List of Looff carousels
Year |
Name |
Location |
Notes |
1876 |
Vandeveer's Bathing Pavilion Carousel |
Coney Island, New York |
Name changed to Balmer's Bathing Pavilion menagerie, no jumpers, the first of over 25 carousels at Coney Island, burned in the Dreamland fire of 1911 |
1877 |
Feltman's Carousel |
Feltman's Beer Garden, Coney Island, New York |
menagerie, no jumpers, built, partially burned in the West Brighton fire of 1899, or possibly earlier because Feltman (the inventor of the hot dog) bought a second carousel from Looff in the 1890s. http://www.64nywf65.20m.com |
1880 |
Coney Island Carousel |
Coney Island, New York |
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1886 |
Half Moon Beach Carousel |
Crescent, New York |
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1888 |
Palace Amusements Carousel |
Historical Asbury Park, New Jersey |
All horses had real horse hair tails. A few animals were carved by Gustav Dentzel to meet a deadline for the three row, brass ring carousel. Operated 1888-1988 until the beach-front, indoor amusement park, Palace Amusements, closed. The 78 animals were individually auctioned & the Carousel unit as one piece. Palace Amusements was put on the National Register of Historic Places before being demolished in 2004.[5] |
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1890 |
Young's Pier Carousel |
Young's Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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1888-1932
Glendale Park Flying Jenny Carousel !! Nashville,Tennessee, !!
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1890 |
Broadway Flying Horses Carousel |
Coney Island, New York |
Located at Coney Island until 1905. At Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts. from 1914-1976. Moved to Seaport Village, San Diego, California in 1980 |
c. 1890 |
Midland Beach Carousel |
Midland Beach, Staten Island, New York |
operated 1890 to 1905, 3 abreast, menagerie |
1890 to 1897 |
South Beach Carousel |
Staten Island, New York |
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1891 |
Rocky Point Amusement Park Carousel |
Warwick, Rhode Island |
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1890 to 1897 |
Narragansett Pier Carousel |
Narragansett, Rhode Island |
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1895 |
Lincoln Park Carousel |
Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
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1896 |
Lake Compounce Carousel |
Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut |
originally located at Savin Rock, West Haven, Connecticut, moved to present location in 1911 |
c. 1893 |
Roger Williams Park Carousel |
Providence, Rhode Island |
replaced in 1937 with PTC #44 |
1894 |
The Looff Carousel at Slater Park |
Slater Memorial Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
originally located at Roger William's Park, Providence, RI. Moved to present location in 1910. Originally was fastest Looff carousel made-was slowed down recently. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. |
1895 |
Fair Park Carousel |
Dallas, Texas |
1958 to 1967: Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California; 1967 to 1982: Spanaway, Washington; 1982 to 1992: Willamette Center, Portland, Oregon; 1992 to 1997: AmeriFlora '92, Columbus, Ohio; 1997 to present: Media City Center Mall, Burbank, California, told to move 2004 to Present: Seaport Village, San Diego, California. |
1895 |
Crescent Park Carousel |
Crescent Park, East Providence, Rhode Island |
used by Looff as showcase for his work, all animals different; operational brass rings; Ruth & Sons organ; listed on National Register of Historic Places |
1898 |
Canobie Lake Park Carousel |
Salem, New Hampshire |
moved to present location in 1906 |
1889 to 1907 |
Salisbury Beach Carousel |
Salisbury, Massachusetts |
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1898 to 1907 |
Rosen Heights Carousel |
Fort Worth, Texas |
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1900 |
Goddard Park Carousel |
Goddard Park, Warwick, Rhode Island |
originally located at Lakeside Park, Syracuse, New York, moved 1908 to Rocky Point Amusement Park, Rhode Island and 1930 to present location |
1903 |
Lakeside Park Carousel |
Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie, Ontario |
moved to present location in 1921 |
1905 |
Island Park Carousel |
Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
survived 1938 hurricane |
1904 |
Zeum Carousel |
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California |
built in 1904 for San Francisco, sent to instead Seattle's Luna Park due to 1906 earthquake, returned to Playland-At-The-Beach, San Francisco in 1914 until 1972; 1972 to 1984: In storage at Roswell, New Mexico for restoration; 1984 to 1998: Shoreline Village, California; 1998: Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California |
1909 |
Lakeside Carousel |
International Market World, Auburndale, Florida |
originally located in Harvey Lake, Pennsylvania, moved to Florida in 1986 and present location in 1996 |
1909 |
Riverfront Park Carousel |
Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington |
a wedding gift for Looff's daughter Emma Vogel and her husband Louis Vogel, who owned Natatorium Park; moved to present location in 1975; operational brass rings; Ruth & Sons organ; National Historic Landmark |
1909 |
Whalom Park Carousel[6] |
Lunenburg, Massachusetts |
Moved to Whalom Park in 1912, Featured 2 Looff Sea Dragons,[6][7] Broken up at auction April 15, 2000[7] |
1909 |
Oklahoma State Fair Carousel |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
with a figure 8 coaster |
1909 |
Sherman's Carousel |
Caroga Lake, New York |
Looff/Murphy carousel platform and mechanism populated with 50 metal animals by (Theel mfg.), in original 12-sided Looff carousel building w/ stained glass windows. Original hand-carved Looff animals were sold in late 1970s to private collectors. Carousel is owned privately and available only for private functions at this time. *Note: This carousel is almost identical to the one operated at Lake Compounce in Connecticut. |
1910 |
Carousel of Happiness |
Nederland, Colorado |
originally located at Saltair Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, moved to American Fork, Utah in 1959 and sold for parts in 1986; Scott Harrison used the Looff frame and installed new, whimsically-carved figures[8] |
1910 |
Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Looff/Dentzel Carousel |
Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, New Jersey |
Relocated from Burlington Island Park, New Jersey in 1932. [9] The chariots and some animals were carved by Dentzel, Morris, Carmel, and Illions. Located in a 10-sided unenclosed building on boardwalk pier; 4 Rows, 35 Jumping Horses, 18 Standing Horses, 5 Menagerie Animals (1 Lion, 1 Tiger, 1 Mule, 2 Camels), 2 Chariots, 2016 Lightbulbs, and 15 original antique paintings from 1910 in center casing.[10] The music is provided by the only continuously operating Wurlitzer 146 Military Band Organ in the state.[11] Dr. Floyd L. Moreland bought and restored it in 1984. The carousel survived Hurricane Sandy in 2012. [12] |
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1911 |
The Pike Carousel |
Long Beach, California |
burned down in 1943 |
1911 |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Carousel |
Santa Cruz, California |
National Historic Landmark, brass rings, still in use at original location |
1911 |
Fantasy Fair Carousel |
Fantasy Fair, Toronto, Ontario |
moved to present location in 1988; Looff platform, fiberglass animals |
c. 1911 |
Lighthouse Point Park Carousel |
New Haven, Connecticut |
original location unknown, moved to present location in 1916 |
1911 |
Fraser's Million Dollar Pier Carousel |
Santa Monica, California |
Burned down in September 1912 |
1911 |
Venice Pier Carousel |
Venice, California |
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1911 |
Heritage Museum Carousel |
Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich, Massachusetts |
original location Crescent Park,Riverside, Rhode Island, moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, then to Provincetown, Massachusetts, then to present location in 1969 |
c. 1912 |
Grand Carousel |
Knoebels, Elysburg, Pennsylvania |
moved to present location in 1941 from Riverview Park in Rahway, New Jersey; Looff frame, Carmel horses; operational brass rings |
1914 |
Pan Pacific International Exposition Carousel |
San Francisco, California |
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1914 |
RAB Amusements Carousel |
Keansburg, New Jersey |
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1916 |
Santa Monica Pier Carousel |
Santa Monica, California |
replaced in 1947 with PTC #62; Looff Hippodrome carousel building is a National Historic Landmark |
1925 |
Redondo Beach Carousel |
Redondo Beach, California |
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1926 |
Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round |
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California |
Spillman/Looff mix |
1928 |
Van Andel Museum Carousel |
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
original location Lakewood Park, Barnesville, Pennsylvania, moved to present location in 1982 |