This playground is located on the grounds of the Parent Infant Center. I’m not sure whether it’s technically open to the public, but hey, it’s a playground. Last year, PIC took down a really big tree, leaving just the stump which they wisely cut off at the same height as a nearby bench. The last time I was there, the 3′ stump and the bench were the most popular things at the playground.
Philadelphia Playground Project (not yet reviewed)
Visited: January 2012
This is a quiet, shady playground located near Spruce Street, but you would never know it. It’s got several nice benches where you can sit and watch your daughter and her friend Clark tear around over and over and over again, laughing the whole time. It was only on the fifth or sixth visit here that I saw the Sphinx statute. It certainly adds an aura of mystery to the whole place.
Philadelphia Playground Project (not yet reviewed)
Visited: January 2012
This is one of those playgrounds that’s probably private, but last summer, Zora and I were hanging out in Saunders Park, right near here, listening to a jazz concert and she saw this playground peaking out over the shrubbery to the north of Saunders Park and, well, I had to take her. Rowan House is a transitional housing program run by the People’s Emergency Center. The playground is pretty traditional, except for the chain spider web climber. That’s a nice touch.
Philadelphia Playground Project (not yet reviewed)
Visited: January 2012
This small playground is hidden away up the hill from Market Street where the El comes out of the tunnel. It’s in the valley created by the three 10+ story Westpark Apartment buildings. The best part of the playground is the sweet blue enclosed tunnel that runs from one platform to the other.
Philadelphia Playground Project review (7/24/11)
Visited: January 2012
This is one of two playgrounds for Lea Elementary School because Lea is so awesome, it can’t just have one. It also has four square. The structure itself is a pretty typical medium-sized playground, but if you’ve ever gone by while school is in session, you would know that the real action is on the basketball courts and the play areas surrounding the playground itself. Across Spruce Street is a community garden tucked away next to a pair of tennis courts.
Philadelphia Playground Project review (not yet reviewed)
Visited: January 2012
Another great playground with a mix of new equipment and old retro stuff, including a two compartment metal space ship and twin rocking horses. And when you’re tired of playing on the playground, it offers a beautiful view of the Philly skyline to the east. This playground is a little hard to find. You can either come in from Haverford Ave to the north or come in from the south through the Westpark Apartments.
Philadelphia Playground Project review (not yet reviewed)
Visited: January 2012
I don’t know whether this playground has its own name. It’s located across the street from the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects mosque and is dominated by a colorful mural on the side of a rowhouse. If you get hungry while you’re here, you have two great options right on Walnut Street: Saad’s and Manakeesh. Yum!
Philadelphia Playground Project review (not yet reviewed)
Visited: January 2012
This playground is just to the north of the 46th Street El station, up the way from the Aldi’s. It’s got a cool rock climbing wall like they have over at Martha Washington Elementary School. And the wobbly bridge? It really wobbles. I’m not sure it’s supposed to wobble that much, but boy, it sure is a wobbler. Careful, there. Don’t worry if you hurt yourself on this playground, since City Health Center #4 is right across the pavement. Of course, if you’re not already a registered patient, you may need to wait three months for an initial appointment. (Thanks, Governor Corbett.)
Philadelphia Playground Project review (not yet reviewed)
Visited: January 2012
I think this might be the newest playground we visited. Zora and I actually came over here in the Summer 2009 when Imanni and folks from Walnut Hill Community Association and The Enterprise Center CDC, in conjunction with Kaboom!, put this place together in just a few days. It has two awesome features that no other playground that we’ve visited has: the orange drums and this awesome car racing game panel. Plus, the beautiful painted wooden plaques adorning the fence really make the place shine.
Philadelphia Playground Project review (4/14/12)
Visited: January 2012
For months and months when Zora and I came to Clark Park, she only wanted to play at the Tot Lot. So I was pretty excited the day that she decided that she wanted to come try out the Big Kids’ Playground. But mostly, she just likes the Big Kids’ Playground because the server area underneath is cooler than the one under the Tot Lot. She’ll go down the big slide sometimes, but after awhile, she’ll head back to the Tot Lot.
Philadelphia Playground Review (7/28/10)
Visited: January 2012
