sentences:  Crotona Pool opened on July 25, 1936, in front of a crowd of five thousand; according to "The New York Times", about 10,000 would-be participants had to be refused entry.The center was composed of the main swimming pool, a bathhouse, and the wading pool to the north of the bathhouse.In 1938, further improvements were announced for the 11 locations that had received new pools.