Unused diving pool filled with standing water, algae and plant growth

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Unused diving pool filled with standing water, algae and plant growth in the NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation Lyons Pool in the borough of Staten Island in New York on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The pool complex was built in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Size: 6048px × 3372px
Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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