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Picture of a large wave pool with lots of people swimming in it from above
August 22, 2022

Wave Pool

Vistors enjoy the wave pool at Big Surf in Tempe, Arizona, in this image from the October 1977 issue. The water park was purchased for $49 million in April 2022, and as of June 2022 was in the process of being demolished.
Photograph by H. Edward Kim, Nat Geo Image Collection
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