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demmiblue

(36,841 posts) Sat Jun 16, 2018, 06:22 AM Jun 2018

Playgrounds have changed a lot since the early-1900s

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Playgrounds have changed a lot since the early-1900s (Original Post) demmiblue Jun 2018 OP

Only boys in the playground Sanity Claws Jun 2018 #1

Looks more fun than a chicken on a spring n/t Ron Obvious Jun 2018 #2

When boys could be boys and have play that challenged and thrilled, and taught them. braddy Jun 2018 #3

I grew up during the 60's... Archae Jun 2018 #4

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)

1. Only boys in the playground

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Sat Jun 16, 2018, 06:23 AM

Jun 2018

Ron Obvious

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2. Looks more fun than a chicken on a spring n/t

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Sat Jun 16, 2018, 07:44 AM

Jun 2018

braddy

(3,585 posts)

3. When boys could be boys and have play that challenged and thrilled, and taught them.

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Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:57 AM

Jun 2018

Archae

(46,318 posts)

4. I grew up during the 60's...

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Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:56 AM

Jun 2018

We had swingsets, a sky-high slide and space capsule-shaped "monkey bars."

All had asphalt ground to land on.

Yes, a few times kids landed the wrong way falling off and broke something.

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