According to an article in the Sulphur Time-Democrat by Klaris Molder,  the Belleview Pool (located on W. Oklahoma Street, between 15th and 16th streets) was started in 1918 by Thomas E. Molacek and his son T. E. Molacek, Jr. The first artesian well on the property was discovered in 1909 and was used by the Molaceks for their recreation complex.

In 1932, Japanese engineering students at the University of Oklahoma were so intrigued by the design of Belleview and its solar thermo-dynamic heating system that they took pictures of the pool design back to Japan.  As a result, the Tamagawa-en Amusement Park near Tokyo was built as a counterpart of Belleview - mineral water and all.

In its heyday, Belleview attracted some well-known people. Oklahoma governor  Robert S. Kerr and his family and governor (and local ranch owner) Roy Turner and his family came summer after summer.  The well-known singer, Kay Starr, who was a local Dougherty girl, as well as Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Gene Autry and Victor Holt, the president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company visited the Belleview..