[azdr0710]

history nerd here....I know the post has been decommissioned and partly redeveloped, but wondering if any oldtimers can help....came across a postcard on ebay of what's called the "enlisted men's swimming pool"....it seems huge.....



https://www.ebay.com/itm/155360729406


I did find a recent-ish picture of an abandoned pool behind the officer's club, but don't know its current status and don't think it's the same pool....a quick scan of Google Earth doesn't show any pool anywhere......


wondering if anybody knows *exactly* where this old enlisted men's pool is or used to be, when it was demolished (if that happened), and what's there now.....hoping to set up a "then and now" shot....any help appreciated.....thanks


https://www.google.com/maps/search/f...!1e3?entry=ttu

[recycled]

My best guess is the former outdoor pool from the 1950s postcard is now the enclosed pool that is represented by the Anniston Aquatic and Fitness center if you search for that on your google map link.

[Threestep2]

Anniston Historic Preservation Commission should be able to provide you with answers.

[Gerania]

There were four pools.

"Fort McClellan, with functional areas already in place, need minimal construction to become ready for training new soldiers. A "Civilian Village" was added between 1937 and 1946, and this residential zone was laid out similar to the post command area. A traffic circle was added near the firehouse, joining "Middle Gate Road" (now Baltzell), 15th Street, 20th Street, "South Gate Road", and Post Headquarters Road. Both permanent and temporary construction took place at Fort McClellan in the 40s to accommodate the 27th Division . This phase of construction was accomplished with $6.5 million in federal funding. This generation of buildings was constructed during the tenure of Commanding Officer Colonel John L. Jenkins. Overall, the improvements included 47 miles of paved roads, 27 miles of unpaved roads, 27 warehouses, 12 shops and a small foundry, school buildings, a cold storage facility able to meet the needs of 40,000 individuals, sewage facilities for 50,000, a general hospital, new cantonments, three dormitories for civilian workers, four swimming pools, two libraries, service clubs, guest houses, 200 dayrooms, three bowling alleys, five theaters, and an amphitheater with a 12,000-person seating capacity."

Fort McClellan Army Base, Alabama

[Gerania]

It might be in here.

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA377541.pdf

Have fun with that!

[Senior Deacon]

Fort McClellan was a special place for many of us. I went through Basic Training there in 1983 under the command of the greatest President in American history. I spent many a summer camp and weekend drill there during my years in the Alabama National Guard. I lived close enough to enjoy the post regularly. My last time living there was during Operation Desert Shield (build-up to Desert Storm) when I was part of an Army Reserve class to prepare a unit to deploy by bringing them up to minimum standards as to MOS qualified. I moved on to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville and not long after Desert Storm wrapped up I moved to the Army Reserve in Arkansas. I still visit the graveyard at McClellan which dates back to WWII. There are a lot of POWs buried there and as their resting place is far from their home, I like to pay my respects as often as possible. McClellan was a victim of the Democrat's revenge but we will save that for another thread.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by Gerania

There were four pools.

"Fort McClellan, with functional areas already in place, need minimal construction to become ready for training new soldiers. A "Civilian Village" was added between 1937 and 1946, and this residential zone was laid out similar to the post command area. A traffic circle was added near the firehouse, joining "Middle Gate Road" (now Baltzell), 15th Street, 20th Street, "South Gate Road", and Post Headquarters Road. Both permanent and temporary construction took place at Fort McClellan in the 40s to accommodate the 27th Division . This phase of construction was accomplished with $6.5 million in federal funding. This generation of buildings was constructed during the tenure of Commanding Officer Colonel John L. Jenkins. Overall, the improvements included 47 miles of paved roads, 27 miles of unpaved roads, 27 warehouses, 12 shops and a small foundry, school buildings, a cold storage facility able to meet the needs of 40,000 individuals, sewage facilities for 50,000, a general hospital, new cantonments, three dormitories for civilian workers, four swimming pools, two libraries, service clubs, guest houses, 200 dayrooms, three bowling alleys, five theaters, and an amphitheater with a 12,000-person seating capacity."

Fort McClellan Army Base, Alabama

All of that for $6.5M. The same thing now would most likely cost billions, or at the least hundreds of millions.