NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Paid Sponsor Partnership: Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Members of the Martin Luther King Older Adult Center welcomed excited campers from the Smith Memorial Playground over to their house to play.

Friends were made as old-school toys and games brought smiles to both generations, just like the Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse has done for more than a century.

"We are excited to be over 125 years old. We opened up in 1899," says Frances Hoover, Executive Director of the Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse. "The mission of Smith Playground is to promote and provide opportunities for free unstructured play."

The event kicked off a time capsule project for the playground.

"The kids are between six and ten years old," says Hoover. "We're goi

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