Ginn Field

Ginn Field — how you’ve changed.
This is a big soccer/​softball field in Winchester, near the Wedgemere T station.
The soccer and softball areas haven’t changed in 20 years.
The playground has. When I was a kid, it was all rusty swingsets and one of those deadly spinner-​things — remember them? Almost broke my neck on that. It was replaced years ago by a giant wooden 2-​story playground structure. Kids LOVE it. Got a number of slides, sandbox, seperate small «fort» for the small ones, swings. It’s in OK shape. I am always surprised that the kids don’t get splinters here. It’s WOOD. But it’s been so worn down over the years that it’s all smooth.
Private parking lot — not terribly big but at least they got it — assuming you can find the entrance (hint: go to the post office).
The playground structure was all the rage when it was built — but it’s dated now. Wood? All the new ones have plastic and steel. Ice cream truck will stop by, though.
Side note: remember the flood of ’96? Ginn Field filled up like a bowl of cereal. I’m not kidding. It’s sort of a bowl-​shape in and of itself, and it’s right next to the Aberjona River, which itself used to flow straight through where the current field is now. Just remember, that where you’re standing, was once 10 feet under in water and sewage… yum.