Last chance to see...
The "evil overlords" have won and the YMCA and swimming pool on Tasman St have closed down and are ready for demolition.
The area is all fenced off now and the public is not allowed in anymore. So hopefully you saw the wonderful graffiti that graced "The Ruins" (home of the occasional play, fringe festival event, fashion shoot or impromptu concert). And hopefully you had a swim in the pool. And maybe you even hung out at the Y.
Well, soon the site will be a Pak-n-Save... (sigh)
Photos after the jump
Before (thank goodness for Flickr and graffiti archeology)
Photo by nzphotopro1
Photos by TelPortfolio
After
Nah, I reckon a better place to learn to swim is to walk the would-be swimmer off the plank at Taranaki Wharf, and go for the whole 'sink or swim' approach!
Well, Jo, that does fit with the old Viking approach of tossing the kids in the water... and if they learn to swim then that's good; and if they don't learn to swim... well then they're not fit to be a Viking. Too bad.
Isn't it going to be a New World, rather than a Pak-n-Save?
Best place to learn to swim in all of Wellington... now gone.