McCarren Park Pool
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McCarren Park Pool is a large historic public swimming pool and recreation complex in Brooklyn, New York, known for its summer swimming, events, and community gatherings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McCarren Park Pool canonical | 2 |
| McCarren Park Pool structures | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1942634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCarren Park Pool Context triple: [McCarren Park, hasFacility, McCarren Park Pool]
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A.
Centennial Park Aquatic Center
Centennial Park Aquatic Center is a public outdoor water park in Orland Park, Illinois, featuring pools, water slides, and family-oriented aquatic recreation.
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B.
Jubilee Pool
Jubilee Pool is a historic Art Deco–style open-air seawater lido located on the seafront in Penzance, Cornwall.
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C.
Empire Pool
Empire Pool is an indoor arena in Wembley, London, historically known for hosting major sporting and entertainment events, including competitions during the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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D.
Tropicana Pool
Tropicana Pool is a famous retro-style swimming pool and nightlife spot at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, known for its glamorous ambiance and celebrity history.
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E.
Blodgett Pool
Blodgett Pool is an indoor aquatic facility at Harvard University that serves as the primary competition venue for the university’s varsity swimming and diving programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCarren Park Pool Target entity description: McCarren Park Pool is a large historic public swimming pool and recreation complex in Brooklyn, New York, known for its summer swimming, events, and community gatherings.
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A.
Centennial Park Aquatic Center
Centennial Park Aquatic Center is a public outdoor water park in Orland Park, Illinois, featuring pools, water slides, and family-oriented aquatic recreation.
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B.
Jubilee Pool
Jubilee Pool is a historic Art Deco–style open-air seawater lido located on the seafront in Penzance, Cornwall.
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C.
Empire Pool
Empire Pool is an indoor arena in Wembley, London, historically known for hosting major sporting and entertainment events, including competitions during the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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D.
Tropicana Pool
Tropicana Pool is a famous retro-style swimming pool and nightlife spot at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, known for its glamorous ambiance and celebrity history.
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E.
Blodgett Pool
Blodgett Pool is an indoor aquatic facility at Harvard University that serves as the primary competition venue for the university’s varsity swimming and diving programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City landmark
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public swimming pool ⓘ recreation complex ⓘ |
| architect | Aymar Embury II ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| capacity | about 6800 swimmers ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| closed | 1984 ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor | public recreation ⓘ |
| era | Great Depression ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Olympic-size swimming pool
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bathhouse building ⓘ bleachers ⓘ deck area ⓘ locker rooms ⓘ playground nearby ⓘ recreation center ⓘ spray showers ⓘ |
| hasUse |
community events
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concerts ⓘ film screenings ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of eleven WPA pools opened in New York City in 1936 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
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McCarren Park ⓘ New York City ⓘ Williamsburg, Brooklyn ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Greenpoint
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Williamsburg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
community gatherings
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historic Art Deco bathhouse ⓘ large size ⓘ |
| opened | 1936 ⓘ |
| openingDate | July 31, 1936 ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
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surface form:
City of New York
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| partOf |
Works Progress Administration
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surface form:
Works Progress Administration pool program
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| reasonForClosure | structural deterioration ⓘ |
| renovatedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| renovationCost | 50000000 USD ⓘ |
| reopened | 2012 ⓘ |
| reopeningDate | June 28, 2012 ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| status | seasonal facility ⓘ |
| usedAs |
concert venue
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event space ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McCarren Park Pool Description of subject: McCarren Park Pool is a large historic public swimming pool and recreation complex in Brooklyn, New York, known for its summer swimming, events, and community gatherings.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
McCarren Park Pool structures