City of Kenova Parks and Recreation

Dreamland Pool has an Olympic size swimming area as well as a shallow kiddie pool. Tennis and Basketball courts are on the property along with an Ampitheater. Dressing rooms and food courts are available. Dreamland Pool, first opened in 1926, was once the largest swimming pool in the United States east of the Mississippi River, measuring 250 feet by 125 feet. The original construction included a three story pavilion that ran the length of the pool. The top floor of the pavilion included a dance floor, where many notable Big Bands played though the 1930s and 1940s and attracted big names such as Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra. A fire in the 1972 destroyed the pavilion, but the rest of the facility survived. The pool was conveyed to the City of Kenova in 1973. Presently, the Kenova Parks & Recreation Board oversees the operation and management of the facility. About the size of a football field, Dreamland sports two cement floats equidistant from each other in the middle of the pool to allow swimmers a place to rest. Dreamland Pool was recently renovated in 2008.  

Towne Square is the center piece for the many concerts and special activities that the City sponsors. Located at the corner of 15th Street and Chestnut Street adjacent to the Municipal Building. The "Square" has been the scene of many a wedding as well as concerts and street fair events.