Playground equipment at the 99th Street Elementary School with the 97th Street Love Canal residences in the background, August 1978
Title
Playground equipment at the 99th Street Elementary School with the 97th Street Love Canal residences in the background, August 1978
Subject
Playgrounds
Abandoned houses
Elementary schools
Abandoned buildings
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A playground sits on a patchy grass field and features a blue metal slide, dome-shaped climbing arches, and swing frames without seats. In the background, several single-story houses have boarded-up windows and doors. A trailer with the words "VAN LINES" is parked near the edge of the lot. Overhead utility wires cross the scene, and trees with autumn foliage are visible behind the buildings. The area appears unused or abandoned.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1978-08
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.11
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Playground equipment at the 99th Street Elementary School with the 97th Street Love Canal residences in the background, August 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16469.