Hollywood Aquatic Center is First for Eastern Las Vegas Valley

Residents on the eastern half of the Las Vegas Valley are celebrating their first indoor aquatic center. Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, who represents the area, is joining residents and staff in March 2012 in dedicating the Hollywood Aquatic Center, which features indoor and outdoor pools, waterslides and a lazy river. It is located in Hollywood Regional Park at 1550 S. Hollywood Blvd., between Charleston Boulevard and Sahara Avenue, in the foothills of Frenchman Mountain. The center is only the second regional aquatic complex the County has built. The Desert Breeze facility opened in the Southwest at Durango and Desert Inn in October 2001. The nearest similar public indoor swimming facilities are in Henderson's Whitney Ranch and in downtown Las Vegas. The center is a single-story, 7,300-square-foot facility with a mostly glass-enclosed indoor pool area that features a 10-lane competition pool, an instructional pool and a party room. The facility will hold high school swim competitions, swimming classes and other water exercise activities for all ages. The facility also includes an outdoor activity pool that is open to the public during the summer and features a beach-style entry with two waterslides, a lazy river, interactive play equipment, picnic space and a 17,000-square-foot pool deck. The facility was built with the environment in mind, using recycled building materials and local precuts. The aquatics center is located in the 21-acre Hollywood Park, which is popular with area residents and which has one of the valley's best views of the Las Vegas skyline. It features four softball fields, walking paths, picnic areas and more and is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Another 133 acres are available for future park development though no funding has been identified for that yet. A 40,000-square-foot community center is also on site, where there are a gymnasium and fitness, dance and exercise rooms. Rooms are available for special event rentals and neighborhood services offices are located there. Hollywood also features Clark County's largest concrete skate park at 29,000 square feet, designed for the advanced-level participant with some intermediate-level elements, including an 11-foot-deep kidney bowl and an 18-foot full pipe, plus a full plaza with a 10-stair step with rails, two fun boxes, two ledges and two six-stair steps.

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i love it here!!!! thanks soo much!!!!

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i have classes there

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I live around there

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Happy birthday dear

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@@melaniegarber6945no, happy birthday to YOU

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If you guys dunno how to actually keep your eyes safe keep them closed and think of something else that's what i did my first time on a tube slide [except indoor playgrounds tho]

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This was the worst experience I've ever had in Las Vegas. I had never experience such racism in my life. The staff consist of all teenagers and the management no older than 21. My family and I was targeted for every movement we made. The first thing before we were able to get into the pool they stopped us saying my son had on gym shorts. I never seen gym shorts with the swimmers lining in it. In the meantime there were several white boys with gym shorts on they never said anything to. Fine my husband went and purchase new shorts. We were on the way to get in the pool again and one of the teenagers stopped me wanted to reiterate the rule of I need to be within arms reach of my son while in the pool. Did you reiterate that to anyone else? Then once I was in the pool another teenager comes to me saying I couldn't have a cover up over my bathing suit. So I pointed out a white women with a cover up on and was told because of her size she felt uncomfortable without the cover up. I am plus size too and feel uncomfortable too. Other than our skin color what was the difference. Then my daughter stepped (not dived) she stepped into the pool from the side and another teenager blew the whistle and said no diving. While the little white boys were actually diving off the side of the pool and nothing was said to them. When I pointed it out I was told they were able to swim. Never once did anyone ask could my kids swim. The entire hour which was all I could take of this each and everyone of the staff members were micro managing my family and blowing the whistle for every little thing while the white guest were able to roam freely. I would NEVER EVER go again nor recommend anyone of color to visit this facility. The worst experience ever in Las Vegas.