The original Forest Park Pool, pictured on the Fourth of July in 1941, was a giant circular pool with a diving platform in the middle. Courtesy Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection/UT Arlington Special ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Labor Day typically marks the closure of the local public pool, ending a season serving as a meeting place and balm for the vicious Texas heat. Forest Park Pool is no different.

FORT WORTH, Texas — If you grew up in Fort Worth, there’s a good chance you learned to swim at Forest Park Pool. The original pool opened at the site southwest of downtown in 1922. It was torn out and ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Since 1922, the historic Forest Park Pool has been a focal point for so many Fort Worth families. "As a kid I used to come here," Bruce Payne said. He's been visiting since ...

Stephen Springs, left, and Darren Bevard present two possible designs for the rebuilt Forest Park Pool. Harrison Mantas hmantas@star-telegram.com CORRECTION: Gigi Goesling is a swim coach active in ...

Fort Worth celebrated the reopening of its oldest public pool Friday. It comes after a year-long $15 million renovation, and an intense lobbying effort by residents to retain the pool’s 50-meter long ...