Note: This story is part two of a four-part series on park playgrounds.
Those of a certain age still talk about the merry-go-round at the playground. The circular piece had bars that extended out from the middle. One or two kids would hold a bar and run as fast as possible to get it spinning and, at some point, jump on.
Remember the monkey bars, a structure about 10-feet tall? Once at the top, you…


