Looff Carousel

I was finely able to go back and get another shot of the Looff Carousal. The one I took a few years ago was way too small. This shot is not the greatest I had people standing on both sides of me and didn't want to capture any kids on the ride. I had one person get a little upset about me taking this shot, I showed them there were no people in this photo.

 

 

From: Wikipedia.

 

The Riverfront Park Carousel, also known as the Looff Carousel and the Natatorium Park Carousel is a carousel in Spokane, Washington originally built in 1909 by Charles I. D. Looff. The carousel was a gift for Looff's daughter Emma Vogel and her husband Louis Vogel, who owned Natatorium Park in Spokane. It remained at the park until 1968 when the park closed. The carousel was relocated to its present location at Riverfront Park in 1975 where it continues to operate.

 

The carousel still contains its original 1900 Ruth & Sohn Band Organ, although due to deteriorating player rolls, a digitized recording is played during the carousel's operation. The organ was manufactured in Waldkirch, Germany and imported by Looff around 1900.

 

The carousel contains 54 horses, 1 giraffe, 1 tiger and 2 chariots. It also has a brass ring dispenser that allows the outside riders to grab a ring during each pass and then toss the ring at a clown with a hole for his mouth. If the rider is successful in throwing the brass ring into the mouth, he or she wins a free ride on the carousel

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