Post #393741 by Kenike on Mon, Jul 14, 2008 8:18 AM

In Richardson, TX, there's a place called Heights Park that has a playground with several "atomic age" looking pieces of playground equipment. They were manufactured in the early/mid 60's when space travel and atomic powered subs were all the rage. These pieces were well maintained for 40+ years. Last summer I began to hear rumblings that the city planned to tear them all down. I read where one city official even said "nobody cares about 40 year old playground equipment." I decided to see for myself so I went down there one morning with a camera. What I found was some very cool retro pieces of playground art, and they all appeared to be very good condition. My kids were the ultimate judge and they absolutely loved it. There was a rocket ship, a radar tower, a submarine (painted yellow of course) and the planet Saturn:

Last night after reading some of this thread I remembered that I had these pictures and wondered if they had taken down the playground. Amazingly enough, in this mornings paper there was an article about it. They're tearing it down this week.