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Shotcrete, gunite (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ n aɪ t /), or sprayed concrete is concrete or mortar conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface. This construction technique was invented by Carl Akeley and first used in 1907.
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming and associated activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built above ground (as a freestanding construction or as part of a building or other larger structure), and may be found as a ...
Fleishhacker Pool was a public saltwater swimming pool complex, located in the southwest corner of San Francisco, California, United States, next to the San Francisco Zoo at Sloat Boulevard and the Great Highway. Upon its completion in 1925, it was one of the largest outdoor swimming pools in the world; it remained open for more than four ...
Gunite may refer to: Shotcrete#Shotcrete vs. gunite, concrete or mortar conveyed through a hose; Gunite (horse), an American Thoroughbred race horse
New York. Number of Residential Swimming Pools: 503,000. Average Number of People per Pool: 38. Despite being surrounded by water, New York still has one of the highest numbers of U.S. swimming pools.
Shocking before-and-after photos show California's famed Clear Lake turn bright green. Terry Castleman. May 31, 2024 at 1:04 PM. A view of Clear Lake with Mount Konocti in the background on Dec. 1
The Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Built in 1894, the Sutro Baths was located north of Ocean Beach , the Cliff House , Seal Rocks , and west of Sutro Heights Park . [ 1 ]
An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.