Buddy Rocket

Kevin K · Post by **Kevin K** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:05 pm

Brackett Park, Minneapolis

or: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8261265@N07/1563009756/
-K

robtaylor · Post by **robtaylor** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:38 pm

can't see pic

dahuffy · Post by **dahuffy** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:07 am

Kevin,
Just had to say thanks for allowing me to relive a childhood memory.

I lived right around the corner from Bracket as a kid and played on that very rocket. In fact, I remember it being built! It made the front page of The Star.

Kevin K · Post by **Kevin K** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:50 pm

Were you one of the kids that used to get your head stuck between the bars?

That rocket has a lot of history behind it. Glad to see it back.
-K

dahuffy · Post by **dahuffy** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:25 pm

No,I can honestly say that I wasn't one of them. I've been away from MPLS for 40 yrs at least,did they remove it for a while or what?
I remember being one of the first kids to play on it, I couldn't have been any older than 6 at the time....let's see, that would have been around 1964 (scary thought!). We moved out to Bloomington,where I lived until 1979, when I got married at 21.

Kevin K · Post by **Kevin K** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:32 pm

http://www.brackettrocket.org/
Click on "History".
-K

dahuffy · Post by **dahuffy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:30 am

Kevin K wrote:http://www.brackettrocket.org/
Click on "History".
-K

Very interesting write up. Thank you for the link.

Kevin K · Post by **Kevin K** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:21 pm

I saw one of these--still in use--at a playground in Watertown, SD last weekend! Wish I would have had time to grab a pic.
-K

dahuffy · Post by **dahuffy** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:57 pm

Cool! I remember when I was kid and the only thing that was under it was black top. No wood chips or sand like the playgrounds today.

littleao · Post by **littleao** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:17 am

Hoppsan

Ms. Milan · Post by **Ms. Milan** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:52 pm

littleao wrote:Thats great. Here's one near me.

I lived down the street in Seagate for a while. Is it true they are going to tear this down?

littleao · Post by **littleao** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:08 pm

Hoppsan

lojical1 · Post by **lojical1** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:09 pm

Wow, those structures are really great. I can honestly say I've never seen anything like it

Thanks for sharing!

Modern Buddy

Buddy Rocket

Buddy Rocket

Thanks For The Memories!