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The opening of the Sunset Play Center Pool

An estimated 3,500 people attended the opening of the Sunset Play Center on July 20, 1936. After Mayor LaGuardia turned on the pool’s lights, shown here, Julia Peters of the Metropolitan Opera Company concluded the ceremony by singing the Star Spangled Banner.

The opening of the Sunset Play Center on July 20, 1936. Mayor LaGuardia turns on the pool’s lights.

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