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  2020-06

  Public Space and COVID-19: UN-Habitat

  In this article from the UN, we learn that public space is distributed inequitably between those in poor urban neighborhoods and wealthier urban areas. They advise that urban planning must include more public space, more green space, and just more space to move in general to allow for social distancing.
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  07/08/2021

  Collett Hall Oral History, 2021/07/08

  Collett Hall talks about her fears about her daughter getting the virus, her system for obtaining groceries, and her experiences working as a special education teacher.
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  2021-02-20

  Mask trash # 1

  Mask trash on the playground at the Kroc Center in Phoenix, AZ
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  2020-02-28

  Abandoned Playground

  In this photo caution tape was put up around the playground to prevent any kids from going onto it as well as a sign that said that the playground was closed due to the corona virus. Generally during that time of the year (the spring) the playground is always inhabited with children and families. Usually in the afternoon, kids from the school behind it always played on it. The shutting down of schools and effort to prevent the spread of germs caused this playground to be also be shut down. It felt weird to me when I walked past the playground and the basketball court that was next to it, to see nobody there and it reminded my family of a ghost town. We walk past that playground almost every day and to see in empty was a weird and eerie sight.
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  2020-03-28

  Cleaning The Climbing Frame

  This image shows workers in Mexico cleaning playgrounds to stop the spread of Covid-19.
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  07/25/2020

  Anonymous Oral History, 2020/07/25

  Shanna Gagnon conducts an interview with Anonymous. Anonymous is a 5 year old boy that lives in Northern California. He explains his initial reaction to COVID-19. Anonymous discusses how the pandemic has impacted his daily life, including who he can and cannot play with. He describes what people are acting like in his neighborhood. Anonymous details a recent family trip to the beach. He shares what he believes worries people most. And talks about why it is important for his family to stay extra safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anonymous imagines what life will be like a year from today and includes a possible new reality for what playground time will look like when he returns to school. His responses also cover how businesses are responding to COVID and his family’s consumer behaviors during the pandemic.
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  April 30, 2020

  Evansville IN Mikey's Kingdon No Playtime

  These photographs were taken to document some of what people in Evansville and its Tri-State region saw and experienced as the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic came to the area in the spring of 2020. Many of these images represent literal signs of the time, while others figuratively depict signs of the pandemic.
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  April 27, 2020

  Newburgh IN Fortress of Fun Closed

  These photographs were taken to document some of what people in Evansville and its Tri-State region saw and experienced as the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic came to the area in the spring of 2020. Many of these images represent literal signs of the time, while others figuratively depict signs of the pandemic.
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  2020-07-01

  Our First Trip Out

  My kids and I have not left our street since March due to the continual rise in cases. Despite an all time high and no desire to venture out, my Girl Scout troop needed their cookie prizes and the materials for our end of the year, virtual “Bridging” ceremony. I decided to drop the items on the girls’ doorsteps, wearing a mask, and not actually ring a doorbell but instead text from the safety of my car. Basically, run out, run back to the car. To do so, I enlisted my mom (who lives with us) to drive to lessen the variables for infection. Realizing my kids might want to see the world outside our street, I allowed them to ride in the car. I figured the risk was minimal because I was coming into contact with no one. Both kids have been keeping “quarantine” journals and I found their reflections interesting. My daughter was agitated that so many people we saw were not wearing masks. When we went out, our area had just been re-opened, despite a continual rise in cases. Our state has seen an 80% increase over the last two weeks and, as of today, is re-closing “indoor businesses.” My son, on the other hand, seemed relieved to see that McDonald’s still existed and had an open sign. He told us he was happy everything was “in order.” It makes me wonder what he thought was happening beyond our street. I did stop to take one picture, of our local playground. I was so surprised that every park we passed had the playgrounds roped off. It makes sense, but was eerie to see. I don’t foresee us venturing out again soon.
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  2020-03-18

  Caution Slide

  I saw the slide while on a walk in the morning. My local playground had been shut down and taped up to prevent children playing. I wanted to photograph it to show how the pandemic had changed even basic activities like taking children to a playground.
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  2020-03

  Playground Closure in Boston

  This is a photograph of a sign placed outside of a playground in Boston explaining that due to Covid-19, the playground is closed "until further notice." This sign illustrates how urban environments dealt with closures.
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  2020-02-06

  The way Chinese government face the virus

  That is Chinese government how to sovle the virus in school. They protect the garden, playground and some public areas so that forbidden the entrance so that no one can enter in the area and reduce the possibility of the virus
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  2020-05-01

  The Pandemic-Plagued Playground

  Although Sedgwick County Park remained open to visitors, all playground equipment were off limits, thus reflecting the virus's stealthy transmission via children. Should a child contract the virus, they seldom exhibit symptoms but can easily pass it to adults. Measures such as those depicted in this photo therefore proved to be vital in mitigating COVID-19's spread. Northeastern University
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  03/25/2020

  Playground in Shaker Heights, Ohio closed due to Covid-19

  A sign explains that the playground equipment at Horseshoe Lake Park in Shaker Heights, Ohio is closed due to COVID-19
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  2020-05-08

  1 yo sees playground for first time in 8 weeks

  7.5 weeks into the official quarantine in AZ, and about 6 weeks after public parks closed, I let my 1yo visit a closed park in Scottsdale, AZ. (El Dorado Park in Scottsdale).
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  2020-05-15

  Covid Playground

  This is a photo I took while out for a walk at a park that I grew up by. It was a park I had been going to all my life, and a playground that saw me as a 3 year old. Never in my life have I seen it closed. But on that day, I saw a sign that declared it closed until further notice, to stop the spread of the virus. It was straight out of fiction to me, because I had never seen anything like it. I was shocked, and had another of the (too common nowadays) moments of "wow, this is really happening."
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  2020-04-07

  A Walk through Covid-19 Brooklyn (Shore Parkway Courts)

  Walking along Shore Parkway, I see a locked gate and sign informing the public that playing in groups is not permitted.
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  2020-04-24

  A Walk through Covid-19 Brooklyn (Prospect Park Playground)

  Walking in Prospect Park, I see a sign informing the public of a playground closure.
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  2020-05-10

  Public park taped off to prevent access during the COVID-19 pandemic

  A table at a park in Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia taped off by Waverley Council (the local government authority) to discourage public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  2020-05-01

  Playground Closed

  Sign posted in front of one of several playgrounds at the popular Sedgwick County Park in west Wichita, Kansas. All playground equipment had been roped off during the state's "stay-at-home" order. Sedgwick County, Kansas: creator Photo taken by Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University Image taken on 05/01/2020.
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  2020-04-09

  Playground biohazard

  There is yellow caution tape "closing" a piece of playground equipment. A sign in a plastic sleeve has been taped to the handle of the structure, reading "Danger: Coronavirus Outbreak" with the biohazard symbol.
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  2020-05-02

  Park Closed

  Playground closed with caution tape wrapped around the equipment. #HST643
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  2020-05-01

  What Spring has Sprung 3: Playground Closed

  A sign and lock on the gate: The playground is closed
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  2020-04-24

  Street as playground

  With social distancing in place and stay-at-home rules, kids are playing more in the street right outside their own properties.
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  2020-04-02

  Revisiting the Parking Lot Where I Learned How to Drive

  I currently live in Chicago with my mother, stepfather, and my four little siblings. Because of the pandemic, all playgrounds are closed and fenced off with biohazard tape (which, I find amusing). Lots of large parks are open, but these days they tend to get oddly crowded when it's nice outside. On this beautiful afternoon, we decided to take the kids to ride their bikes in the large and unused parking lot of the Basic Wire & Cable Company, a very out of the way spot where I learned how to ride a bike and drive a car. #DePaulHST391
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  03/24/2020

  Closed playground in Washington Park

  A closed playground in Chicago's Washington Park. A sign on the fence reads: Playground closed in accordance with executive order in response to COVID-19, Executive Order No.8.
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  04/19/2020

  No Playing Here

  Park Closures
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  2020-04-18

  Senator Corbett Playground, Somerville MA

  The playground is locked. No group gatherings, sports or games allowed.
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  2020-04-03

  Playground cordoned off.

  Photograph of a cordoned off playground. Playgrounds have been closed to stop people gathering.
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  2020-04-06

  Kids respond to playground closure

  All the local playgrounds closed at the end of March and now the kids have decorated the Council tape — Rossi Reserve in Ford Street, Ivanhoe.
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  2020-04-01

  A lock on the playground.

  *A walk through the park in the wee hours of the morning is a gloomy scene, with off limits signs posted all over the playground.
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  2020-04-05

  Playground Closed 3

  Due to COVID-19, the city closed the playground off with caution tape for safety precautions.
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  2020-04-05

  Playground Closed 2

  Due to COVID-19, the city closed the playground off with caution tape for safety precautions.
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  2020-04-05

  Playground Closed 1

  Due to COVID-19, the city closed the playground off with caution tape for safety precautions.
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  03/27/2020

  Playground closed, but not the field

  This picture shows a sign closing the playground in three languages, but kids are still playing on the field behind. #HIST5241
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  2020-03-24

  Almost three years old Roger, socially isolated in a playground.

  A young child not yet three years old plays alone in a playground inside a park; usually there are several children with their carers playing here at any given time of the day, one day into lock down here and the park and playground is deserted.