Viddler

Olive A. Stallings is known as the mother of playgrounds in New Orleans.In 1906, she established the first play center in New Orleans, the PoydrasPlayground, at her own expense and continued to maintain it for two years. When the Playgrounds Commission was established in 1911, she served as Its first president, a post she held continuously until her death in 1940. At herdeath, she left one-fourth of her estate-- $ 150,000 to the playgrounds system, soon to become the New Orleans Recreation Department.Olive Stallings Playground at 1600 Gentilly Blvd in New Orleans was built in 1938.Its time to do it again.Please join us on January 19, 2008 when Stallings Playground will be reborn.