City Park Carousel
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marker Inscription
The City Park Carousel and its building, c. 1906, restored 1988, have each been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Erected by U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Story
The carousel in New Orleans's City Park has delighted riders since about 1906, its hand-carved animals and ornate pavilion making it a rare survivor of America's golden age of amusement rides. Lovingly restored in 1988, it is one of the last antique wooden carousels of its kind still turning. The National Register listing recognizes both the ride and its building.
Why it matters
It preserves a piece of the early-twentieth-century amusement culture that once flourished in parks across the country.
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