EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Crescent Park Looff Carousel that's an East Providence staple is set to receive what city officials are calling a much-needed restoration. After being in ...

Saving the 113-year-old Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Dentzel-Looff Carousel and its 53 hand-carved and painted horses has included a legal battle, fundraising and advocacy from community members.

G.A. Dentzel and Charles I.D. Looff were pioneer carousel manufacturers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At least 18 figures — more than a dozen horses, a lion and a tiger — on the ...

As she puts it, they can finally see a pinhole light at the end of the tunnel. Largent says, so far, they have completed the restoration of 30 carousel animals and have 28 more to go.

Riverfront Park’s Looff Carrousel is one of 10 surviving rides crafted by Charles I.D. Looff in North America. The others are mostly on the East Coast, in Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts ...