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Dec 26, 2020 · In recent years, Twitter users have posted about the retractable swimming pool during NBC's annual Christmas Eve airing of "It's a Wonderful Life." California's Beverly Hills High...
Historic Swim-Gym. The Swim-Gym is a legend in the world of high school gym floors. It combines wood and water, which is unheard in a typical gymnasium. It was built in 1939-1940 and was designed by Stiles O. Clement. This design was quite progressive and is still considered to be an architectural icon and a local landmark.
Dec 13, 2014 · Dec. 13, 2014 10:40 AM PT. Late Friday night, I got to see unfold one of Southern California’s technological marvels: the Beverly Hills gym/pool. Built in 1939, there’s a 25-yard pool...
- eric.sondheimer@latimes.com
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Dec 23, 2020 · Here's the scene to refresh your memory. The place actually exists. It's called, fittingly, the Swim Gym, and belongs to Beverly Hills High School in Los Angeles. Here's how it works: The court is divided along the centerline, and each half is anchored to rows of two-by-fours atop steel I-beams.
- Andrew Averill
Nov 17, 2016 · Learn how Robbins Sports Surfaces installed a new floor in the legendary swim gym that combines wood and water at Beverly Hills High School. The floor is designed to withstand humidity and retract under bleachers to expose the pool.
May 16, 2024 · The Cultural Heritage Commission reviewed the historic mural painted by Ernesto Scotti in 1938 inside the swim gym at Beverly Hills High School. The mural may depict early Argentina commerce and may have been offered to the community after the Golden Gate Exposition.
