Thanks to reader Peter Hoh for pointing me to the vintage playgrounds found on
Nels_P_Olsen's flickr stream, including these seemingly UFO inspired merry-go-rounds that I'd never seen before.
Nels also has some great photos of rocket-ship playgrounds...have a browse!
Oh wow, I think I rode a similar one as a child! (Top image) Cool :)
ReplyDeleteNever seen any like that before, would have loved it growing up though, how cool!
ReplyDeletelove, love, love it! When I was a little girl we used to ride one similar to the second picture but it didn't have the dome ... it was open! Unfortunately that style was eventually deemed TOO DANGEROUS and they enclosed the center with wire until one day ... gone ... they ALL disappeared! :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories.
Donna :) :)
I remember playing on one just like the second photo. We all challenged each other to stay on the very top, but no one could -- it was too slippery -- and we'd slide down as it picked up speed. You had to quickly grab one of the handles to avoid being tossed off! What fun!
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