I grew up riding the carousel in Balboa Park in San Diego. I'm happy to report it is still operating: here's the blurb from their website (which also offers ticket cost, hours of operation, etc.): Balboa Park Carousel The 1910 Balboa Park Carousel, adjacent to the San Diego Zoo, is a menagerie of animals and all but two pairs are original with hand-carved European craftsmanship. Also original are the hand-painted murals surrounding the upper portion of the carousel and the military band music. This carousel is one of the few in the world still offering the brass ring game for everyone taking the 5-minute ride.
Here's some more: This antique carousel built by Herschell-Spillman in 1910 still has nearly all of its original animals (only 2 have been replaced). It received the National Carousel Association’s first Historical Carousel Award. So if you ever find yourself out here, don't miss it. Thanks for bringing back wonderful memories.
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Date: 2014-11-30 05:35 pm (UTC)Balboa Park Carousel
The 1910 Balboa Park Carousel, adjacent to the San Diego Zoo, is a menagerie of animals and all but two pairs are original with hand-carved European craftsmanship. Also original are the hand-painted murals surrounding the upper portion of the carousel and the military band music. This carousel is one of the few in the world still offering the brass ring game for everyone taking the 5-minute ride.
Here's some more: This antique carousel built by Herschell-Spillman in 1910 still has nearly all of its original animals (only 2 have been replaced). It received the National Carousel Association’s first Historical Carousel Award.
So if you ever find yourself out here, don't miss it. Thanks for bringing back wonderful memories.