pool 3.25.08
Taken yesterday at Bard College, NY. The post card is circa 1965. Bigger on my flickr page.

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[info]pangea_tongue
2008-03-26 10:20 pm UTC (link)
That's a fantastic shot. A window in time.

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[info]sister_savage
2008-03-26 10:21 pm UTC (link)
Oh, that's so sad!

Great pic though.

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[info]misstiajournal
2008-03-26 10:21 pm UTC (link)
i like how you held up the postcard, gives good perspective....

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[info]cliff_husky
2008-03-26 10:21 pm UTC (link)
Bard College? Heh I go to Marist - fantastic picture. Anything good over there? Marist has old CW (Morse code) lines along the RR tracks and the Po-Town water Purification plant... that's about it.

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[info]jane_hidell
2008-03-26 10:22 pm UTC (link)
That's so cool! :D

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[info]splatterhouse
2008-03-26 10:25 pm UTC (link)
Awesome. I almost went to Bard, but ended up going to Ithaca instead.

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[info]bassbone
2008-03-26 10:26 pm UTC (link)
What a beautiful place for a swimming pool, right by the waterfall. Makes me wish the swimming pool weren't abandoned.

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[info]sunneyone
2008-03-26 10:28 pm UTC (link)
Great shot. How sad that it's in such a state.

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[info]donnajean2277
2008-03-26 10:36 pm UTC (link)
Cool!

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[info]heartbeeps
2008-03-26 10:38 pm UTC (link)
time + nature = awesome

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[info]harryroberts
2008-03-26 10:43 pm UTC (link)
Really good shot and post.

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[info]fiveanddiamond
2008-03-26 10:44 pm UTC (link)
Wow, thanks for all the comments (I've almost forgotten how lively this community this is --it's been awhile since I posted). The pool is adjacent to a wonderful woodsy rushing stream and falls. I had to straddle a sapling on the side of the ravine to get shots. It's badly littered with spray paint cans everywhere. I seem to remember a few years ago trees were growing out of the pool itself but none this visit...

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[info]jimmyjack
2008-03-26 10:46 pm UTC (link)
magnificent. thanks for the new desktop background!

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[info]specialneeds000
2008-03-26 10:50 pm UTC (link)
this is awesome.

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[info]lroy
2008-03-26 10:53 pm UTC (link)
That's so kickass! Why would anyone abandon a great pool in such an awesome location? (though it usually comes down to a few suspects, like "money" or "there was something seriously wrong with it" which usually goes back to "money").

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[info]nk_aoede
2008-03-26 10:53 pm UTC (link)
wow, nice. and great idea with the photo within a photo. abandoned pools creep me out a little. :]

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[info]tk0667
2008-03-26 11:46 pm UTC (link)
That is awesome! When I explore abandoned sites I am always trying to picture what they looked like before.

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[info]unluckystunt
2008-03-26 11:56 pm UTC (link)
Great photo! I love the contrast between past and present.

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[info]grab_that_dough
2008-03-27 01:56 am UTC (link)
I love the contrast. :) In the old pic where they are sitting it looks like it's concrete, but in the newer pic (but older pool, lol), there is no concrete. I see dirt. Did that fall off or was it broken up around it on purpose? Thanks.

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[info]kimi_chan
2008-03-27 02:08 am UTC (link)
Nice contrast!

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[info]poiiiiison
2008-03-27 02:21 am UTC (link)
ugh I've always wanted to get up to bard and explore around there but I never have time or people interested :( i'm down in poughkeepsie

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[info]soldenoche
2008-03-27 02:26 am UTC (link)
Wow! That place is beautiful. And the contrast is just awesome, though sad at the same time. Random, but this reminded me a lot of the movie My Winnipeg, for some reason. Great photo :)

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[info]kalijean
2008-03-27 02:28 am UTC (link)
That is awesome.

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[info]treelovetree
2008-03-27 03:06 am UTC (link)
That's intense! Very lovely picture!

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[info]herbologyiswear
2008-03-27 04:01 am UTC (link)
wow. i love this. i think i'll make it my new wallpaper. (:

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[info]the_park
2008-03-27 07:10 am UTC (link)
great shot!

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[info]veits
2008-03-27 08:46 am UTC (link)
Wow! That's amazing! I went to Bard but I never saw this swimming pool. Where is it exactly?

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[info]fiveanddiamond
2008-03-27 12:47 pm UTC (link)
it's on the southernmost part of campus near the ecological studies center

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[info]glass_doll
2008-03-27 03:43 pm UTC (link)
that is a really nifty photo... before and after.
i like it.

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[info]braddotcom
2008-03-27 09:10 pm UTC (link)
This photo takes the cake. One of the best ever. Nice work!

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[info]punks6
2008-03-28 02:37 pm UTC (link)
Excellent, by far!

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[info]and_hearts_y0
2008-04-02 02:28 am UTC (link)
I love what you're trying to portray with this.
Phenomenal, really.

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