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The Rise and Fall of the Public Sandbox

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Per JSTOR Daily, public sandboxes were a nineteenth-century innovation that fundamentally reshaped American cities, transforming urban recreation and children's play. Once a common feature of American cities, sandboxes eventually fell out of favor.

Source: https://daily.jstor.org/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-public-sandbox/

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