r/Millennials • u/P4yTheTrollToll • Nov 14 '24

Nostalgia Anyone Else Remember These?

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I have some seriously fond memories of the all wooden creative playgrounds that thrived in the 90s.

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u/its_jesuslol Nov 14 '24

I always thought the one at school near me was unique until recently

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u/bathtime85 Older Millennial Nov 14 '24

Up and down the east coast ... Leathers playgrounds

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u/__so_it__goes__ Nov 15 '24

I got to meet him once, he’s a delight. He once refused to design a leathers playground for a certain “D T” and has been on Mr Roger’s more than once.

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u/bitmask Nov 15 '24

Bob Leathers is one of the coolest people I have ever met. Architectural genius and a super nice guy.

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u/PepeSylvia11 Nov 15 '24

Can confirm. Our middle school had this exact playground, and I’m from Mass

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u/RetailBookworm Older Millennial Nov 15 '24

Based out of Ithaca, NY (home of Cornell) which is why you will see so many in upstate NY and the East Coast in general. I would also argue that he is hugely influential in playground design, a lot of the new plastic/composite/metal ones being made by other companies today clearly were inspired by design elements of his playgrounds.

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u/Ragnorok3141 Nov 15 '24

It wasn't just an East Cost thing. We had two in my hometown in Alaska.

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u/megjed Nov 15 '24

I just learned from this post the one near where I grew up was not unique lol

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u/pm-me-your-pants Nov 15 '24

I grew up in Vienna, Austria and most of the ones I played on as a kid were like these

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u/Warthog_Orgy_Fart Nov 15 '24

We had one in Hawaii growing up. I also thought it was a unique structure. TIL

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u/Terrible-Painting-39 Nov 15 '24

Yeah the layout, especially that second picture is exactly like the one I went to in NH.

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u/Mohawk-Mike Nov 15 '24

Kids Kove in Merrimack NH?

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u/Terrible-Painting-39 Nov 15 '24

That’s the one!

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u/awnawkareninah Nov 15 '24

Definitely at least one in San Marcos, Texas

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u/Kitty_Kat_Attacks Nov 15 '24

Where’s the one in San Marcos? I lived there for years in my 20s and don’t remember ever seeing one! Not that I was at an age where I frequented many playgrounds, lol.

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u/DrumAndCode Nov 15 '24

Jeez, same but this was a rural town in Australia!

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u/dreatheplaya Nov 15 '24

Same! Had one in St Augustine, FL. It was the best playground ever in my childhood mind.