Southbridge - Then and Now
Skating at the Rez - 1954 Don Whitney slides
 

The Rez in 1954/1955
Photos by Don Whitney

The Rez - 1954 Don Whitney photo
 

At the left is my sister Sue, myself (Dick Whitney) and my mother Jan - 1954
 

The 3 photos above by Don Whitney were from 1958, when Moms brother Don Stillman and family
visited Southbridge and skated at the Rez!

Summer ~ 1957 - Don Whitney photo
 

December 26, 2000

The Rez History

1938 -  Due to floods of 1938,  a 9’ dam was constructed at this site.  National Dam # MA02376;  State ID# 3-14-278-11

1942 – Town’s Swimming Pool Committee plans and purchases land to use as a Town Pool

 Sometime between 1942 and 1946 – Town Pool is open

1948/1949 – steps from bath house to water are constructed

 Early 1980’s =- Town pool closed due to low attendance and budget cuts.

 1988 – Cost Estimate prepared to make necessary repairs at Town pool if the Town were to reopen.

 1999 – Plans  developed to fill in pool and use area as a recreation/sports field
 

Maureen Ciesla
Chief of Engineering Services
Southbridge Department of Public Works
(Provided via Ken Kalinowski - June 22, 2010)
 

Recollections of Skating at Carpenters Pond in the 1950's