MetaFilter posts tagged with playgrounds

Maybe a little gash here and there, that's alright

cashman — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:22:46 -0800

Playgrounds from years gone by. Bonus. Previous playground stuff and stories on mefi.

Nightmare Playgrounds

incomple — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:19:34 -0800

Nightmare Playgrounds! A small gallery of terrifically upsetting playground sculptures (largely from former Soviet states). via Graham Linehan's blog Why, That's Delightful!

Designing for Fun

anotherpanacea — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:20:25 -0800

Super(-expensive) Playgrounds are nice to look at, but what makes a playground fun? Experiments in play: Snug & Outdoor (1, 2, 3) Mcdonald's (1, 2, 3) KaBOOM! (1, 2, 3) Boundless Play (1, 2, 3)

Penny Postcards

y2karl — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:56:56 -0800

OK, Seattleites, see the American flag here ? On the sidewalk below is where your 3rd & Pine McDonalds now sits. Man, I can see five buildings here that are still standing, but that red brick one at the lower right got replaced early. Now here's the Northern Life Tower. Note how the bricks lighten towards the top, so as to make it look taller from below--very subtle, that. It's one of Seattle's two Art Deco buildings, the other being the Exchange Building. You can cut through that one, coming off the ferry at First Avenue and take the elevator to walk out on Second Ave rather than climb that steep hill, you know.
And consider on what playground equipment our grandparents got to play. Lucky stiffs--you can't even find a decent 50s era swing set in a park in this town anymore. Penny Postcards From King County, from Penny Postcards of Washington, from Penny Postcards. Man, I loves me some vintage postcards. And if you do, too, check that last link--it's got all 50 states.

Museum of Park Slide

hama7 — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:54:02 -0800

Museum of Park Slide.

MUD — Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:06:51 -0800

Children can be cruel and remarkably inventive with it, as this directory of playground insults shows. It's the personal remiscences which explain each insult that make it worthwhile.