The City of East Point used to have two thriving public pools — the Spring Avenue and the Randall Street pool. During segregation, the white families swam at the Spring Avenue pool and the Black families swam at the Randall Street one. After Civil Rights laws demanded integration, the two pools closed and were filled with dirt and concrete.
In a new exhibition called “Ghost Pools,” Atlanta writer Hannah Palmer created temporary installations memorializing the two pools in East Point. “Ghost Pools” is presented by Flux Projects.
In this interview, “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes speaks with Palmer about the installations and the history behind them.
