Several years ago the Moana pool was deemed too expensive to repair, and has since been closed waiting for something to happen. Last fall our crafty mayor offered the parking lot as a site for the Reno "Occupy" movement. He even waived the permit fee I believe. The Occupiers were thrilled for a couple of months until they discovered that it inconvenienced no one when they occupied the Moana pool parking lot. Eventually their permit expired along with their enthusiasm and Moana pool was once again vacant. But new plans are in the works. A new swim and sports complex is being built on the site of the Moana ball park and pool. We recently watched the ceremonial smashing of the lobby on TV. I hurried down to get a picture before it was all gone.
Although it was several days after the lobby smashing, most of the structure was still standing.
The lobby, however, is a pile of sticks..
I remember walking through this lobby what seems like hundreds of times dropping off and picking up swimmers as they swam their hundreds of laps. I stayed outside the fence for this photo, but I'm sure some members of the family would not be deterred by a fence, or even a locked door when looking for a little after hours swim time. Some stories are just too good to forget Peter.
