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It works like a time capsule. If any kid could fit something somewhere, there's a little hole that goes right through the ...
The Prospect Park Carousel, a staple of the park since 1912, reopened for the season on April 14. And while countless rides on the stately horses and creatures have left a mark, you won’t find ...
The carousel at Lambs Farm has been a family favorite for 30 years but its public opening Friday was a fresh start and special occasion. For the first time, all 16 of the painstakingly restored ...
That means getting rid of the carousel’s vintage iron horses. “Times change, and our understanding of animals has greatly evolved over the past few decades,” PETA President Ingrid Newkirk ...
The carousel, which has 36 horses, all of which are "jumpers" that go up and down, and two sleighs, is believed to date back to about 1920 and was originally used by a traveling amusement company ...
The second of two fires in the same building — just hours apart at Lagoon over the weekend — destroyed the amusement park's venerable bumper car ride and a candy shop, but not historic ...
An antique carousel horse will soon be ready to ride. The carousel stopped spinning in a Fort Smith pocket park, but the park is set to reopen, and the horses will again slowly circle in an up and ...
The carousel had been at the Cincinnati Zoo, then was sold to the Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, Calif., in 1974. But it was put in storage in California to make room for "a drop ...
Plans for the Columbia Gardens carousel are moving forward with the recent purchase of a $72,000 metal building to house the revolving horses. The new, prefabricated structure has 12 sides and is ...
NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — The beloved carousel at Easton’s Beach has been a part of the Newport scene since the early 1950’s, but the city is tearing down the rotunda where it was housed.