Devon - Plymouth - Tinside Lido Swimming Pool and Drake's Island Prior to 1965

            The Postcard

A postcard bearing no publisher's name, although they do state on the back of the card:

'Printed in England from
a colour photograph.'

The card was posted on Friday the 30th. July 1965 using a 3d. stamp. It was sent to:

Miss & Mrs. Stone,
2/10 Eastwood Boulevard,
Westcliff-on-Sea,
Essex.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"30/7/65.
We have visited here today.
The weather is brighter
today but the last two days
it has been wet with gale
force wind.
I will be seeing you on
Monday.
Doris & Jack."

Tinside Lido

Tinside Lido is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in south-west England. It is sited beside Plymouth Sound, and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. The lido is open in the summer months between May and September.

The seawater lido, which was designed by John Wibberley (1878-1936), was officially opened on the 2nd. October 1935.

A victim of declining popularity and neglect, the lido closed in 1992, but a vociferous local campaign led to a renovation at a cost of £3.4 million, and Grade II Listed Building status in 1998. The facility re-opened to the public in 2005.

A lift and hoist were added in 2009 for disabled access.

The lido design is a semicircle of 180 feet (55 metres) diameter. There is a large central fountain and two smaller side fountains. The Lido is not heated.

Sun loungers and deckchairs are available for hire.

The Birth of Medicare

So what else happened on the day that Doris and Jack posted the card?

Well, on the 30th. July 1965, in a ceremony at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, thereby establishing Medicare and Medicaid. 

Former president Harry S. Truman had first proposed nationwide health care for the elderly, but had failed to gain passage of a bill. Accordingly Truman said in a speech:

"I'm glad to have lived this long."

Truman then told President Johnson: 

"Your inspired leadership and an 
understanding Congress have 
brought this about."

New Space Vehicles

Also on that day, the Spacecraft Organization of Lockheed-California Company delivered the final report on a modular multi-purpose space station to Manned Spacecraft Center.

The concept provided for an evolution of space vehicles ranging from small Apollo-dependent laboratories, through larger, more versatile laboratories, to a semi-permanent space station. 

Initial objectives of the study were to refine and optimize the design of the large orbital research laboratory.

The Byrds

Also on the 30th. July 1965, the Number One chart hit record in the UK was 'Mr. Tambourine Man' by The Byrds.
   

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