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Granite City, Illinois: Ten-Person Swing

Built out of logs by Brian Depauli, its official name is "Giant Swing For All My Friends."

Address:
1834 State St., Granite City, IL
Directions:
Downtown, on the east side of State St., between 18th and 19th Sts.
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2023: now a one-person swing.

Ten-Person Swing

Is now only a 1-person swing in a desultory part of town -- and the area around the swing smells more like it's a 1-holer outhouse. Whomp. Whomp.

[Lisa Pollice, 08/13/2023]

Lingering COVID safe distance tactic? We like how you guys make the best of it.

Ten-Person Swing

This is still there, but it only has one swing left.

[Jason Jamison, 09/03/2022]

Ten-Person Swing.

Ten-Person Swing

A giant swing built out of logs allows ten people to swing at once!

[Marianne, 06/05/2019]

Built by Brian Depauli, its official name is "Giant Swing For All My Friends."


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