Verdugo Park gym filled with teens watching Groove Corps, a musical revue. From notes on photo:“Groove Corps Playing Verdugo Park. 1960’s @ Verdugo w/Jerry Shawham.”
Verdugo Park was dedicated on March 16, 1944. Half of the four-acre site was donated to the city in 1943 by developer/philanthropist Fritz B. Burns and the rest purchased for $1117.18 per acre, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In this photo, labeled as being from the 1960s, teenage girls play volleyball in the gymnasium. They wear shorts, jerseys with numbers on the back, kneepads, high socks and tennis shoes. On the wall of the gym is a floor-to-ceiling mural featuring a woman holding a child.
From notes on photo: “Verdugo Park, 60’s”.
Photo of children and adults enjoying the Verdugo pool on the opening day of the 1968 swimming season, likely in early June. According the Los Angeles Times, attendance at Burbank swimming pools in June 1968 was double that of the same month the year before. The pool was built in 1948. From notes on photo: “1968 Verdugo Pool Opening Day."
Photo of children and teens swimming at the Verdugo pool in the late 1970s. The pool was constructed in 1948, with a second story added to the bathhouse in 1961. From notes on photo: “Verdugo Pool, late 70’s”
Photo of children, teens and adults at the Verdugo pool in the late 1970s. The pool was constructed in 1948, with a second story added to the bathhouse in 1961. From notes on photo: “Verdugo Pool, late 70’s”.
Photo of the Verdugo pool in the late 1970s. Children, teens and adults congregate as a man with a microphone addresses the crowd.
The pool was constructed in 1948, with a second story added to the bathhouse in 1961.
From notes on photo: “Verdugo Pool, late 70’s”
