| Lyons Pool Recreation Center | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the three pools and the recreation center | |
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| Type | Swimming pool and recreation center |
| Location | Intersection of Victory Boulevard and Murray Hulbert Avenue Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°38′14″N 74°4′27″W / 40.63722°N 74.07417°W |
| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Created | 1936 |
| Operated by | NYC Parks |
| Public transit access | |
| Website | Official website |
| Designated | September 16, 2008[2] |
| Reference no. | 2234[2] |
| Designated entity | Pools and recreation center facade |
| Designated | September 16, 2008[3] |
| Reference no. | 2235[3] |
| Designated entity | Recreation center interior |
The Lyons Pool Recreation Center (also known as the Joseph H. Lyons Pool and Tompkinsville Pool) is a 3.2-acre (1.3 ha) public swimming pool complex in the Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City. The complex is situated on the island's North Shore, next to New York Harbor, and consists of a general swimming pool and two smaller pools for diving and wading. The pool complex is served by a one-story brick bathhouse designed in the Art Moderne style, which runs along the pool to the north and west. The bathhouse consists of a northern wing with women's lockers and shower rooms; a southern wing with men's lockers, a men's shower room, and boiler rooms; and a connecting rotunda with a main lobby. The pool and recreation center are maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks).
The pool and bathhouse, along with the adjacent George Cromwell Center, were designed by Joseph L. Hautman during a Works Progress Administration project in 1935–1936. Opened on July 7, 1936, the Lyons Pool was the only WPA-era pool built on Staten Island. Following a series of minor upgrades to the facility over the years, the Lyons Pool was extensively renovated between 1984 and 1986. The complex, including the interior of the bathhouse's lobby, was designated as a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2008. After the neighboring George Cromwell Center was demolished in 2013, plans for a new recreation center above the pool's parking lot were announced in 2017; the new facility, known as the Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center, is to be completed in 2025.
- ^ a b "Staten Island Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission 2008, p. 1.
- ^ a b Landmarks Preservation Commission Interior 2008, p. 1.