They are still found in many playgrounds and back yards. Then model playgrounds came about with metal structures such as merry-go-rounds, teeter-totters, and low and high swings, the latter allowing children to nearly swing all the way around!
https://savingplaces.org/stories/how-we-came-to-play-the-history-of-playgrounds/#.V6ErmzkrKfU
Next came World War Two and adventure playgrounds set up in abandoned lots or bombed sites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwj1wh5k5PY
Novelty and themed playgrounds came next in the 1950s and 60s.
Standardized playgrounds emerged with a growing market for playgrounds in public parks and as safer equipment for school playgrounds.
Now we are into a Varied Playgrounds that seek to give children different textures, spaces, and kinds of play opportunities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwj1wh5k5PY
Novelty and themed playgrounds came next in the 1950s and 60s.
Standardized playgrounds emerged with a growing market for playgrounds in public parks and as safer equipment for school playgrounds.
Now we are into a Varied Playgrounds that seek to give children different textures, spaces, and kinds of play opportunities.
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