abandoned pools

We could go on about how empty pools, once awash with liquidity and fun are a metaphor for the wreckage left after the credit bust. But then again, there is something cool about empty pools, period. Here are our faves.

 
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When I was an architect, this pool was the subject of an apocryphal tale whereby it was supposed to have been built as an Olympic sized pool but was an inch too short after being tiled. Read after the link for the full story.
I love this picture