In the introduction of the article, the author outlines the role played by the Ljubljanica River and its right and left banks in the social life of Ljubljana. In the first part of the article, based on archival material, the author presents the conceptual design and construction of the Livada bathing area along the Ljubljanica. In the second part and in the conclusion – also based on archival material – it discusses the activities that marked and connected the bathing complex and its users from its foundation in 1923 until the opening of Ljubljana’s elite Ilirija swimming pool in 1929.