Magnolia Playground All Set for Playdates

Workers put the finishing touches on the rebuilt Magnolia Playground on Thursday.

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Designs of fishes and lobsters were added to the multi-colored rubberized safety surfacing that was installed on the park grounds after some 200 volunteers pitched in to rebuild the Hurricane Sandy-battered beachside playground in May.

“Now all we need is some children playing in there!,” reads a post of photos of the resurfacing on a Facebook pagedevoted to the site’s redevelopment.

Commenting on the post, Eve Hammer, who helped paint a mural on a retaining wall that separates the park from the beach, wrote: “I was there today finishing up the mural watching these guys pour the rubber into the shapes, and it looks incredible. Really really great!"

Kaboom, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, and JetBlue Airways funded the bulk of the rebuilding project, awarding the City of Long Beach a grant to rebuild the park. Surf 4All, a local nonprofit also helped spearhead the project that sparked a local committee. The City Council on April 16 voted to approve a $208,892 contract with KJB Industries to install the safety surfacing at the park.

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