Port Dalhousie Carousel
The Lakeside Carousel is an original creation by the Charles I. D. Looff Company of Rhode Island. It was hand carved between 1898 and 1905. Originally this carousel (merry-go-round) was located in Toronto at Hanlan's Point. But it came to the St. Catharines area in 1921 as it was purchased to be one of 58 attractions at Lakeside Park Amusement Park. This was in Port Dalhousie. Back then, hundreds of thousands of people would cross Lake Ontario on steamships to visit on weekends. We visit this spot periodically when in the area. Just beside the pillar, you can see Elliott and Shelby as they prepare to spend the required five cent admission. More about that later.
Port Dalhousie Carousel
The Lakeside Carousel is an original creation by the Charles I. D. Looff Company of Rhode Island. It was hand carved between 1898 and 1905. Originally this carousel (merry-go-round) was located in Toronto at Hanlan's Point. But it came to the St. Catharines area in 1921 as it was purchased to be one of 58 attractions at Lakeside Park Amusement Park. This was in Port Dalhousie. Back then, hundreds of thousands of people would cross Lake Ontario on steamships to visit on weekends. We visit this spot periodically when in the area. Just beside the pillar, you can see Elliott and Shelby as they prepare to spend the required five cent admission. More about that later.