The Hellertown Pool is the Perfect Place to Beat the Heat (Photos)

With temperatures soaring to near record levels of 100 degrees or better, many area residents are flocking to the ever-popular Hellertown Pool for fun and cooling relief.

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July 2, 2018
Hellertown Pool
On hot summer days the Hellertown Pool’s famously turquoise waters can draw up to a thousand people. If the pool were to open with social distancing requirements in place, it is unclear how they would be enforced, both in and out of the water. (FILE PHOTO)
With a high near 100 degrees Sunday, the Hellertown Pool was the place to be for many local residents who splashed and swam in its turquoise waters.

With temperatures soaring to near record levels of 100 degrees or better, many area residents are flocking to the popular Hellertown Pool for fun and cooling relief.

The pool’s turquoise waters and splash pad were filled with visitors of all ages Sunday, and likely will remain crowded daily through the 4th of July.

High temperatures are forecast to remain in the 90s through Thursday, and an excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service for potentially dangerous heat is in effect Monday until 8 p.m.

The Hellertown Pool at 575 Durham Street is open daily from noon to 7 p.m., weather permitting, through Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. For more information about daily admission rates and season pass prices, click here.

Photos by Chris Christian

Hellertown Pool
The Hellertown Pool was built in 1939, and is large enough to comfortably accommodate hundreds of swimmers.
Hellertown Pool
The splash pad with pop jets next to the pool is always popular with little ones and their families.
Hellertown Pool
Hellertown Pool staff were kept busy all day Sunday by the large crowds at the facility. With Bethlehem’s largest swimming pool–Memorial Pool–closed for renovations this summer, more residents from the Christmas City may be among the visitors.
Hellertown Pool
The Hellertown Pool snack stand is always a popular afternoon stop during a pool visit, as swimmers typically work up an appetite.
Hellertown Pool
Along the perimeter of the pool many visitors were happy simply to soak up some rays, although they were hot ones on Sunday. Others sat in the shade of beach umbrellas.
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Josh Popichak
Josh Popichak

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