The Swinney Park Swimming Pool was closed in 2009 amidst declining attendance and rising maintenance costs; more specifically, an added $30,000.00 to install drain covers to meet a new law along with other physical improvements. In December, an article in the Fort Wayne News~Sentinel declared that Swinney Pool would be demolished. Here are some pictures of the demolition underway that will change forever the landscape at the entrance to Swinney Park West:
