Playground Playground A playground, playpark, or play area is a place specifically designed to enable children to play there. It is typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some target other age groups. Berlin's Preußenpark for example is designed for people aged 70 or higher. A playground might exclude children below a certain age. Modern playgrounds often have recreational equipment such as the seesaw, merry-go-round, swingset, slide, jungle gym, chin-up bars, sandbox, spring rider, trapeze rings, playhouses, and mazes, many of which help children develop physical coordination, strength, and flexibility, as well as providing recreation and enjoyment and
Mitchell Playground crossed diagonally through the park. Equipment included swings, monkey bars, and joggling boards. The playground had live tennis courts, a basketball court, a football field, and other amenities. Initially, Mitchell Playground did not admit black children. However, later into the era of segregation, Mitchell Playground was devoted exclusively to black children while other parks, such as Hampton Park, were reserved for white children. Mitchell Playground Mitchell Playground is a public park in Charleston, South Carolina bounded by Fishburne St. (north), Perry St. (east), Sheppard St. (south), and Rutledge Ave. (west). It is named for the Julian Mitchell Elementary School to