[5] Pound's son stated that Glen Springs was the “only (public) place to swim near Gainesville”[2] until the pool at Westside Park was completed in 1966.

The pool's drain is on the bottom beneath the 9.8 feet (3 m) concrete platform,[5] where water flows through a discharge pipe and creates the Glen Springs Run.

In addition to picnics and dancing, the facility was used for kids birthday parties, boy and girl scout activities, business promotions, swimming lessons and special events, such as a traveling carnival and a mermaid show.

[5][11] The Elks constructed a deck attached to the upper floor of the springhouse, but no maintenance was performed on the pool's physical structure, which has deteriorated over forty plus years.

As a graduate student at the University of Florida in 2010, she proposed a project for her class: create a plan to resurrect Glen Springs.

[4] The GSRP was intended to draw attention to the resource, outline the history of the spring, identify current problems, and suggest possible resolutions.

[2] Assistance was provided by the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, who made a $2,500 grant to help create an "action plan" and a PowerPoint presentation.

[14] Wetland Solutions, Inc. provided technical support, and the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute (FSI) published, disseminated and publicized the original report.

The Elks want to retain the pool, while FSI seeks to restore the spring to its natural state and improve flow and water quality.

[4] Linda Califf led the Elks members and volunteers spent six hours raking algae, pressure washing and removing debris from the three pools.