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Independence Park

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reviews from web

  • It is too small, too warm (the temperature can be anywhere between 83 and 88 F.), and quite shallow. It's really just a glorifed bathtub. from swimmersguide.com

details from web

  • activities: Lap Swimming, Water Excercise, Swim School
  • amenities and services: Showers, Locker Rooms
  • chlorine-free: No
  • equipment: Pulling Gear, Lane Lines
  • lanes: 5
  • length: 20 Yards
  • indoor / outdoor: Indoor
  • pool name: Independence Park Pool - Chicago
  • pool temp: 79 F
  • public or private: Public
  • shape: Other
  • type: Municipal
  • access: Public access
  • county: Cook County
  • item: 09000023 NRIS (National Register Information System)
  • keywords: Hatzfeld & Knox
  • language: eng: English
  • note: 3945 N. Springfield Ave.
  • published: 02/18/2009
  • publisher: National Park Service
  • restrictions: All Rights Reserved
  • subject: EVENT, ARCHITECTURE, ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING, SOCIAL HISTORY, ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION, 1900-1924, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS, DISTRICT
  • admission: See the link to the facility's Web page above for information about the pool's programming, scheduling, and pricing. Some pools enforce program membership and fee requirements more vigorously than others. If the pool has a lap swimming program, the facility management may allow drop-in swimming,...
  • indoor or outdoor?: indoors
  • map url: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=41.95294,+-87.72474+&hl=en&ll=41.952852,-87.7248&spn=0.218305,0.528374&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.598104,135.263672&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=12
  • notes: Current schedules for all Chicago Park District pools can be found at http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/resources/pool_schedules/index.html Pool passes are required for all Lap Swim sessions, but are not required for Open Swims, when a rope divides the pool in half width-wise and the seniors...
  • pool size: 20y x 25f, 5 lanes
  • water temperature: 83-88F (28-31C).
  • facillity type: Public Park
  • lights: No
  • total number of courts: 4
  • pro shop: No
  • programs offered: Socials/Mixers, Round Robins, Tournaments
  • seasonal: Yes
  • spanish speaking: No
  • certified: Hatha Yoga - Yoga Alliance
  • contact name: Carol Valentino-Barry
  • levels: Intermediate , Beginner
  • styles: Hatha Yoga , Basic
  • neighborhood: Avondale, Irving Park
  • short description: Named for the annual Fourth of July celebrations that took place in the park, Independence Park contains baseball fields, tennis courts, and a playground outside, as well as a swimming pool, fitness center, and gymnasium inside the 95-year-old field house.
  • nearest metro: Chicago