Natatorium Park Explained

Natatorium Park
Location:	Spokane
Location2:	Washington
Location3:	United States

Natatorium Park was a park in Spokane, Washington.^{[1] [2]} It was originally the site of Ingersoll Park where a baseball field was built^[3] and became known as Twickenham Park, for the neighborhood that developed around it, until the natatorium was built. The swimming facility closed in 1968.^[4]

It used heated saltwater from the Spokane River. A greenhouse and gardens were added. It was switched to well water. The song "Dear Old Nat" by A. D. Scammell was written about it. Amusements were added. The site is now a trailer park.^{[5] [6]}

KSPS aired the documentary Remember When: Nat Park in 1996.

External links

• Natatorium Park website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 50 years on, remembering Spokane's Natatorium Park | The Spokesman-Review. www.spokesman.com.
2. Web site: Natatorium Park .
3. Web site: Spokane History – Natatorium Park and the Loof Carousel – 1889. discoveryrobots.org.
4. Web site: Spokane's Amusement Park: Natatorium Park. Tracy L.. Rebstock. Spokane Historical.
5. Web site: Spokane's Natatorium Park – In The Beginning. natpark.org.
6. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries . 1909 . U.S. Government Printing Office .