Anonymous
09/03/2017 17:49
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Anonymous
09/03/2017 17:41
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Anonymous wrote:We had metal maypoles! All the empty metal handles would swing around and clock you on the head!
Omg my grade school had one of these!
Anonymous
09/03/2017 16:46
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Metal slides that would singe your legs going down. Super fun climbing up these slides, too.
Metal/steel playground equipment to include a dome, monkey bars, a dragon, a high slide and low slide, see saws (with tires submerged for cushioning), those metal animals on springs, merry go rounds and best of all, gray pea gravel under our feet. I can hear the crunch crunch sound of all F the kind s running around!
Local to Fairfax County. I'm 48. Anyone else remember playing in retired, gutted airplanes? Recall this was a thing. USAF surplus planes. I remember my fave was in Van Dyck Park in Fairfax.
Metal/steel playground equipment to include a dome, monkey bars, a dragon, a high slide and low slide, see saws (with tires submerged for cushioning), those metal animals on springs, merry go rounds and best of all, gray pea gravel under our feet. I can hear the crunch crunch sound of all F the kind s running around!
Local to Fairfax County. I'm 48. Anyone else remember playing in retired, gutted airplanes? Recall this was a thing. USAF surplus planes. I remember my fave was in Van Dyck Park in Fairfax.
Anonymous
09/03/2017 16:43
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Anonymous wrote:Those playgrounds motivated us to take our play seriously. No accidents, or as few accidents as possible, made us more physically adept!
I remember broken arms, broken legs, sprained ankles. Some kids are daredevils, some kids are careless. We can think the old fashioned, dangerous playgrounds were better for a variety of reasons, but they weren't safe.
Anonymous
09/03/2017 16:38
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Anonymous wrote:Yes, we had pebbles under the monkey bars and the climbing done.
We also had a merry go round, haven't seen those in ages.
We had asphalt. It was so hot on the feet in the summer.
I loved the merry go round.
Anonymous
09/03/2017 16:30
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Those playgrounds motivated us to take our play seriously. No accidents, or as few accidents as possible, made us more physically adept!
Anonymous
09/03/2017 16:29
Subject: Re:The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Anonymous wrote:Those were the days!
There is one at Meadow Lane Park in Vienna
Anonymous
09/03/2017 16:28
Subject: Re:The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Those were the days!
Anonymous
09/03/2017 16:23
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Actually, playgrounds in most western countries outside of the US are more like those than like our infantilized playgrounds here. And their kids are less likely to have acute or long-term health problems. A playground like that in the OP is far better for a child than spending all day every day indoors the way most kids do when not in school.
Anonymous
09/03/2017 15:58
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
I love 'danger' playgrounds! Merry-go-rounds, see-saws, metal slides, roller slides, big metal jungle gyms...
Anonymous
09/03/2017 15:52
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
We had metal maypoles! All the empty metal handles would swing around and clock you on the head!
Anonymous
09/03/2017 15:50
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Ha! We had one similar in height when I was in first grade overseas.
Anonymous
09/03/2017 15:50
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Yes, we had pebbles under the monkey bars and the climbing done.
We also had a merry go round, haven't seen those in ages.
We also had a merry go round, haven't seen those in ages.
Anonymous
09/03/2017 15:40
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past
Mulch is for sissies, we had rocks.
Anonymous
09/03/2017 15:31
Subject: The terrifying playgrounds of the past