WHEN
This page serves as an archive of the play scapes explored in the principal research
This timeline relates to key moments recorded in adventure playgrounds in the countries my research is situated; England, United States, and Japan. Thinking of the politics of play provides contextual layers of understanding current rules and culture of present day sites.
Ngram Frequency of the English terms 'Adventure playground' and 'Junk Playground'
Archival Sights and Sounds
I was really struck to find out that McCall's magazine was the first sponsor of an adventure playground in the US. I was able to find a copy of the October, 1950 issue which is in the thinglink below. Click on any of the icons to look closer, or on 'thinglink' to explore more.
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After reading this story I was curious to see how McCall's talked about play before 1950, I only went back a few years, but if you interested check out the images below. The cover and table of contents are placed right before the stories connected to play.
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1972 |
AUDIO
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2019 |
