tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902059489341956096.post658248888716850607..comments2023-05-11T07:53:46.035-07:00Comments on McMiller PDX: Adventure PlaygroundBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06047578503327714289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902059489341956096.post-50564332467019663862013-08-13T18:38:37.326-07:002013-08-13T18:38:37.326-07:00Awesome! How far away are you guys again?Awesome! How far away are you guys again?Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120883583219857456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902059489341956096.post-46021351657950792562013-08-13T09:39:13.205-07:002013-08-13T09:39:13.205-07:00This looks soooo awesome! We'll have to go wit...This looks soooo awesome! We'll have to go with you guys next time we're down. Linnea Westerlindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242163714532425857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902059489341956096.post-48197157953003980152013-08-13T06:53:56.334-07:002013-08-13T06:53:56.334-07:00Not positive that these are related, but interesti...Not positive that these are related, but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground#History" rel="nofollow">interesting</a> <a href="http://www.ncb.org.uk/cpis/play-archives/lady-allen-of-hurtwood-archive" rel="nofollow">history</a>: <br /><br />"In post war London the landscape architect and children’s rights campaigner Lady Allen of Hurtwood introduced and popularised the concept of the ’junk playground’ - where the equipment was constructed from the recycled junk and rubble left over from the Blitz. The name was changed to ‘Adventure Playground’ in 1953 with the creation of the National Playing Fields Association which organized and built parks across the country."Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047578503327714289noreply@blogger.com