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Oscar's Trashcan Bandstand was a play area near Big Bird's Rambling River.The area featured instruments made of objects like this upside down tub:
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Later, the area was converted into a game of chance titled Ernie's Duck Pond:
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When it was Oscar's Trashcan Bandstand it was up a small flight of stairs:
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You can see how the cement is slightly different colored in the area where it was replaced when the steps were removed:
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Wow! I can't believe they got rid of the steel drums! I remember playing them every year when I was a kid!
ReplyDeleteI know! Looks like a fun diversion for the kids. Too bad it's gone!
ReplyDeleteI *think* I remember these? A lot of these articles are reminding me of things I'd forgotten, but sometimes I'm not sure if I'm manufacturing memories. Would it have been there in 1990?
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