News Communities Irving   The last of its kind in Irving, a
children's kingdom falls   Avi Selk/Staff Photo  The steel jaws
of a fearsome monster, also known as an excavator, attacked and
brought down one of the towers at Castle Kingdom on Monday. A
generation of children grew up among the maze of forts and
bridges. Plans are to replace Irving’s least safe playground.
Castle Kingdom stood guard for 25 years against lava monsters,
pirate raids and all imagined dangers of Victoria Park.  The
vastest playground in Irving, it sheltered countless hide n’
seekers in its tunnels. A generation of princesses and princes
reigned from its steepled towers.  The children were gone on
Monday, when a wrecking machine with dragon-sized jaws ripped
those towers from the sand.  Grownups watched the kingdom’s
demolition—city officials with plans to finally replace the
oldest, most troublesome playground in Irving.  Because, through
an era of wild imagination and rising safety standards, Castle
Kingdom could protect children fr