05/26/2014 - Burr Elementary School, Wicker Park, Ashland and Wabansia

Post #21

Sometimes park ratings suffer due to our personal ability to enjoy a park based on the weather, outside temperature, illness, or what have you.  Burr Elementary's review got stung by the heat, back in May of last year, as well as the fact that school playgrounds take a great measure of punishment by their very nature.

Tell us how you really feel, boys.

Let's review, shall we?

George Carlos - ★★, "I gave it, um, a number 2.  Because, one of the bars were broken, and, um... it was really hot outside."

Máximo - ★★ 1/2, "because the zip line was rusty, and the climbing bars were broken, and it was really hot outside too."

The weather will do it's best to kill our experience, but there are examples of when it's blistering out and we still have a great time - it was a hot July in 2013 when we hit Mary Bartelme Park in the West Loop, and we still gave it a perfect rating, so there you go.

Pics for illustrative purposes.

Most of the spread.

MAV improvising with destroyed equipment.

Monkey bars.

M and G hitting the curvy and hiding in the shaded portion.

The G bomb, with a photo bomb from M.

Typical and unexciting slide action.

Plastic tends to get hot in direct sunlight.

I'm sure this park serves it's purpose as a playground for elementary students, but it's not terribly fun, and it's in bad shape.  I used to skate the stairs here, when I lived down the road (2001), and I'm not sure it's changed much since then.

http://www.burrschool.org/