Even during what swimming-pool expert Jeff Wiltse has described to NPR as the “pool-building spree” of the 1920s and ’30s, most of the pools being built were large, resort-style ones.

Here are 10 photos that show what swimming pools look like once they're abandoned for good. This used to be a gleaming upscale resort on the Adriatic island of Krk, Croatia.

It also means swimming pools. Before you go find your swim trunks (here are some options if you're in need of a new pair), enjoy these old-school photos of celebrities hanging at the pool.

See Photos of Summertime Fun in Pools Around the World. ... As Memorial Day approaches, swimming pools across the U.S. will open their gates for the summer season.

Global pool perspective: When circumstances allow, Walls says he'd love to continue the series and photograph swimming pools in California, Mexico and the Mediterranean. Pictured here: a public ...

This photographer takes dreamy photos of swimming pools from above. As if you needed more reasons to be daydreaming about pools right now. Written by Ellie Walker-Arnott Wednesday 5 August 2020.

Bay Area News Group reporter Marisa Kendall is photographed at the Temescal swimming pool on Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via Getty Images) Temescal Pool, ...

Distinctive vibe: "Each pool kind of has their own little personality," says Walls, whose photos capture that individuality, while celebrating the universal appeal of pools of water. Pictured here ...