Title	Reding's Mill Swimming Pool
Title-Alternative	Swimming Pools 09
Identifier	JPL10_725_003_a_M
Creator	Mosler, Wurwin
Contributor	Simpson, Leslie, Post Memorial Art Reference Library; Murwin Mosler Studio, Joplin, Mo.
Publisher	Joplin Public Library
Description	In August of 1926, Reding's Mill, Inc. began developing an incredible resort on the banks of Shoal Creek south of Joplin. One of the first things to be built was a huge oval swimming pool, the largest in the district at 175 by 250 feet. The pool offered the latest in water sports, from swinging rings and a large toboggan slide to smaller slides. It also boasted the coldest pool in the region, filled with natural spring-fed water. A patio and pavilion, complete with dressing rooms and a grill, all designed with stucco and red tile in the Spanish style, added to the ambience. West of the pool lay the kiddie pool and a enthralling lagoon fed by an Ozark brook. Walkers could wander down a boardwalk promenade that meandered along the stream. Nearby, a scenic drive, golf links, guest cabins, and the residential districts of Shoalsburg and Broadlawn, were also being developed. After serving area bathers for almost sixty years, Reding's Mill pool closed for good in 1985. Developers purchased the property in 1996 and converted the old pool house into a restaurant. They used the shallow end of the pool for a parking lot and landscaped the other end with a fountain, waterfall, and gazebo. Sources:Churchwell, Marta. "Bon apetit in Reding's Mill." Joplin Globe. September 22, 1996.Gibbons, Charles. Angling in the Archives. Joplin: H. Lang Rogers, 1996. "Reding's Mill in the Ozarks." Joplin, Mo.: undated brochure, ca. 1920s?
Subject	Reding's Mill Swimming Pool (Joplin, Mo.); Swimming pools--Missouri--Joplin;
Language	English
Date-Creation	1943
Date-Current	8/6/2004
Type	Postcards
Collection Name	Joplin Historical Postcards
Source	From the collection of the Joplin Museum Complex
Coverage	Missouri -- Jasper County -- Joplin; Missouri -- Newton County -- Joplin;
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Contributing Institution	Joplin Public Library (Joplin, Mo)
County	Jasper County (Mo.) Newton County (Mo.)
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