The terrifying playgrounds of the past

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I always got stuck at the top.

[Anonymous]

As usual, only the ones who survived are posting.

Same for seatbelts, and running around all day without supervision, and biking everywhere without a helmet.

You ALL survived without trauma, since you are here and posting about it.

The dead children can't post.

[Anonymous]

We live in Mass and there's a metal merry-go-round in two of our local playgrounds. My 3 year old and 20 month old both love it. Are they not common on playgrounds in DC?

We also live in a part of Mass where the kids are outside all of the time. We moved out of DC (we were in NE) when DD1 was 2 months old because we didn't feel she'd be outside nearly enough.
I'm curious about taking them back to visit family and visiting playgrounds in DC to see if they're truly that different from those that we have.

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Anonymous wrote:As usual, only the ones who survived are posting.

Same for seatbelts, and running around all day without supervision, and biking everywhere without a helmet.

You ALL survived without trauma, since you are here and posting about it.

The dead children can't post.

Stats on how many children died on playgrounds?

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Anonymous wrote:As usual, only the ones who survived are posting.

Same for seatbelts, and running around all day without supervision, and biking everywhere without a helmet.

You ALL survived without trauma, since you are here and posting about it.

The dead children can't post.

Yeah, I love it when people say "We all lived through that!" without acknowledging that the ones who didn't live through it aren't exactly posting nostalgically right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As usual, only the ones who survived are posting.

Same for seatbelts, and running around all day without supervision, and biking everywhere without a helmet.

You ALL survived without trauma, since you are here and posting about it.

The dead children can't post.

Auto transportation is more dangerous than everything in that list combined, including killer playgrounds.

For the record, I'm a fan of overseas playgrounds and I also plan on rear-facing until 5. It's not mutually exclusive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We had one like this on our playground. It was our Jupiter 2 spaceship from Lost in Space.I was always Judy

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

We had one like this on our playground. It was our Jupiter 2 spaceship from Lost in Space.I was always Judy

The one on our playground was a Little House on a Prairie. I was Laura, and liked to hang out in the "attic".

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As usual, only the ones who survived are posting.

Same for seatbelts, and running around all day without supervision, and biking everywhere without a helmet.

You ALL survived without trauma, since you are here and posting about it.

The dead children can't post.

Auto transportation is more dangerous than everything in that list combined, including killer playgrounds.

For the record, I'm a fan of overseas playgrounds and I also plan on rear-facing until 5. It's not mutually exclusive.

This is an entirely rational position since car accidents are a leading cause of death for children and playgrounds are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The gutted airplane at Wheaton regional was the best!

They got rid of all the planes b/c of lead paint contamination. Probably other toxins as well.

[Anonymous]

Wow I now remember the metal slides that used to get super-hot in the summer.

Also, remember when swings had solid wooden seats that could clock you hard in the head if you got in the way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I always got stuck at the top.

Whoa I haven't thought about the spaceship in years!

[Anonymous]

I no longer live in the DC area but, as of about 2010, at least, there was still a metal merry-go-round at Lynnbrook Park in Bethesda. There was another, smaller playground in Bethesda that still had one, as well, but the name & exact location of the park escapes me. I do remember that it was visable from part of the Capital Crescent Trail, though.

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Anonymous wrote:I no longer live in the DC area but, as of about 2010, at least, there was still a metal merry-go-round at Lynnbrook Park in Bethesda. There was another, smaller playground in Bethesda that still had one, as well, but the name & exact location of the park escapes me. I do remember that it was visable from part of the Capital Crescent Trail, though.

I referred to one above. It's at Beach and Cedar.