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View
taken from the north tower of the natatorium, looking north
- 1890s
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| In
the background is the Seymer Ball Field and Recreation Field.
It was used extensively by employees of the nearby Broadwater,
State Nursery, Kessler Brewery and Fort Harrison. |
A baseball game at Seymer Field, depicted
in an 1890 lithograph of the Broadwater
| The
stone building in the top photo was the stables. It's also
pictured below in a 1980s photograph taken from the opposite
bank of Ten Mile Creek. A fire gutted the original structure,
and the roof and windows were rebuilt as seen below around
1945. |
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| View
from the northwest, showing Thermal Lake, also known as
Lake Wilder. The lake was formed by diverting water
from Ten Mile Creek. It provided boating in the summer and
ice-skating in the winter. In the background is Mount Helena
(elevation 5429 ft.). |
A Thermal
Lake skating party.
Aerial
view of the Broadwater grounds, 1953. Click on photo for a larger
image in a new window.
COURTESY
OF SCOTT NELSON - THE
BRIDGEWORKS CONSERVANCY
"The
Boy with the Leaky Boot" fountain
in front of the Natatorium.
The
bronze boy can be seen
today in the old First National Bank on Last Chance Gulch.
COURTESY
OF SCOTT NELSON - THE
BRIDGEWORKS CONSERVANCY
View
of the overgrown grounds, ca. 1965.
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View
of the Lake, looking southwest.
Looking
southwest, ca. 1965
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