grow up in a metropolis or suburban area , the playground was an essential part of puerility recreation . But the slide , swings , and see - saws you remember from decades ago just resemble modern playground equipment . The picture taking in Brenda Biondo’sOnce Upon a Playgroundcaptures the faded glory of the 20th century relics .
Biondo’sproject grew out of a nostalgia and sentience of loss in seeing old resort area equipment eroding around her home state of Colorado :
I thought that was a shame because so many generation of Americans grew up play on that type of equipment — it was part of their personal histories , and also part of the cultural history of the country . And as far as I could tell apart , no institution was hoard it , not even the Smithsonian , even though these pieces are really image of American childhood . So I decide to strain and document as much of it as I could over the next several years .
The structures in Biondo ’s images date between 19250 - 1975 , after which safety equipment concerns and rule led to more restrained playgrounds supersede the older ones . Some would argue that modern playgrounds are a bit too secure . I can remember the fleeting sense of risk when scaling that improbable and rickety aluminum playground slide as a young kid . Having those concern and facing them at a new long time seems to be a positivist developmental experience , although falling and cracking your skull open does n’t seem so positive .
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