Pool Of The Lost Souls
This pool was built in the 19th century before WWI, it consisted of a deep and shallow swimmingpool. At that time women were only allowed to swim limited due to Catholic restrictions. After a bunch of people drowned, lifeguards were finally recruited. During WWII the pool got heavily damaged, after the war it was renovated. The pool was used for recreative swimming, schools gave swimming lessons and there were also waterpolo games. At the beginning of this century it didn’t reach the strict environmental standards anymore, renovation got too expensive so it got closed. Some years later new owners made a recreation domain of it. The shallow pool was transformed to a big sandbox for the children, the old wooden cabines got renovated and the pool was transformed to a pond with a fountain and fish. This recreational project wasn’t a success so it got closed again. The nice thing is that the style of the old architecture was respected during both renovations. I loved the authentic locker boxes with curtains above the doors, the old tribune and old walls.The last guests left their parasols, chairs, toys,… like they left in a hurry. Even a banner of the last party of a 16 yo birthday still hung in the bar. Today there are new plans for reconversion. Pity enough the swimming pool itself will not be renovated again, this domain seems to be in a vicious circle. In the end a lost white cat watched me at the bridge, this was maybe a good sign for it’s future…