When was the Smith Memorial Playground in Fairmount Park built?
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith gave the money for this Juvenile Village, which opened in 1899. It is locally famous for its sliding-board which is 10 children wide. It is located at the Oxford Street entrance in the East Park. Source: Fairmount Park, a History and Guidebook, 1974, p.166, Esther M. Klein, 917.