The Texas Pool was envisioned in 1959 when Plano was mostly undeveloped ranchland. Famous Texan Herbert Hunt urbanized the area that would today become Dallas’ Telecom Corridor. As a centerpiece for Plano’s new development, a 168,000 gallon pool shaped like the great State of Texas was created. The Texas Pool was constructed from a design drawn into the Texas terra firma with a mesquite stick. It opened to the general public in 1961 and the Miss Plano Pageant was held at the Texas Pool that summer. Mr. Hunt named the surrounding neighborhood “Dallas North Estates” because he figured nobody would “know where in the heck Plano was.”
Generations of Texans learned to swim, shared summers, and created memories at the Texas Pool. Yet, over time, the fabric of society changed and the nearby neighborhood aged. Children grew up and moved away. Moms returned to the workforce. Fewer folks were home together for the summers. Time passed. New families moved in and the Texas Pool fell out of mind and knowledge.
Jump ahead to 2007, and the Texas Pool was in trouble. Public support and memberships plummeted. Repairs were left undone. There were big vacancies on the volunteer Board of Directors. For the first time in almost 50 years, there was fear that the Texas Pool was finished. A handful of dedicated volunteers, determined to save the Texas Pool, dove right in and changed the course of the Texas Pool’s future.
In 2013, the Texas Pool Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c) 3 corporation, was established for the purpose of preserving the Texas Pool facility and for community outreach. The Texas Pool Foundation is eligible for tax-deductible donations of cash, goods, and services. Through fundraising, the Foundation provides for the preservation of the Texas Pool, and promotes community-building events with access to swim safety education. The Texas Pool is a vital link between Plano’s past, present and future.
Company Details
- Employees
- 15
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 901 Springbrook Drive, Plano,texas 75075,united States
- Industry
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Website
- texaspool.org
- Keywords
- Historic, Community, Plano, Collin County, Family, Venue, Collin County Youth Volunteer Award, Texas, Corporate Day Out.
- HQ
- Plano, Texas
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The Texas Pool's founding year is 1959
