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Looff Carousels are known for their lavish decoration, including animals with real horse hair tails, elaborate gold and silver highlights, and sparkling mirrors and jewels. [1] Surviving examples include: Seaport Village Carousel at Seaport Village in San Diego, California; Children's Creativity Museum Looff Carousel, San Francisco, California
Charles I. D. Looff (born Carl Jürgen Detlef Looff) was a Danish master carver and builder of hand-carved carousels and amusement rides, who immigrated to the United States of America in 1870. Looff built the first carousel at Coney Island in 1876.
The Seaport Village Carousel, also known as the Fair Park Looff Carousel, is a historic wooden carousel in the western wing of Seaport Village in San Diego, California. It was built by noted carver Charles I. D. Looff, who also constructed the Santa Monica Pier. [2] The carousel costs a small fee to ride and contains 54 animals and 2 chariots. [3]
The Riverfront Park Carrousel, also known as the Looff Carrousel and the Natatorium Park Carousel, is a carousel in Spokane, Washington built in 1909 by Charles I. D. Looff as a gift for Looff's daughter Emma Vogel and her husband Louis Vogel, who owned Natatorium Park in Spokane. [1] It remained at Natatorium Park until 1968 when the park closed.
Charles I. D. Looff was born in Denmark in 1852 and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He built the first carousel at Coney Island in 1876. From his Brooklyn factory, Looff built many carousels for the East coast and places like the Texas State Fair in Dallas, the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, as well as Houston and Fort Worth.
After being closed since the beginning of the pandemic, Crescent Park's iconic Looff Carousel is spinning again and open to riders.
The Looff carousel was designated a national historic landmark in 1987. ... 2 menagerie animals & 4 chariot carousel was bought by the City of Guelph from Conklin ...
Five more new animals are in the works for the Riverfront Park attraction. Skunk and shark are latest animals unveiled at Salem's Riverfront Carousel Skip to main content