tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post8145572238975431987..comments2024-03-28T13:33:52.520-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : The History of the Springfield Tank Natatorium at Beilfuss Park in Chicago.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-7388809914519779332023-03-19T08:58:55.640-05:002023-03-19T08:58:55.640-05:00Springfield tank was the first pool I ever swam in...Springfield tank was the first pool I ever swam in. Me & my brother & sister used to walk there from our house on Springfield & Grand and wait for it to open. We all had towel/bathing suit rolls under our arms. Great memories of the tank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-64835382522265498102023-03-15T21:59:45.581-05:002023-03-15T21:59:45.581-05:00Indeed he did. I remember swinging on the rope he...Indeed he did. I remember swinging on the rope he used to swing on. At least, that’s what we were told around 1970 or so. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-70907617238726081202022-08-23T23:47:40.017-05:002022-08-23T23:47:40.017-05:00I learned to swim there in the middle 50's. We...I learned to swim there in the middle 50's. We used to sit on the outer steps and wait for opening time so we could be first in the water. So many memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-44984578027738765922022-07-14T14:27:39.941-05:002022-07-14T14:27:39.941-05:00Interesting Interesting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-87897660631468347172021-08-24T19:32:18.165-05:002021-08-24T19:32:18.165-05:00Johnny Weissmuller trained at the Tank.Johnny Weissmuller trained at the Tank.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575695951725445623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-86602270991566825602021-03-08T13:58:55.014-06:002021-03-08T13:58:55.014-06:00As kids we swam at Springfield Tank back in the 19...As kids we swam at Springfield Tank back in the 1940s. You took a shower and were checked by a lifeguard who made sure that you had really washed yourself and then swam in the nude. There were half hour sessions, either all boys or all girls, never at the same time. I got my junior lifeguard card there. I'll be 90 in July, so the Tank is a distant memory.Walter E Nohstadt Jr.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-6901184870951122522020-06-10T03:59:40.852-05:002020-06-10T03:59:40.852-05:00Used to swim here back in the early 60s. Live in T...Used to swim here back in the early 60s. Live in Texas now (have since '76) and haven't thought of Springfield Tank in I don't know how long. Sorry to read it is gone but not surprised. It was a rather old building when I was going there. Sign me, "Turn Key".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-42911891437347206542020-05-18T11:37:32.014-05:002020-05-18T11:37:32.014-05:00We spent many a summer afternoon at Springfield ta...We spent many a summer afternoon at Springfield tank, sometimes with a stop at the doughnut shop (Johnny's?) on Armitage, just west of Springfield. <br /><br />This solves another childhood mystery: "Who or what is a Beilfuss?" Sam Parisnoreply@blogger.com