{"id":317,"date":"2010-12-16T19:15:45","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T19:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=317"},"modified":"2023-04-28T16:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T23:07:40","slug":"the-navy-swimming-pool-in-balboa-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=317","title":{"rendered":"The Navy Swimming Pool in Balboa Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Eyeing the murky, dirt-bottom lily pond in front of the wood lath Botanical Building, the Navy suggested using the 195 x 43 foot basin for swimming and boating lessons.\u00a0 Balboa Park&#8217;s governing Board of Park Commissioners&#8211;eager to please their military guests&#8211;hastened to comply. . . <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The story of the <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Navy-Swimming-Pool-in-Balboa-Park.pdf\"><strong>Navy Swimming Pool in Balboa Park<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_320\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LiliPondSwimmers1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320\" data-attachment-id=\"320\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?attachment_id=320\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LiliPondSwimmers1.jpg?fit=1540%2C934\" data-orig-size=\"1540,934\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LiliPondSwimmers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The lily pond in Balboa Park&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LiliPondSwimmers1.jpg?fit=1024%2C621\" class=\"size-large wp-image-320   \" title=\"LiliPondSwimmers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LiliPondSwimmers1.jpg?resize=524%2C318\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LiliPondSwimmers1.jpg?resize=1024%2C621 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LiliPondSwimmers1.jpg?resize=300%2C181 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LiliPondSwimmers1.jpg?w=1540 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lily pond in Balboa Park<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fblikebutton_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegoyesterday.com%2F%3Fp%3D317&amp;layout=standard&amp;show-faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:26px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eyeing the murky, dirt-bottom lily pond in front of the wood lath Botanical Building, the Navy suggested using the 195 x 43 foot basin for swimming and boating lessons.\u00a0 Balboa Park&#8217;s governing Board of Park Commissioners&#8211;eager to please their military guests&#8211;hastened to comply. . . 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