By Kali Morgan, Summer 2024

Ernest L. Tustin Rec Center is at 5901-29 W. Columbia Ave., 19151.
Enter pool from 60th Street, by Lancaster Ave.
Phone: (215) 685-0258
Tustin Playground Facebook

L-shaped pool (rectangle with tot section off to one side)
Depth: 2 to 5 feet
No steps required for entry to pool deck
Ladders for water entry/exit
Old fashioned single-post sprinklers outside of pool deck
Chairs and benches on pool deck
Belongings allowed on pool deck
Full sun/warm water
Aqua fitness classes Mondays

#MyPhillyPoolTour2024 
JULY 5, 2024
Tustin Playground has a classic pool area with some updates.
Outside the pool on the concrete patio are two old fashioned plain-post-style surface sprinklers. There’s a shower just inside the pool gate. There are some newish looking picnic tables outside of the pool area in the sun.
There is a 2-foot kids’ section, but there are no stairs leading into the pool, rendering it inaccessible to my friend with the bum knee who again sat outside the pool as she did at Lee while we splashed around.
But the pool is well decorated, and rumor has it that there will be aqua Zumba classes happening sometime this summer, so stay tuned for that!

We were allowed to bring our belongings into the pool area, and there are deck chairs for up to 20 people to sit down. Ladders for entry were not as scalding hot as the ones at Lee Playground,at least not at the hour of our visit.