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Great news has been issued regarding La Laguna Playground--the unique 1960s playground built by Benjamin Dominquez and known for its creative sculptures and fantastical playground equipment.
La Laguna Playground recently received a $250,000 grant from the California Cultural and Historic Endowment and the Western Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is now undergoing a long awaited rehabilitation. A bill has also been written up and forwarded for approval to amend the current section of the Health and Safety code, which currently governs playgrounds. The bill would allow certain
playgrounds to be deemed as historic landscapes, so that sites such as the Laguna Playground would be subject to the Historic Building Code rather than codes that govern modern playgrounds.
La Laguna Playground was threatened in 2006 when a park renovation plan called for the demolition of this iconic site, as it did not comply with modern safety standards and the cost to rehabilitate it was more than the park could absorb.
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