Austin's beloved Barton Springs Pool to reopen. Here's what to know.
Barton Springs Pool in Austin is scheduled to reopen in time for this weekend. The beloved Zilker Park swim spot shut down just before Labor Day Weekend so that crews could lower the water level in order to gain access to and then fix a leak.
A generation of Austinites remembers seeing alligators near Barton Springs. Were they ever there?
After Florence heard the story of the Zilker Park alligators, she asked her parents-in-law about it — they're both longtime Austinites. They told her they never saw gators in Eliza Spring. But there was a gator down the street from the park, on Barton Springs Road, at a restaurant called the Holiday House.
With pipe repairs completed, Barton Springs Pool set to reopen Thursday morning
After a three-week-long closure, Barton Springs Pool will reopen on Thursday morning, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department said.
Barton Springs Pool reopening Thursday
Read more Barton Springs Pool will officially reopen Thursday after it was closed for weeks due to repairs that caused a “safety hazard” in the pool, the city of Austin Park and Recreation Department (PARD) said in a news release Tuesday.
Barton Springs Pool reopens this week after repairs
Swimmers, rejoice! Barton Springs Pool will reopen this week after closing because of a safety hazard from a busted pipe. The city of Austin said the pool will reopen Thursday at 5 a.m., and staff will continue to monitor the repairs to ensure everyone's safety.
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