Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
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Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse is a free young children's playground near North 33rd Street and Oxford Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within the borders of Fairmount Park
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Philadelphia magazine
awarded it Best Playground of Philly in 2006 and 2008, calling it "a city treasure."
, it occupies nearly 6 acres, and is visited by more than 1000 children per day. From 2003 to 2005, the playground was closed while a citizen's non-profit group began a rejuvenation of its play equipment and landscape, as well as a renovation of its 24000 sq ft (2,229.7 m²) Playhouse for very young children.
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with , all overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, successor to the Fairmount Park Commission in 2010.-Fairmount Park proper:...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. Philadelphia magazine
Philadelphia (magazine)
Philadelphia is a regional monthly magazine published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Metrocorp....
awarded it Best Playground of Philly in 2006 and 2008, calling it "a city treasure."
Renovations
Established in 1899 by the wills of Richard and Sarah Smith and designed by architect James H. WindrimJames H. Windrim
James Hamilton Windrim was a Philadelphia architect who specialized in public buildings.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he apprenticed under John Notman, and opened his own office in 1867...
, it occupies nearly 6 acres, and is visited by more than 1000 children per day. From 2003 to 2005, the playground was closed while a citizen's non-profit group began a rejuvenation of its play equipment and landscape, as well as a renovation of its 24000 sq ft (2,229.7 m²) Playhouse for very young children.
Playhouse
The playhouse is for children 5 and under, with any baby who can play welcome, but accompanied by at least one adult 18 or older.Playground
In July 2005 the Ann Newman Giant Wooden Slide was reopened, and in August 2006 a new complex of swings called "Swing City" was opened. By 2009, an area about three football fields in size had been redone, and the outside of the Playhouse preserved, and work continues. The Giant Slide is 40 feet (12.2 m) long, 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, 10 feet (3 m) high, and 12 children can use it at once. The playground is for children 10 and under, accompanied by at least one adult 18 or older. There is a special play area for very young children.External links
- 2006–2007 Smith Memorial Playground and Play House. Film by students from Drexel UniversityDrexel UniversityDrexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
for the Great Philadelphia Filmmakers Tripod Initiative.