The Bon Accord Baths were completed in 1940 at a cost of £37,000 and opened by Lord Provost Sir Thomas Mitchell on 30 August 1940; a prestigious public event. The Baths were part of a trio of Art Deco buildings, along with the Regent Cinema (1932) and Capitol Cinema (1933).
The Baths were officially opened by the Lord Provost. A film is available of the opening, with the Lord Provost and Councillor Hay, dressed in their finery, in the spirit of wartime defiance.
The Baths remained in use throughout the war, with costs incurred to black out the glass and to make it shatterproof. In 1941, the daily receipt book shows several transactions for visitors, private baths, galas, school parties and much more.
The Baths had several names, initially the ”Uptown Baths”, before being renamed Bon Accord Baths in 1955.