Figure 1--This German family, probably the grand parents, is on an outing to a rather impressive park during 1961. Perhaps some of our German readers will recognize it. The coats suggest it is a chilly day, but note the trees still have leaves. Despite the chily weather, the boys are wearing short pants that look like Lederhosen. Notice no one is on the grass.

We have little information on how German parks changed in the 1960s. Parks are urban facilities and thus important German parks must have been damaged in the War when German cities were reduced to rubbel by Allied bombing. They would have been. however, relatively easy to repair because unlike other city areas, parks did not require major construction projecrs. We suspect that by the 1960s that German parks were back to normal. We do not know much about specific German parks or if any new parks were built in the 1960s. The parks that we note seem rather sedate places foe people including families to stroll anong trees and gardens. There may have been parks with facilities more focused on children, but we have not yet found images showing such facilities. One noticeable development was the more casual clothes worn by children. We see the same outfits we commonly see in school. Boys commonly wore short pants, but less common were suits and other dressy outfits. We note adults still often dressed up for visits to important parks.

1960s Developments

We have little information on how German parks changed in the 1960s. Parks are urban facilities and thus important German parks must have been damaged in the War when German cities were reduced to rubbel by Allied bombing. They would have been. however, relatively easy to repair because unlike other city areas, parks did not require major construction projecrs. We suspect that by the 1960s that German parks were back to normal. We do not know much about specific German parks or if any new parks were built in the 1960s.

Facilities

The parks that we note seem rather sedate places for people including families to stroll anong trees and gardens. We see beautiful well-tended gardens. There are lots of benches for people to stop and chat. The people seem to stay to the walking paths and off the grassy areas. There may have been parks with facilities more focused on children, but we have not yet found images showing such facilities.

Clothing

One noticeable development was the more casual clothes worn by children. We see the same outfits we commonly see in school. Boys commonly wore short pants, but less common were suits and other dressy outfits. We note adults still often dressed up for visits to important parks.