Chicago Tribune

In Winnetka, the jungle gym was born. A look at its evolution, from sky-high rusted pipes to soft, risk-averse playgrounds

In the backyard of the Winnetka Historical Society, behind a fence of manicured hedges, there stands an ancient jungle gym, a monolithic, caramel-color 7-foot tall cube of deliberately spaced sharp ...
NPR

A beloved piece of playground equipment — the jungle gym — turns 100 years old

A beloved piece of playground equipment is turning 100 years old. The history of the jungle gym and monkey bars is full of weird and and delightful twists, spanning from Japan to suburban Chicago. A ...
WUNC

A beloved piece of playground equipment — the jungle gym — turns 100 years old

A beloved piece of playground equipment turns 100 years old this week. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED producer Matt Ozug has our story. MATT OZUG, BYLINE: When I read that the patent for the jungle gym was ...