West Seattle’s Colman Pool is a heated saltwater haven in the heart of Lincoln Park. #k5evening
SEATTLE — It’s one of the most scenic public pools in America. But Colman Pool actually started out in 1925 as a hastily constructed swimming hole, filled with saltwater from nearby Puget Sound.
“It was tide-fed, meaning the tides coming in would fill the pool, and the tides going out would drain the pool each day,” said Elizabeth Rudrud of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.
In 1941 the community chose to build something more permanent. The prominent Colman family stepped up to foot the bill.
“They
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