This image is from “Once Upon A Playground,” a series centered on vintage playground equipment that is quickly disappearing from the American landscape. The equipment that generations of Americans grew up with – from towering metal slides installed in the 1940s to giant rocket ships erected in the 1970s – becomes more scarce each year as communities across the country renovate their parks and school yards. Because these vanishing artifacts of childhood represent a tangible piece of our country’s cultural heritage, Biondo spent seven years (2006-2011) documenting remaining structures in their original environment throughout the country. The project is now the subject of a five-year traveling exhibition organized by ExhibitsUSA.