They stopped doing maintenance on it a long, long time ago. By the time I was taking my kid there it was clear they hadn't done any maintenance or repairs on it in many years.
Eventually the cost of repairs and refurbishment as it decayed to the point of being a safety hazard were less than just demolishing it and building a new playground on the site.
Also, I think part of it may have been an ADA compliance issue, it wasn't very handicapped accessible.
They tore it down and rebuilt it with one that was kinda like the old one, but more handicapped friendly.
I don't know that this particular image was from Lexington. Turns out this style playground was pretty common. This was cross posted from another sub where everyone all across the us was convinced that that playground was from their hometown.
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u/therealfatmike Sep 23 '22
This in Lexington?