By Kali Morgan, Summer 2024

Lonnie Young Pool is at 1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138.
Phone: (215) 685-2236
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Compact polygonal pool (rectangular with additional shallow/tot section)
Stairs (no handrails) in shallow part of pool
Steps not required to enter pool deck
No chairs or furniture on small deck
Lots of broken glass on the playground so make sure to bring shoes
Single-stall men’s and women’s rooms in rec center building (entrance on pool side)

#MyPhillyPoolTour2024
JULY 7, 2024
Nice compact pool with a couple dozen kids around 3pm on a Sunday.
The pool has a shallow children’s end with steps, but no handrails.
Bags are permitted inside the pool area, but toy guns are not. However there were some kids with noisy water guns firing into the pool through the iron fence from the sidewalk, and nobody seemed to mind.

A group of three fully clothed teenagers paraded around the inside of the pool area with a basketball for a bit. The kids all seemed to know these three who stood tall atop the pool deck. Jokes were exchanged.
I asked where the restroom was but I was barefoot, and I had to wade through a lot of glass to search for the open door to the rec building, which I did not find until I had circled the entire building.