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EPISODE · Mar 8, 2022 · 24 MIN

50. SUMMER MEMORIES: RI’s Historic Carousels

from Weird Island · host sara elizabeth corben

Carousels are playful and whimsical, bright and colorful. They evoke memories of childhood and innocence. Here, in Rhode Island, they’re not only time capsules of happy summer moments, but museums of folk art from the golden age of the American carousel. To Visit: Looff Carousel | Crescent Park | 700 Bullocks Point Ave, Riverside, RI 02915Looff Carousel | Slater Park | 825 Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket, RI 02861Flying Horse Carousel | Westerly, RI 02891Episode Source Material: Rhode Island: Looff Carousel (Local LegaciesHistory | Crescent Park CarouselCrescent Park Looff Carousel - WikipediaFlying Horse Carousel - WikipediaCharles ID Looff - WikipediaTHE CAROUSELS OF CONEY ISLANDCharles ID Looff Historical MarkerCharles ID Looff - A Level Above - Pier RatsWhen the Hippodrome Was Hip: The Looff Carousel and the Era of Seaside Amusement | KCETCarousel of HappinessThe Dizzy History of Carousels Begins With Knights | Smart News| Smithsonian MagazineCarousel - WikipediaCrescent Park Carousel | Preservation RICrescent Park | ArtInRuinsA Horse is a Horse: FWMoA's Looff Carousel Horse"Life's just a merry-go-round": Exploring carousel animals in the museum's collection | National Museum of American HistoryThe History of the Carousel | Origins of the CarouselCarousel AKA Merry Go Round – The Vintage LensCarousels, Roundabouts and Merry-Go-Rounds in Art | DailyArt MagazineCarousel CarversAround the World of Carousel Art.Crescent Park (defunct amusement park) - WikipediaCrescent ParkThe Coney Island of the East Coast - Reporter TodayBrass RingFlying Horses Carousel - WikipediaThe Watch Hill Flying Horse Carousel - WESTERLY RIAndrew Christian and Charles W.F. Dare - Part 1Brooklyn Daily Eagle | July 31, 1899Trolley park - Wikipediahttps://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/6974427c-b4f4-49ae-8ca2-05d79c1f90b8Pawtucket Slater Park Looff Carousel 

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Carousels are playful and whimsical, bright and colorful. They evoke memories of childhood and innocence. Here, in Rhode Island, they’re not only time capsules of happy summer moments, but museums of folk art from the golden age of the American carousel. To Visit: Looff Carousel | Crescent Park | 700 Bullocks Point Ave, Riverside, RI 02915 Looff Carousel | Slater Park | 825 Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket, RI 02861 Flying Horse Carousel | Westerly, RI 02891

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