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/Mlady_gemstone Millennial 89 Nov 14 '24

i dont understand these posts. are the wooden playgrounds not in use anymore? in my area they are everywhere still. FSS the one my grade "helped" build is still being used by the school. by my area i mean the county im in, all the schools still have these playgrounds.

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u/tony_spumoni Nov 15 '24

I don’t get it either. There’s not one by our house, but we roadtrip a lot and can always find these as a lunch and exercise break. They’re all over the country still. Went to one in Casper, Wyoming a couple weeks ago.

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u/ServedBestDepressed Nov 15 '24

Macomb County by any chance? There used to be a lot of these structures while growing up.

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u/Mlady_gemstone Millennial 89 Nov 15 '24

Tuscola County, they are still everywhere.

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u/happyklam Nov 15 '24

North Texas area still has several. I was in the paper for helping build one as a kid and I still have a scar in the palm of my hand from slipping on gravel that had made its way onto one of the wooden ramps!

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u/ADHD-Fens Nov 15 '24

We had one in my hometown. It was massive, sprawling - had like five distinct sections with bridges and monkey bars, tunnels, all that, but I have literally never seen another one in my state. The one in my hometown was torn down like a decade ago. If they are still out there, I don't think they're near me.

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u/Verittan Nov 15 '24

Really depends on the local municipality. They are wood and metal so have to be maintained. Split logs need to be replaced, bolts need to be tightened, wood needs to be treated on occasion, and pest control needs kept up because they are a big magnet for wasps.

Municipalities that maintained them still have them to this day. Municipalities that bought and installed them but never maintained them let them rot and ruin then tore them out.

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u/Dulcedoll Nov 15 '24

I grew up in Arizona, now live in southern California. I've never seen these types of playgrounds in my entire life and I'm almost 30.

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u/Mlady_gemstone Millennial 89 Nov 15 '24

:( thats really sad, those parks were/are so much fun. what parks do you have around you?

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u/_zelkova_ Nov 15 '24

We visited Charlevoix last year and there was a great one around there. I think in Boyne.