As New York’s state park system continued to develop in the post-war era, buildings and features accommodating an expanding range of functions were needed to meet the surge of visitation that followed the end of the war.
Among these were pool complexes, such as at James Baird State Park in the Taconic region in Dutchess County, NY. While the swimming pool no longer exists, the complex’s keynote feature — the bathhouse (1950) — remains. [Read more…] about State Parks’ Post-War Pools and Bathhouses
Upon completion in 1924, the Bear Mountain Bridge was the longest suspension