Peninsula Park Revisited - N Portland - 4.30.23

 I was apprehensive about revisiting Peninsula Park. What if they'd taken out the vintage play structure with the giant blue tube within the last 14 years? I'd be very sad indeed.

But good news, y'all...

IT'S STILL THERE.

There have been a few minor changes to the playground, as far as I could tell. The rings and swinging trapeze bar seem to have disappeared.

Also, the long metal slide was replaced with this blue curly one....

The Space-Age curly slide is still there, though.

I can't believe that yellow curly slide is still hanging on!

And there are plenty of other metal slides here to burn bums on a hot day.

And though I didn't get a photo of that area this time, the splash pad IS still there... but it's fenced off/inaccessible.

So that's Peninsula Park revisited! May they never get rid of that play structure.

Peninsula Park - N Portland - 2.3.07 and 7.20.09

Peninsula Park

There is nothing modern about Peninsula Park's playground, but that's why I immediately fell in love with it. This website calls it "Portland's second oldest playground." I'm hoping that means they won't change anything, since it's a historical landmark and all. Some of my favorite things include a metal merry-go-round, a tube to crawl through (and not just any tube -- it's about 20 feet long and is situated at least 10 feet off the ground!), and metal trapeze bars and rings. I never played here as a child, but I wish I had. 

700 N Portland Blvd, between Portland Blvd and Ainsworth Street