Daily Herald (Adelaïde - Australie)
Jeudi 2 décembre 1920

CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS
EXAMPLE FROM U.S.A.
DETROIT SPENDS £2,000,000

Great importance is attached in America to the provision of suitable recreation grounds and playfields for children. Information has just been received in Melbourne showing the work that has been done in Detroit in this direction. Detroit has a population of 700,000, and is practically the same size as Melbourne and Suburbs.
In April 1919, a park and recreation bond issue for £2,000,000 was made. Since then there has been unprecedented activity in Detroit toward building up a carefully planned park and recreation system. In the past year, the City Plan Commission has investigated 35 playgrounds and playfield sites and about 25 different sites for parks. Twenty playground sites were recommended by the Common Council, of which 18 were accepted. These consisted of about 22.23 acres. Five playfields were recommended and ordered by the Common Council, adding 153.44 acres to the existing playfields.
Seven parks, parkways or parte enlargement have been accepted and ordered by the Common Council upon the recommendation of the City Plan Commission, thus adding 1744.7 acres to the park acreage, which consisted of only 982 acres before 1919. To further the accessibility of every park site, the City Plan Commission is preparing plans for a 160 feet encircling driveway. Certain portions have already been dedicated.
Regarding other activities by the Americans in relation to playgrounds and recreation, a recent report by the Director of Publicity of the of the American Society states: -
“France is solving the problem of playgrounds and recreational centres in the areas devastated by the war under the leadership of child experts from the United States. Around Lille along nearly 700 children are learning to play under the guidance of 15 kindengarten experts from the United States, headed by Miss Fanibelle Curtis, of New-York, director of Jardin d'Enfants unit of the American Red Cross.