Streets used to be safe havens for children to play. Rebecca Lepkoff, a lifelong New York City resident, shares her memories of childhood play on city streets in the 1930s and 1940s.

                                   
Children Play on the street, 1940:                                                                         Kick the Can, Ridge Street, LES, 1947

                                      
Drawing on the sidewalks, Lower East Side, 1938                                                  Spinning the Top, Lower East Side, 1940s

Jumping Rope in Lower Manhattan, 1940s