| Story 1: |
Information (and also above & below) gathered in 1956
when the Terrace Park Swim Club was to be built. "Judgment: Henry
Rimpler vs. James Iuen. Court of appeal # 878. Court made several
findings of fact including the 20 ft. roadway which runs along ease side
of Lot 27 was held to be necessary for ingress and egress to Lots 21, 22,
23 and other as the same had always been used by plaintiffs predecessors
in title as a roadway for access to said lots. The Farm Road shown on
plat was never opened up so the 20 ft. roadway over Lot 27 was necessary
to lots to the south. Defendant was permanently enjoined from ever
closing off the same. Note: This 20 ft. roadway is wholly
within bounds of Lot 27." More information in TP Historical Society Archives. |
| Story 2: |
"Easement: Anna R. Iuen to The Cinti. Sub. Bell
Telephone Co. 4/16/1940. 'Along private road south of Elm Rd. -
along the road only'. No width given and this is all of the
description."
"Agreement between all owners of land abutting on Elm Road as to its
location, size and shape. Anna R. Iuen and James W. Iuen, her husband
are among signers. Roadway just north of Lot 27 is 60 ft. wide and
elsewhere varies between 50 and 60 ft." "20' Roadway,
running N. & S. does not appear on Plat Book 6/8." |
| Story 3: |
Information from Hilliard Fjord in 2008. "During
that first year (1956) we became involved in the group wanting to start a
swim club and to build a swimming pool. After numerous planning
sessions we formed a not-for-profit corporation and started selling bonds to
fund the purchase of land and the construction of the pool and related
facilities. Jim Parker was the first President of the Club and several
of us became junior officers and board members. Our first challenge
was to sell enough bonds to buy the land and then an even harder job to sell
enough bonds to construct the pool and pool house. We priced the bonds
at $500.00 each and several of us board members had to buy quite a few extra
bonds to get the project started. Eventually we were able to resell
our extra bonds to new members after the pool opened for business. We
did a lot of research about swimming pool construction and operation before
buying the land and starting construction. That research resulted in
the decision to have the Ransohoff Company of Hamilton, Ohio build a
prefabricated aluminum pool with Bill Stevens of Terrace Park as the general
contractor for site preparation and construction of the pool house, the
parking lot and related improvements. We bought the land from a
guy, whose name I can't recall (Tex Clennin, see above), but who owned many
acres of bottom land along the Little Miami River and lived in a house on
the hillside above Wooster Pike, as soon as we had enough money in the bank
to complete the job. Then we signed the contracts with The Ransohoff
Co. and Bill Stevens and construction got under way. I can't remember
the dates but what an exciting day it was in Terrace Park when the pool
finally opened! Bill Stevens continued to improve and maintain the
premises that first couple of years. Eventually we added tennis courts
and set up a separate, but related Tennis Club to finance and maintain those
facilities." |
| Story 4: |
Kurt Yates, Swim Coach and Pool Manager for 5 summers
(1995-2000) died September 22, 2005 from complications of lymphoma.
"He had battled lymphoma for the past 3 1/2 years and during that
time continued to work in Frank McCormack's lab at UC Medical School and
Coach for the Mariemont Aquatic Club. He spent hours with kids
teaching them to race and instilling in them a passion for swimming at
MAC. Many pool members spent time talking with Kurt about his years
at Providence College or his world wide travels he took at the end of each
swim season." Information from Susan Austin from J. D. Turner, also a
former TPSC swim coach. |
