Yes. We used to go there when I was little. Wasn't it just north of South Blvd.? I recall you could see the Ferry Seed drying barns from near there. My parents grew up in Detroit and said they went there when they were young. A friend says it was south of South Blvd and still in Troy. I recall it being in Avon Twsp with a Rochester address.

Bearbear: I was born and raised in Troy although not from that era. However, I am a professional editor and am currently working on the memoir of a man who lived on Troy at the time the Saltwater Pool was in existence. Here is an excerpt from his book:

Summertime at the Saltwater Pool

Over the years, whenever or wherever I’ve come across someone who grew up in or near the Troy, Michigan area between the 1920s and 1960s, either knew of or had been to the Saltwater Pool (SWP). Paul and I were kids of that place and time. Our home was on the same street that went along the north side of that special spot which was less than a half a mile walk.

The pool’s name wasn't just a catchy one; it was one of much inquiry. I have been asked many times over the years, “Why would anyone make such a pool?” The answer is: A long time ago, a man named Mr. Beuhler hired a crew to drill a well for his home on Rochester Road, one block north of 18 Mile (Long Lake) Road, but they drilled into a saltwater vein instead and the pool sprung up and was continually fed by the natural flowing saltwater well. There was also a smaller one in a round stone well behind the northwest corner gas station one block south of Mr. Beuhler’s property; no doubt part of the same underground vein that ran from the city of Detroit, some fifteen-plus miles to the south, which sits on a large salt mine.

The Saltwater Pool was a place where locals and others alike went for summertime fun. There, they could dive and swim all day long or they could play pinball, box or dance on the “dance deck” to all the latest tunes resonating from an old time jukebox. It was in that great old pool that I first learned to swim. The cost of admission was 15 cents, which I often didn’t have. So, I would pick up trash in the parking lot and earn credit to get in. Both Paul and Jim worked there a lot. Paul would help get the pool area ready for opening in the spring but he also did some cement work, painting, minor repairs and general up keep. Jim did similar maintenance jobs and worked several summers as their life guard.