Second Beach
Sandy oceanfront cove in a forested park, with a heated saltwater pool that traces back to a nineteen thirty-two tidal design.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Second Beach in Vancouver traces the history of its saltwater pool, a Depression-era public works project finished in 1932 that filled with nothing but incoming tidewater and the sun's own warmth. It follows the free swim classes the Vancouver Sun ran here starting in the 1950s, teaching generations of local kids in that sun-warmed water. Best heard poolside, looking out at the same stretch of sand those first swimmers camped on.
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