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Heckscher Playground
- ... that the Heckscher Playground, rebuilt in 1970, had to be demolished a little more than a year later to accommodate subway construction? Source for ALT0: NY Daily News
- ALT1:... that the Heckscher Playground, the oldest playground in New York City's Central Park, was initially opposed because people wanted to preserve the park's passive landscape? Source for ALT1: https://www.nytimes.com/1925/05/11/archives/landscape-society-hits-park-playground-architects-hold-the.html
- ALT2:... that the Heckscher Playground, the oldest playground in New York City's Central Park, was hailed by its namesake as "an idea of what a modern playground should be"? Source for ALT2: https://www.nytimes.com/1925/05/02/archives/clubwomen-assail-park-playground-speakers-at-federation-convention.html
- Reviewed: Wallace Oak (Torwood)
Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 01:44, 22 November 2019 (UTC).
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