recreation center

Located in an urban district near downtown Los Angeles, the Echo Park Deep Pool reopened recently after undergoing a $6-million renovation. Rowley International and Frank Webb Architects engineered and oversaw much of the swimming pool’s restoration while the city refurbished the surrounding facility. The result is a complex that’s been fully embraced by locals who now enjoy all the benefits of aquatic recreation and exercise.

Resounding Renewal

Echo Park is one of those places that has come to be defined by an all-too-familiar litany of urban woes: gangs, crime, violence, graffiti and drugs set amid aging buildings and a crumbling infrastructure. Fortunately, the community also has leadership that's working hard to change things for the better. One of the recent and most significant efforts to improve the lives of its citizenry involved renovating Echo Park Deep Pool, the area's only public swimming facility. The $6-million program involved enclosing the big pool with a new

Resounding Renewal

Echo Park is one of those places that has come to be defined by an all-too-familiar litany of urban woes: gangs, crime, violence, graffiti and drugs set amid aging buildings and a crumbling infrastructure. Fortunately, the community also has leadership that's working hard to change things for the better. One of the recent and most significant efforts to improve the lives of its citizenry involved renovating Echo Park Deep Pool, the area's only public swimming facility. The $6-million program involved enclosing the big pool with a new