Cambria Playground

Francis Lewis Blvd. bet. 120 Ave. and 121 Ave.

Queens, 11411

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

This playground, located next to the Montefiore and Old Springfield Cemeteries, was acquired as a city park in 1951 and developed as a recreation facility for different age groups. It featured a baseball diamond, softball diamond, and basketball courts in the northern and central portions of the park. The playground in the southern part of the park included a sandpit, shuffle board, and wading pool, and separate pieces such as swings, slides, and seesaws lining the edges of the park. In 1980 a jungle gym was installed as the playground's centerpiece.