Southbridge, Massachusetts
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)