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Girl on a Jungle Gym, 1956

Girl on a Jungle Gym, 1956
A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of things they won't let us do any more.

Jungle gyms like the one in this snapshot are no longer considered safe for children. John Tierney, writing in the New York Times in 2011, explained, "The old tall jungle gyms and slides disappeared from most American playgrounds across the country in recent decades because of parental concerns, federal guidelines, new safety standards set by manufacturers and — the most frequently cited factor — fear of lawsuits" ("Can a Playground Be Too Safe?," July 18, 2011, p. D1).

One company even includes metal jungle gyms in its list of banned playground equipment and warns that they're "designed like prison bars that children get to climb. These hard metal bars can be dangerous in the case of a misstep or a fall, and younger children can become trapped inside the cage if they accidentally fall in but lack the motor skills to climb back out."

With that in mind, I'll completely understand if you decide not to take a look at a cropped version of this photo.

Girl on Jungle Gym, 1956 (Cropped)

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Comments
 arts enthusiast
arts enthusiast
This is exactly like the one I remember from our school playground.
7 weeks ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to arts enthusiast
Thanks, Ellie! We had a similar one at my grade school, too. It had a slide in the middle with bars for climbing on both sides. As I recall, there was either macadam or hard-packed dirt underneath it -- no soft landing on mulch or rubber mats if you fell.
6 weeks ago.
 RicksPics
RicksPics club
Queen of the mountain. Love it.
7 weeks ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to RicksPics club
Thanks, Rick!
6 weeks ago.

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