As part of $250 million worth of renovations, this summer, FDR Park in South Philadelphia will soon be home to the largest swing set in North America.
, that, organizers said, will"repurpose the park’s former guard house and stables, structures originally built in 1919" into a 8,000-square-foot Welcome Center with room for events -- and 14 public bathrooms.
As planned, the playground is expected to feature, what organizers called"three monumental climbing structures" along with slides that will spiral to the ground.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. And, along with these amenities, the playground is set to be home to the largest swing set in North America.
Organizers called it a"megaswing" that will have room for thirty people and it will be situated in a circle around a"central shaded seating area."This article tagged under:
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