Friday, February 22, 2013

playground in Chinatown

While out and about I watched kids play at a playground in Chinatown.  It wasn't until I really looked at the play structure that I realized it's design is based on a Chinese junk ship.  Duh.  Except for a day of rain on Tuesday, we've had mostly clear skies since Christmas.  Linked to Skywatch Friday.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:00 AM
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 21, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    The original play structure was built in 1969 as a project of the Wa Sung Community Service Club. That was "loved to death" and the current modern structure was built in 2003. http://www.wasungserviceclub.org/projects/junkboat/jb.html

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  2. cieldequimperFebruary 21, 2013 at 11:03 PM

    That's one of the best playgrounds I've ever seen!

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  3. HansHBFebruary 22, 2013 at 1:37 AM

    Cool post!
    Happy SWF to you!

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  4. John @ Beans and I on the LooseFebruary 22, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    It appears it was designed so that kids could not reach and climb the "sails" except for maybe the front one. I naturally would go for it...if I were a kid again.

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  5. JackFebruary 22, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    What an outstanding playground! These days the playgrounds are so anonymous and boring that I can't imagine kids wanting to play on them. But, not this one. It is great.

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  6. BirdmanFebruary 23, 2013 at 5:32 AM

    Cool shots. I'd play!

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