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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Fort Reno area would be a perfect, centrally-located, transit accessible spot for a pool.  If dealing with the National Park Service is too much of a hassle, there is a great spot for an outdoor pool, just immediately southwest of the entrance to the Wilson aquatic center along Fort Drive.  It's on DC-owned land, contiguous to a facility already managed by DPR.  The outdoor pool could share changing rooms and some mechanical infrastructure with the indoor pool and there could certainly be some staff efficiencies, particularly the summer.  The result could be a true all-season ward 3 swimming facility.  [/quote]

good idea. Is it a nice spot, scenic such as the Hearst field? I can't visualize the space by Wilson pool you are speaking of. There is a lot of overgrown foliage by Wilson Aquatic center across from Whole Foods. That area?[/quote]

Most of the DC pools aren't really "scenic" are they? I feel like this should not really be a qualifier as to where to build a pool, though at the same time I would argue for keeping Hearst as the nice moderately scenic place in an actual residential neighborhood that it currently is. I think that's lost in a lot of these discussions. Many DC pools are already in more commercial areas, which I think is where much of the pushback is coming from. As much as the advocates say they want a pool they can walk to, I have to wonder if someone where placing it across the street from your front yard, would you be as cavalier?[/quote]

A Hearst pool would be "scenic" in the sense that Roslyn is scenic.  The view from the inside looking out is a lot better than the view from the outside looking in![/quote]

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