So Long Texas Shaped Pool

While living in Phoenix, I looked up our apartment complex here in Austin to get a good idea of where it was. To my surprise, I came across this in Google Maps:

Not sure what you are looking at? It’s a kickass pool shaped like the state of Texas. I was jacked to see this thing. So I spent some time on Google and came across this post titled State-shaped Swimming Pools. It turns out their are a total of 6 (soon to be 5) pools shaped like the state of Texas.

The Sad News

Unfortunately, we arrived here in Austin only to see the Texas shaped pool covered up with a trampoline style pool cover. I was heart broken. I could tell by the leaves and dirt accumulating on the cover that the pool has not been used in years.

My only guess at the time was that they only use it in the summer and that they hadn’t filled it yet. So I patiently waited in hopes that one day I would come outside to a Texas shaped pool full of water.

A month went by and still nothing happened. I stopped thinking about it and figured I would just give up on the idea of swimming in it.

And then something happened…

The Even Sadder News

A dump truck showed up full of broken of concrete. Next thing I knew, they were dumping it in the pool and smashing it down. It appears they are filling it completely and shattering my dream of swimming in it.

Here’s a few photos of what the pool currently looks like:

It’s sad to see something unique like this disappear but I guess that’s to be expected. My guess is that it was cheaper to fill it than repair it to the point that it could be used again.

Looks like I’ll have to go find one of the other 5 pools shaped like Texas…