General Playground Equipment’s “Fire Chief” Pyramid-Type Climbing Structure was from the pre-lawsuit heyday and considered a top-of-the-line attraction in 1940.

But, as she documents in her new book, “Once Upon a Playground” ( ForeEdge Books, $35), the playground equipment built between 1920 and 1975 has become an endangered species.

The playground had not been upgraded since it was installed in 1967 — and much of the vintage playground equipment has been removed for safety. Skip to content. NOWCAST KCRA 3 News at 11pm.

One collector and aficionado of vintage playground equipment, Nels Olson of Cedarburg, Iowa, even took a section of the said playground equipment to the guys on the History Channel's "American ...

Today's playgrounds are a far cry from the ones from decades ago, and some favorite playground equipment has vanished for good. Take a look at these forgotten playground favorites. 17 Things That ...

Lincoln may see its first piece of adult playground equipment next summer at Phil E. Mendoza Park southeast of Old Cheney Road and 84th Street in the Vintage Heights development.

Organizers of Stacyville’s Project Play Zone auctioned off the old plaground equipment at Stacyville City Park last week to make way for $40,000 in new playground equipment.

Manitou Springs-based photographer Brenda Biondo has just released a new book of photographs of antique and vintage playground equipment. We spoke with Biondo about the project and her book, Once ...

The park’s original play equipment lasted for more than 20 years, until the site was redesigned and renovated in 1997 under a $656,000 capital project funded by Borough President Guy V. Molinari.

One of the UK's oldest theme parks has announced plans to "bring home" original playground equipment. Wicksteed Park in Kettering opened in 1921 and is building what it calls the world's first ...