Elizabeth Sherrill

1945- 1967 lived and grew up on Chelsea Drive off Coventry Road and walked to and swam at Venetian Pools every day in the summer. The Bakers owned the pool then. It had a baby pool, a diving pool, a medium size kids pool and the racing pool. On Saturday nights the Decatur teens would gather at the “canteen” and dance to songs on the jukebox! It was in the 50’s and cost 25 cents to get in {expensive) and you had to be a “member”. It was for “white, gentiles” only. Esther Williams, who was a movie star, Olympic swimmer, and had swam the English Channel made an appearance there one time. Diving competitions were also held there too. I feel so fortunate to have grown up walking distance from Venetian.