The one-and-only- Lolo, did a post a few weeks ago on a Carousel.....
it inspired me, to go out in the cold and misty SF "Summer" and photograph "my" Carousel. The current Carousel was built in 1914 by the Herschell-Spillman Company and operated at amusement parks in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, before it was installed in Golden Gate Park in 1940 after a stint at the World's Fair on Treasure Island. It was shut down in 1977 and restored, reopening in 1984. The Carousel's 62 colorfully painted menagerie animals include a dragon, camel,stork, and goat as well as horses, frogs, dogs, roosters, and pigs. Painted panels inside the Carousel depict Bay Area landscapes. As a child, my Father took me there every Sunday...I had a favourite "Steed"...and always ran to "claim" him as "mine". I find it incredible that a place where I found joy as a child still exists for children today....the thought just makes me smile...
I hope you enjoy this little journey into my childhood....
Love,
♥ Robin ♥
what a beautiful carousel. how did i miss this when i lived there? maybe i thought i was too cool for a carousel then.
ReplyDeletei got dizzy watching the video.! Such wonderful memories connected with this carousel for you and your dear Dad. How sweet of him to take you there each sunday.
also love the SF scenes. A treasure. thank you.
It is certainly a beauty with all the different animals. There is a place in Wisconsin that has an old carousel and many animals saved from others. Very neat place.
ReplyDeleteFun being a child with you.
These are fantastic. How fun to still see the same steed you rode as a child.
ReplyDeleteWow Robin, this is quite a beauty! And I love your steed, the most handsome one in the crowd!
ReplyDeleteI especially love the painted scenes. Just wonderful! I'm glad you took the trip down memory lane and shared it with us.
xoxo
Love,
Lo♥
i saw a giraffe! fun post robin, and such good memories for you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful Carousel. I always loved the Carousel as a child growing up in Germany. Back then it was smaller and had just horses, but I love horses and enjoyed sitting on them since I didn't have a real horse of my own (but always wanted one!)
ReplyDeleteI was always a big amusement park fan, loving all the rides, especially the wild and crazy ones, but there's something stead fast, mystical and metaphorical about the Carousel, isn't there?
It's almost impossible for me to imagine seeing or touching anything or anyone from my childhood, so it must be a fantastic experience for you to see that some things do remain the same.
Danke schoen fuer Deinen Besuch. Heute nachmittag bake ich den Birnen Streusel pie und dann poste ich die Bilder an meinem Blog... schade, dass Du nicht zum Kaffee kommen kannst!
Alles Gute und Auf Wiedershen,
Doris (und Gizzy)
Suki, thank you for your sweet and understanding e-mail! It means so much!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you never made it out to GG Park and the Carousel....(bet you did)!
Love,
♥ Robin ♥
Teri - how cool Carousel Animals were "rescued' and reborn on another Carousel!
ReplyDeleteI find them all gorgeous...and such an immediate conduit for dreams and fantasy....you pick your "animal of choice", mount up and ride......
Hugs,
♥ Robin ♥
Cris...I KNEW you would love these photos! And yes, it was wonderful to see the same "creatures' I knew as a child....(although they now are painted different colours)... Memories....they are such a treasure!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
♥ Robin ♥
Dear *BS*,
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have gone there if YOU had not posted on your Carousel first... you made the *light bulb" click on!!!
Can't wait to see the RI Carousel!We HAVE to go for a ride!
Love,
♥ LS ♥
Lori....there is a Zebra too! I actually thought of you and Tessa when I took the photos.... amazing how LIFE adds so much to what you took for granted as a child!
ReplyDeleteLove,
♥ Robin ♥
Liebe Doris....I always wanted a horse of my own too! But though *my* Steed was an armoured Knight's Horse, I also loved riding the Frog and the Rooster (go figure)...
ReplyDeleteI have seen photos of German Carousels.... just gorgeous!!! And I DO understand how faint your childhood memories must be.... yet, they still live on in your heart - because you have not lost your love of wonder and magic!!!
Ummmm...waiting for that reciepe.... I don't bake much and am always counting calories...but will (happily) make an exception for your Pear Struedel!!!!!!
Love to you and the *Adorable One*,
♥ Robin ♥
what a beautiful ride down memory lane — and so grateful that that gorgeous carousel is still there. the magic of riding on a steed such as yours is something every child loves to do — how lovely is that that your guy is still there! this reminds me of bandstands my family used to go to in summertime. a small group would play ragtime jazz around the 4th of july and we'd dance around and around the bandstand in circles.
ReplyDeletewe can all use a spin on a carousel now and then, don't we robin? thank you for sharing yours <3
xoxo
I can't help but wonder if I rode this when we were stationed at The Presidio? Because the animals look awfully FAMILIAR! (and yeah, there is a huge difference in carousel animals, design, quality.....)
ReplyDeleteI mean, this post makes me feel like I have been there....if only one of my folks were alive to tell me.
Beautiful craftsmanship on this; I love a carousel that has been lovingly preserved and is still active, because that's when all the creatures come to life, isn't it???
XXOO~~
Anne
Pure magic Robin!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove this post! Would have been perfect for AW as well.
I love this carousel! It is extremely beautiful and so nice the same thing which you have such dear memories of is still there and in tip top shape!
And the variety of animals and such exotic one, it must have been hard to chose.......
HAW dear♥
Still haven't send you the email I promised. I feel bad.......
Hope I can before I leave home to bring Lars to the bus tonight......
♥♥♥
>M<
Oh this is delightful - I adore Carousels! spinning round and round with the wonderful music and feeling dizzy - oh it's wonderful.
ReplyDeletethis is precious robin. thanks for the video: it gives the feel of riding on this carousel.
ReplyDeletethere is also one in martha's vineyard and the carved animals are always so amazing. i would wish one ride for evey child, today and always.
♥
kj