Gordon Swimmingpool in 1957
Two years ago the Municipality of Tel-Aviv razed the historic 54 year-old Gordon swimmingpool without any prior warning. The pool, placed not far from Gordon-beach was the popular pool for the old bohemians of Tel-Aviv; the salt water was demarcated by lush lawns, which would offer a beautiful view of the valley.
The forceful manner by which the municipality has conducted itself,
The Destruction of the pool, January 9th, 2008 / photo by Yoav Lerman
without any manners or sensitivity of the historic vallue for the place and its customers (some more then 40 years!!), is revolting.
A few weeks ago I watched a 20 minutes raw cut of a documentary about the last two years of this historic pool, made by the film-director Ronen Schechner: it is moving, heart-breaking; Gordon pool was for this people their home.
Ronen Schechner/ film-director
Ronen is looking for sponsor to finish this important documentary about a historic place in Tel-Aviv. I really do hope, that he will find some funds soon.
