Comments on: Vintage Playgrounds http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/vintage-playgrounds/ The past is a foreign country. This is your passport. Sat, 19 Nov 2024 04:13:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laura http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/vintage-playgrounds/#comment-83219 Laura Mon, 17 Oct 2024 22:22:30 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=14247#comment-83219 This equipment blows modern equipment out of the water! Especially the old merry-go-rounds at the beginning! We had one in our park and it was great! If I could get a hold of one, I'd put it in my yard! This equipment blows modern equipment out of the water! Especially the old merry-go-rounds at the beginning! We had one in our park and it was great! If I could get a hold of one, I’d put it in my yard!

]]> By: Liutgard http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/vintage-playgrounds/#comment-54557 Liutgard Wed, 13 Jul 2024 09:53:09 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=14247#comment-54557 There's still one of the 'human hamster wheel' things in Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon. I know because I got on it with a boyfriend and he could run faster than I and got it going too fast, and I fell out! That'll teach this grandma to stay off of the kid toys! :-D There’s still one of the ‘human hamster wheel’ things in Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon. I know because I got on it with a boyfriend and he could run faster than I and got it going too fast, and I fell out! That’ll teach this grandma to stay off of the kid toys! :-D

]]> By: Fovarosi Blog http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/vintage-playgrounds/#comment-46678 Fovarosi Blog Tue, 31 May 2024 09:09:13 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=14247#comment-46678 It was really interesting to see these photos. It is quite obvious for me now that the space race influenced the playgrounds pretty strongly on the capitalist as well as on the communist side of the world. Not only the Sovietunion, but the Central Eropean region was also full of "rocket" climbers. And yes, they're largely gone by now... It was really interesting to see these photos. It is quite obvious for me now that the space race influenced the playgrounds pretty strongly on the capitalist as well as on the communist side of the world. Not only the Sovietunion, but the Central Eropean region was also full of “rocket” climbers. And yes, they’re largely gone by now…

]]> By: Karyn http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/vintage-playgrounds/#comment-44434 Karyn Tue, 03 May 2024 10:07:46 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=14247#comment-44434 There is a Rotary playground on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia (maybe near Ulverstone?) with 1950s play equipment just like this, including a rocket and a spaceship and a wonderful extra long, extra fast slide. That kind of playground equipment is long gone from mainland Australia. We came across it unexpectedly, and my children had one of the most enjoyable afternoons of their holiday. There is a Rotary playground on the north coast of Tasmania, Australia (maybe near Ulverstone?) with 1950s play equipment just like this, including a rocket and a spaceship and a wonderful extra long, extra fast slide.

That kind of playground equipment is long gone from mainland Australia. We came across it unexpectedly, and my children had one of the most enjoyable afternoons of their holiday.

]]> By: Spring http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/vintage-playgrounds/#comment-43910 Spring Thu, 28 Apr 2024 04:20:43 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=14247#comment-43910 Some of those rockets are still to be found in Mississippi. Some of those rockets are still to be found in Mississippi.

]]> By: Kaitlyn http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/vintage-playgrounds/#comment-43851 Kaitlyn Wed, 27 Apr 2024 15:26:36 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=14247#comment-43851 Ahhhh... yes. the hamburger "jail" thing. I can remember playing in one of those. You know, they didn't have to stop producing them, all they had to do was make the "bars" a tiiiiiny bit closer, and they wouldnta had kids get heads stuck in them. Kait Ahhhh… yes. the hamburger “jail” thing. I can remember playing in one of those.

You know, they didn’t have to stop producing them, all they had to do was make the “bars” a tiiiiiny bit closer, and they wouldnta had kids get heads stuck in them.

Kait

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