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Part of my History Apr 15, 2024 11:27:45 GMT hmca, Tpgettys, and 4 more like this

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Post by cats4jan on Apr 15, 2024 11:27:45 GMT

When I was a child, we would go to this Natatorium to go swimming. Then my focus changed to the outdoor swimming pools provided at two nearby community parks and we stopped going there. When thinking of my past, I researched this memory - the photos and information are from public Milwaukee history sites. Milwaukee has a rich, interesting history. I have been back to this neighborhood and the building is no longer there. I realize they didn't have any idea what to do with it, but, still, I am sad the building was torn down. Another piece of history - gone forever.

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pontiac1940 Senior Contributor Posts: 6,022 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Part of my History Apr 15, 2024 14:09:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 15, 2024 14:09:05 GMT Apr 15, 2024 11:27:45 GMT cats4jan said: Natatorium Thanks for the page Janice. Nice history lesson. And WOW! I have never heard of that word before. Thanks, Clive
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Andy Administrator Posts: 1,865 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Part of my History Apr 15, 2024 22:19:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Andy on Apr 15, 2024 22:19:58 GMT Apr 15, 2024 14:09:05 GMT pontiac1940 said: I have never heard of that word before. Nor I. Thanks for sharing Janice!
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Part of my History Apr 16, 2024 0:46:28 GMT Tpgettys likes this

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Post by cats4jan on Apr 16, 2024 0:46:28 GMT

Maybe the term was a Midwest thing, however in searching for the term, it is defined exactly how it was used in Milwaukee. There were other public baths across the country. I assume Natatoriums were a 'city' thing. People in the country probably used the nearby streams and rivers for bathing. Being a city girl, I don't have a clue what life in the country was like, but those rivers and streams had to be pretty cold in the winter

maybe they would have liked a nice, warm indoor place to bathe.

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