Des Moines North Side
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Des Moines locals fight to save Birdland Pool and prove the North Side isn’t ‘a path of least resistance’

by Mike Kuhlenbeck

Generations of Des Moines residents have flocked to their neighborhood swimming pools for fun and to find relief from the heat, especially during potentially deadly heat waves. For almost 90 years, destinations have included the historic Birdland Pool at 300 Holcomb Ave in Highland Park, which opened to the general public on May 31, 1936. The […]

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