History of Windwood
Windwood Park was founded in 1919 by a family who were
named the Winds. Mr. Wind and his family owned a Bar
and bakery in New Castle, Pennsylvania. During the prohibition
Mr. Wind realized that owning a bar would not be a profitable
business to be in, so he started looking around for
another type of business. He purchased the property
in Marshall Township and named it Windwood combing his
last name and the woodsy environment. He then developed
it into a summer resort where people from Pittsburgh
could come and enjoy those hot summer days. The pool
was a lake at first until 1940 when the board of health
department demanded that it needed to be chlorinated
due to the amount of people using the lake. So the lake
was drained and cement was poured and the pool was formed.
The pool has a unique design as it is shallow on the
sides with the deepest part being in the middle. It
is a great pool for small children to learn to swim
as the lower part is wadding entrance deep. It is the
second largest pool in the North Hills area (350.000
gallon). It is also unique in the way it gets water
to fill it. There are several fresh water springs under
the pool, which are then pumped into tanks and then
pumped into the pool. It takes two weeks to fill the
pool with water.
In 1957 the Wind Family sold Windwood to the Law Family.
Through the years The Law Family has made improvements,
but the uniqueness of the environment remains the same.
It is now being operated by three generations of Law's.
In 1989 Windwood started a summer day camp for duel
income families. Now these children of duel income families
have a safe clean place to spend their summers.
Windwood has a rich history. Through the years Windwood
was the hub where families socialized and children learned
to swim. It had a membership of nineteen hundred individuals,
a swim team of one hundred and sixty swimmers,
a strong outdoor tennis program, along with many social
activities. Now some of those same members who were
children are bringing their children to Windwood to
enjoy, build memories and also learn to swim. Through
the years Windwood has had to make changes in their
programs. It is now a multi membership facility. Now
there are three types of memberships being offered,
Pool membership, Summer Day Camp membership, and Corporate
Outing membership. No matter what membership one would
choose to partake in, they will have to admit summers
at Windwood are the best!
