[Travis McGee]

The old Las Vegas hotel "The Frontier" has a real honest-to-God throw-back to our days of freedom in the 50s and 60s mega swimming pool.

Sure, at one end of the olympic-sized pool there's a large semi-enclosed kiddie area. But the main pool gradually deepens, fully half is about 6 or more feet deep, and adjoining the deep end is a diving board "cube" about 30 X 30 X 15 feet deep.

You can tell by the marks on the cement they once had a tremendous trio of diving boards of all heights. All gone...

Remember high dives??!!

Remember when Americans were allowed to be BOLD!!!!!!

[lawgirl]

Taking my first jump off the high dive is one of the most exciting memories of my childhood. Facing your fears and conquering them is an important step into adulthood. Too badd today's kids won't ever get that thrill.

[Drew68]

Remember when Americans were allowed to be BOLD!!!!!!

Boldness is a masculine trait that could lead to risk-taking behavior. Risk-taking behavior might possibly be rewarded with success. This outcome would make the kids who do not take risks and do not acheive success feel bad about themselves and this might damage their self-esteem. Therefore, boldness should not be encouraged (especially in boys).

Is the </sarcasm> tag really neccessary?

[El Gato]

Remember when Americans were allowed to be BOLD!!!!!!

When I got my first job, they put us up in the nearby hotel for a few days so we could look for a place to live. We found and put in contract on a house the first day of Memorial Day weekend, so we had two days to just lay around the pool and get in some laps AND DIVING. Courtsy of that diving, I got to spend my first few days on the job on crutches. :) Never thought to sue the Ramada people, nor my employer for putting us up in such a "dangerous" motel. I wasn't even covered by their insurance yet, since I didn't start work until Tuesday. We did get a "nice" (??) intro to the hospital were our second daughter was subseqently born, and were several of the family had various operations.

[wardaddy]

The Grand Hotel at Point Clear Alabama had a monster too.....lived next to it my senior year of HS at Fairhope.

All tile and about an acre plus some with high dives and whatnot.

I remember tower dives on a lake near Laurel Miss. as a kid. I don't know how high I went but it seemed damned high.

Around here folks cliff dive/jump from 70-100 foot into cave sinkholes with tiny surface areas....some die every year. I almost went off one called Blue Hole near Murfreesboro a few years back and 70 foot or so into about a 500 sq foot surface that was allegedly 30 foot deep. I dove it first for depth and it was about 13 foot deep. I'm tall...I passed.

My highest jumps with tennis shoes on (a must) have been from bridges.

Most hotels and apartments now have no deep end and Ys have dumped their high dives...shame.

[Richard Kimball]

Remember when Americans were allowed to be BOLD!!!!!!

You don't get permission to be bold.