Central Park's adventure-style playgrounds : renewal of a midcentury legacy /

Central Park's adventure-style playgrounds : renewal of a midcentury legacy /

In New York's Central Park, some of the playgrounds constructed as part of the midcentury experimental "playground revolution" still remain. Marie Warsh tells the engrossing history of these playscapes built in the 1960s and 1970s, exploring their connections to the art, recreational...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warsh, Marie (Author)
Other Authors: Friedberg, M. Paul, 1931- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
Series:Modern landscapes.
Subjects:
Central Park Conservancy (New York, N.Y.)
Playgrounds > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Playgrounds > Design and construction.
Playgrounds > Conservation and restoration > New York (State) > New York.
Central Park (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century.

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