Ávalos Colony Pool – Additional Photos

My thanks to Eduardo Uranga for the photos he sent me yesterday of the Ávalos Colony pool. These were taken in 1968 and 1970. Eduardo recalls there are many stories about the Colony pool. He remembers the eight apple trees that someone planted around the pool and eating fresh apples after a swim. He offered [...]

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Ávalos Colony Pool

The Ávalos Colony pool looked to be a central meeting place for families and friends throughout the existence of the Colony. Before the time of my family video in 1939, through the 1950′s, to the 1970′s and even at the 1994 Ávalos reunion (a year after the plant closed), so many employees, their families and [...]

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The Pool at the Ávalos Smelter

My mom brought up a bunch of photos I took at the Ávalos reunion in 1994, which was a year after they closed the ASARCO plant. Here are some photos of the pool at the Ávalos smelter. It must have been a warm day there since most everyone was in the shade! Sitting here today [...]

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