Alligators in the Baby Pool: Remembering Tempe Beach

by Sally Cole and Sally Cole

Tempe Beach was an Olympic-sized swimming pool, built in 1923 on the land between First Street and the river bottom in Tempe, Arizona. In the thirties two national swim meets were held there, attracting stars from the Olympic Games. Generations of Tempeans learned to swim there, came of age there, and often first met their spouses there or in the park where people picnicked, skated or played ball under the lights. It was a green, idyllic space for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1484999029
• ISBN13: 9781484999028
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.3"