Timeline of Historic “Golden Age” Carousels Saved from Auction break up, relocations and restorations all keeping these precious machines together and spinning.
1963 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
c.1890s U.S. Merry-Go-Round Co. – Portable
All Hallows Guild Carousel, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC. Carnival ride. Opened at Washington Cathedral in 1963.
1926 Dentzel
Silver Star Carousel, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX.
Last carousel made by William Dentzel & Co. From Rockaway
Playland, Queens, NY. Sold to Six Flags Over Texas in 1963.
1965 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1916 PTC #39
Lake Winnepesaukah, Rossville, GA. From Southeastern
Fairgrounds at Lakewood Park, Atlanta, GA.
1921 Prior & Church Racing Derby
Cedar Downs, Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH. From Euclid Beach Park.
1907 Dentzel Menagerie – 3-row
Centreville, Toronto, ONT, Canada. From Bushkill Park, Easton, PA.
1925 Allan Herschell Portable
Meadowlake Park Carousel, Meadowlake Park, Enid, OK. From Hellum’s Amusement Park, Enid, OK, to Meadowlake Park in 1965.
1966 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1917 PTC #43 – Portable
Western Washington Fair, Puyallup, WA. Only PTC portable in operation. Donated by Robert Bollinger to the fair in 1966.
1920 Herschell-Spillman Menagerie
Santa’s Workshop, North Pole, CO. From Crystal City Park, Tulsa, OK.
1967 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
c.1917 Herschell-Spillman – Portable
Circus World Museum, Baraboo, WI. From Bay Beach Park to High Cliff Park, WI. To Circus World Museum in 1967.
c.1885 Bairolle-Belgique Portable Track
La Ronde, Montreal, QC. Operated at 1964-’65 New York World’s Fair. To La Ronde in 1967. Restored in 2007.
1900 Herschell-Spillman Steam-Track Portable
Prairie Village, Madison, SD. Traveling carnival ride.
1925 Allan Herschell Portable Menagerie
Highland Park, Endwell, NY. One of six Broome County carousels given by George F. Johnson-provided that everyone could ride free. Relocated from Endicott, NY, to Endwell in 1967.
1968 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1921 Dentzel Menagerie
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. Still in its original location. Park closed in 1968, a public raised $80,000 to repurchase carousel.
1903-08 Mangels-Illions
Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, Queens, NY. Frame, organ, chariots and 47 horses from Stubbman Carousel on Coney Island and 24 horses from Feltman’s were combined for the ‘64-65 World’s Fair.c.1921 Dentzel Menagerie
Kiddy Kingdom Carrousel, Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH. From Hunting Park, Germantown, PA.
1968 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1910 Herschell-Spillman Menagerie
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. Major mechanical restorations in 2009.
1900 German Springer Track – Portable
Storyland, Glen, NH. From Europe to Canadian National Expo in Toronto, 1965 – 1967. Opened at Storyland in 1968.
1969 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
c.1900s Dentzel Menagerie
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IN. From Indianapolis parks. Acquired by the Children’s Museum in 1969. Opened in 1976.
1911-12 Looff Menagerie
Heritage Museums & Gardens, Sandwich, MA. From Riverside, RI.
1904 Herschell-Spillman – Track Portable
Bowness Carousel, Heritage Park, Calgary, AB. From Louisville, KY, to Winnipeg Beach, MAN, to Bowness, AB.
1970 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Spillman Engineering/Mix – Portable
Riverside Park, Guelph, ONT. Traveled with Sullivan Shows, Canada, then Conklin & Garrett. Opened at Riverside Park in 1970.
c.1920s Spillman Engineering – Portable
Taylor Amusements, Staunton, VA. Traveling carnival machine.
1971 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1926 PTC #79
King’s Island, OH. From Coney Island Park, Cincinnati, OH.
1914 Dentzel
Fair Park, Dallas, TX. From Reading, PA.
1910 D.C. Muller Menagerie
Forest Park, Queens, NY. From Lakeview Park, Dracut, MA.
1917 PTC #46 – Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel
Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL. From Olympic Park, Maplewood, NJ. Converted to all jumpers.
1908 PTC #17
Riverview Carousel, Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA. Relocated from Riverview Park, Chicago, IL.
1927 Spillman Engineering – Menagerie/Mix
Spring River Park, Roswell, NM. From Rainbow Gardens, Wilkes Barre, PA. Donated to city by Marianne Stevens in 1971.
c.1908 DeBoer Bros. – Kiddie
Windmill Island Municipal Park, Holland, MI. From Holland.
1972 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1921 C. W. Parker “Superior Style”
Jantzen Beach SuperCenter, Portland, OR. From Venice Beach Pier, CA, to Jantzen Beach Park, to Jantzen Beach Center in 1972.
1926 PTC #75
Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, Ocean City, NJ. From Fernbrook Park, then Rolling Green Park in PA.
1915 PTC #35
The Enchanted Carousel, Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, MO. From Luna Park, then Puritas Springs and Indian Lake Park, OH.
1972 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
c.1905 Dentzel Menagerie
Watkins Regional Park, Upper Marlboro, MD. From Chesapeake, MD.
1973 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1917 PTC #44
Paramount’s Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA. From Riverside Park, Springfield, MA, then Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI.
1923 PTC #67
Paramount’s Carowinds, Charlotte, NC. From Evansville, IN.1919 Allan Herschell – Portable
Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA. Travelled over 50 years, then abandoned. Found in 1973 in Dallas, TX. Roy Herschell and 14 craftsmen restored the machine.
1913 Herschell-Spillman – Menagerie
Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI. Originally from Barbary Coast, San Francisco, CA, to Spokane, WA. Roswell, NM, to Greenfield Village.
1974 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1910 Mangels-Carmel
Three Rivers Carousel, Tri-Cities, WA. From Silver Beach, MI.
1897 Savage Gallopers – Portable
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ. From Great Britain.
1975 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1909 Looff – Menagerie
Riverfront Park, Spokane, WA. From Natatorium Park, WA.
1914 Stein & Goldstein
Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT. From Meyers Lake Park, Canton, OH.
1947 Allan Herschell – Portable
Smithsonian Carousel, The National Mall, Washington, DC. From Gwynn Oak Park, Baltimore, MD.
1915 Herschell-Spillman/Dare – Portable
New York State Museum, Albany, NY. (See 2001)
1976 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1901 C. W. Parker Track – Steam
Abilene Parker, Heritage Center, Abilene, KS. From Riverton, WY. c.1910 Stein & Goldstein – Portable
Kiddieland Carousel, Knoebels Grove, Elysburg, PA.
1930s Allan Herschell – Portable
Lake Accotink Park, Springfield, VA. From Fairhill Farm Antiques, Spring Hill, NJ to Lake Accotink in 1978.
1979 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1917 Allan Herschell Menagerie – Portable
Kimberly’s Carousel, Put-In-Bay, OH. From Buffalo, NY, to John Abbott. Sold to Put-In-Bay, OH, in 1979.
1980 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1915 Savage Roundabout – Portable
W.E. “Bill” Mason Carousel, Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos, CA. Shipped around Cape Horn for Pan-Pacific Expo in 1915. Traveled with Foley & Burke carnival. Mix of U.S. and European carvings.
1980 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1906 C. W. Parker – Portable
Wild Waves, Federal Way, WA. From Redondo Beach, WA..
1981 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1928 PTC #84
Canada’s Wonderland, Vaughan, ON. From Happyland Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, to Old Orchard Beach, ME, to Palisades, NJ. 1910-15 Herschell-Spillman Menagerie
Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD. From The Mall, Washington, DC. Opened at Wheaton Regional Park in 1981.
1905 Herschell-Spillman Menagerie – Portable
Inner Harbor Carousel, Harbor Place, Baltimore, MD. From Cheektowaga, NY, to Jon Abbott, to Harbor Place in 1981.
1982 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1916 Allan Herschell #1 Special – Portable
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Tonawanda, NY. From Bill Stenning, storage, to Herschell museum in 1982.
c.1920 C. W. Parker Steam – Portable
W. MN Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, MN. Carnival machine, from Ruben Klein to W. MN Steam Threshers Reunion.
1913 Herschell-Spillman Menagerie
Story City Carousel, North Park, Story City, IA. Restored by community and placed in current location in 1982.
1915 Herschell-Spillman/AH/Ilions mix
Atlantic Beach Park, Misquamicut Beach, RI. From Rocky Point Park, RI. Illions horses from previous Atlantic Beach carousel. Also has Allan Herschell and Arrow Development figures.
1983 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1924 Dentzel Menagerie
Stoner Carousel, Lancaster, PA. From Rocky Springs Park. Storage.
1912 C. W. Parker – Portable
Crossroads Village, Flint, MI. From Fairmont City Park, Riverside, CA, to Crossroads Village, Flint, MI, in 1983.
1924 Spillman Engineering
Dutch Village, Holland, MI. From Redondo Beach, CA.
1984 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1895 Looff Menagerie
Seaport Village, San Diego, CA. From Fair Park, Dallas, TX. Various locations. Placed in Seaport Village, San Diego in 2004.
1922 PTC #61
Jane’s Carousel, Brooklyn, NY. From Idora Park, Youngstown, OH. Purchased by Jane and David Walentas intact at auction. Restoration complete, 2006. Plans to open in new park, in new building, under Brooklyn Bridge in 2011.
1930s Allan Herschell – Portable
Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, UT. From Playland Park, Pocatello, ID.
1985 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1909 PTC #18
The Carousel Center Mall, Syracuse, NY. From Roseland Park, NY.
1985 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––c.1910 Dentzel/Looff/Carmel/Illions Menagerie
Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel, Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, NJ. Though in operation at Casino Pier since 1932, the carousel was destined to be sold in the mid-1980s. Dr. Floyd Moreland and a crew of volunteers revitalized the machine.
1907 Dentzel Menagerie
Castle Park, Riverside, CA. Relocated from Knott’s Berry Farm.
1986 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1928 PTC #85
Paragon Carousel, Carousel Station, Hull, MA. In 1984, Paragon Park was auctioned to make room for condo development. Local activists convinced the developer to purchase the carousel. Two years later, the developer decided to sell the ride and three local investors stepped in to save it. The carousel and building were moved (together) to nearby city property in a move that made “Ripley’s Believe it Or Not”. In 1996, the investors were ready to part with the ride. To save the carousel this time, $1.1 million was needed in two months. The non-profit Friends of the Carousel was formed and able to raise enough money by the deadline. By spring of 1996, the Friends owned the carousel.
1987 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1921 Dentzel Menagerie
The St. Louis Carousel, Faust County Park, Chesterfield, MO. From Forest Park Highlands, to Sylvan Springs Co. Park, St. Louis, MO, then into storage. Restored 1986-87.
1908 Herschell-Spillman Menagerie – Grasshopper
Carousel In the Park, Gage Park, Topeka, KS. Originally in PA, then TX and to KS. From Boyles Joyland, Topeka, KS to Gage Park.
1920s Spillman Engineering – Portable
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT. Came from storage in MN in 1984, refurbished and placed in operation in 1987.
1988 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1926 Spillman Engineering
Prairie Rose Carousel, Chahinkapa Zoo, Wahpeton, ND. From Lee Funland, Upstate, NY, to storage in MN, to Chahinkapa Zoo.
1914 PTC #33
Cafesjian’s Carousel, Como Park, St. Paul, MN. Originally operated at Minn. State Fairgrounds. Saved from piecemeal auction in 1988 by Our Fair Carousel, who purchased the machine prior to the auction for $1,132,500. Operated in Town Square Park from 1990 to 1995. Opened at Como Park in 1999.
1989 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
1894 Norman & Evans Steam – Track
MidWest Old Threshers, Mt. Pleasant, IA. Rescued from an old barn. Operated at Cowtown Park, Wichita, KS, 1989 to 1994.
1990 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Spillman Engineering Undulating Track
Over-The-Jumps, Little Rock Zoo, AR. Saved at auction by Little Rock Friends group in 1990. After nearly two decades of restoration, opened at Little Rock Zoo in 2007.
