Aug 27, 2025
Image 1 : Central Park playground photographed by Marjory Collins, October 1942. Library of Congress
Image 2 : Girls playground Harriet Island St.Paul Minn. 1905
Image 3 : Playground, Hiawatha Playfield 1912, from the Seattle Municipal Archives Collection.
Image 4 : From 1940 old playground heavy duty outdoor gymnasium
Image 5 : Vintage playground fun from 1911
Sources : https://clickamericana.com/toys-and-games/dangerous-old-playgrounds-our-great-grandparents-somehow-survived
Look back at the fun kids generations ago had on dangerous old playgrounds - with towering structures, fast spinners, rickety rides & other