Title
Salvaging Bricks to Build Richmond Park Bathhouse
Subject
Description
The photograph depicts scrip laborers salvaging bricks from demolished buildings from the site of the future Civic Auditorium. The bricks were cleaned and used to build a 200-foot long bathhouse at Richmond Park, with living quarters for the caretaker.
"Grand Rapids Brevities," (Grand Rapids Press, Dec. 10, 1931, p. 31.) mentions another building's bricks also being used but does not detail the building names. The bathhouse was expected to cost $12,400, $6000 less than originally estimated due to the reuse of the bricks, although the building permit for $18,500 was taken out for the structure. The building was built with both scrip and cash-union labor. "Asserts City Used Stagger Principle." (Grand Rapids Press, Feb. 13, 1932, p.5.)
Richmond Park, originally Richmond Hill, was a gift to the Grand Rapids Parks & Boulevard Association in 1915, from Rebecca Richmond to honor her father. The Park, located at Richmond Street NW and Tamarack Avenue NW. In 1931, a 150-foot square swimming pool was constructed by the Scrip Labor Project, a local relief program established to provide jobs for the City's unemployed. A bathhouse was built the following year. The pool opened on July 13, 1932. (Keep on the Grass: A Brief History of Grand Rapids Park. Grand Rapids Historical Commission. 2018)
"Grand Rapids Brevities," (Grand Rapids Press, Dec. 10, 1931, p. 31.) mentions another building's bricks also being used but does not detail the building names. The bathhouse was expected to cost $12,400, $6000 less than originally estimated due to the reuse of the bricks, although the building permit for $18,500 was taken out for the structure. The building was built with both scrip and cash-union labor. "Asserts City Used Stagger Principle." (Grand Rapids Press, Feb. 13, 1932, p.5.)
Richmond Park, originally Richmond Hill, was a gift to the Grand Rapids Parks & Boulevard Association in 1915, from Rebecca Richmond to honor her father. The Park, located at Richmond Street NW and Tamarack Avenue NW. In 1931, a 150-foot square swimming pool was constructed by the Scrip Labor Project, a local relief program established to provide jobs for the City's unemployed. A bathhouse was built the following year. The pool opened on July 13, 1932. (Keep on the Grass: A Brief History of Grand Rapids Park. Grand Rapids Historical Commission. 2018)
Creator
Grand Rapids Executive Office - Mayor's Office
Source
Executive Office - Mayor's Office Photograph Collection
Date
June 22, 1931
Contributor
City of Grand Rapids Archives and Records Center
Rights
City of Grand Rapids Archives and Records Center
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Photograph
Identifier
002808
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