The name ‘Dennenoord’ comes from a pavilion for tuberculosis patients that once stood here. The street itself is actually in the hamlet of Dale.
De Graafschapbode reported on 21 April 1933:
“During the discussion, the Dennenoord pavilion was mentioned. It is never used because patients do not wish to go there. As it requires maintenance every year, an attempt will be made to find another use for the building, and in this connection the idea of a ‘youth hostel’ was suggested. It was decided that the board would contact the Association of Youth Hostels.”
The youth hostel never materialised. On 4 August 1933, De Graafschapbode wrote:
“The Provincial Executive has approved the decision of the municipal council of Aalten to purchase from Miss C.H. Oberink, widow of Mr H.J. Nijhof of this town, parcels of woodland situated west of the Dennenoord grounds for a total sum of ƒ2,500, and to take over from the Aalten Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis a barrack for ƒ800, all in connection with the establishment of a swimming facility.”
In 1934, the ‘t Walfort open-air swimming pool opened here. The Dennenoord pavilion was used as a restaurant.
Former swimming-pool attendant Kor Kremer recalled: “During the Depression years, the 1930s, the restaurant did very poorly financially; people simply had no money to spend there. Before long, the pavilion was being used as a house. Our own family lived there for a while. It was demolished many years ago.” The little street near ‘t Walfort was not given the name Dennenoord until 1965/1966.