Posted on August 3rd,
2010
by Berit Griffin
About a year ago, I saw an article in the New York Times about the latest in swimming crazes: Dumpster pools. Yes, Dumpster pools. No, this has nothing to do with swimming in liquefied garbage. It’s just a unique way to cool off on a hot summer day in urban spaces where space might be in short supply.
In the original New York Times article, the Dumpster pool was part of a secret “urban country club” in Brooklyn. An unused city space was suddenly outfitted with a pool, lined and filtered.
And now via Curbly, the Dumpster-as-pool trend is coming to the forefront again during these dog days of summer. Unlike last year’s hipster installation, these Dumpster pools have the backing of the establishment — Mayor Michael Bloomberg to be exact. They’ll be open on Park Ave. on the first three Saturdays of August, so if you live in New York, be sure to check them out.
What do you think? Is this an ingenious use of a necessary but maligned object? A perfect way to squeeze a pool into a tiny yard? Or does this idea of swimming in a Dumpster pool seem just a little bit gross?
Image courtesy of WBUR on Flickr
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