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The Slide

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  • Fig: Photo from newspaper article (1931) (Source: private archive Speeltuinvereniging Zuiderkwartier)
  • Fig: Photo from newspaper article (1931) (Source: private archive Speeltuinvereniging Zuiderkwartier)

On the 27th of June 1931, mayor Van Sande Bakhuyzen opened the playground. Since then, many generations of children have played and enjoyed themselves there. The giant slide used to be the pride of the playground.

Unfortunately, the famous slide no longer exists. The old head of the board and volunteer, Karel Teske, tells me how residents who lived around the playground complained that people could peek into their houses from the top of the slide. The slide drew the short draw.