Jeffrey Stanton Santa Monica Pier A History from 1875 to 1990, Donahue Publishing: Los Angeles, CA, 1990, 1950
Chapter 5: Santa Monica Pier on the Skids (1941-1974)
"The city in July 1950 began to operate Pound's Bathhouse on the beach on the south side of the Newcomb Pier. Its one-hundred changing stalls gave patrons a place to change clothes when they arrived at the beach and a place to shower at the end of the day. The state bought the land for $35,000 and the city bought the building for $15,000 . . ."