The remaining quarry was reconfigured by architect Phineas Paist and designed by artist Denman Fink.

Named for the Mediterranean city of Venice, Italy, the pool included a Venetian style bridge and classic mooring posts.

Early in its history, the pool was regularly drained completely to permit the Miami Symphony to perform in it, taking advantage of the quarry's natural acoustic qualities.

In 2001, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Coral Gables, the pool was once again drained for an orchestral performance.

[4] The pool ranges in depth from four feet to depths of over eight feet near the grand waterfall, with a two-foot kiddy pool near the lifeguard station; the station is atop a bridge leading out to an island with two full size palm trees on it.

A grotto, where natural water-filled caves stretch back over twelve feet into the hillside, is located across the pool from the island.

The pool has come under criticism from environmentalists due to the massive amounts of fresh water it uses daily, raising concerns that the process of completely draining the pool every night and refilling it the following day was depleting the Floridian aquifers.