Changes

Change to playgrounds though began to appear by the next decades in the 1910s-1920s, as manufacturers realized that playgrounds provided financial opportunities for them. They began to create new forms of entertainment for children, with ladders, chains, and climbing areas created. The 1910s-1920s was considered an experimental time for playgrounds, as manufacturers began to develop different forms of equipment for play and activities. In 1922, the first playground slide may have been installed, with Wicksteed Park in Kettering, England installing the slide. Slides had been around since the turn of the century, but they were mostly installed in amusement parks such as Coney Island. After the 1920, the 1930s-1940s saw little development or even expansion of playgrounds, as the Depression and World War II slowed their construction. In the late 1940s-1950s, landscape playgrounds became a new novelty. At this point, the formality of playgrounds began to wane and people began to see playgrounds as places mostly for children entertainment or place to burn off children energy (Figure 2)

[[File:1942-central-park.jpg|thumb|Figure 2. Over time, playgrounds became less formal and more focused on only play.]]

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