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LeRoy King Carousel
Children's Creativity Museum
San Francisco, CA
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| Carousel Name: | LeRoy King Carousel |
| Park: | Children's Creativity Museum |
| Description: | Looff |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2022 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | menagerie |
| Year Built: | 1906 |
| Type: | 4 rows, Park, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 44 Jumping Horses, 4 Standing Horses, 13 Menagerie Animals (4 Camels, 4 Giraffes, 4 Rams, 1 Lion), 4 chariots |
| Music: | No Band Organ: Tapes |
| Comments: | Purchased by the city of San Francisco. Restored in 2014. Has unusual jumping menagerie figures. |
| History: | Luna Park, Seattle, WA, 1907 to 1914
Playland-at-the-Beach, San Francisco, CA, 1914 to 1972
Restoration/storage, Roswell, NM, 1972 to 1984
Shoreline Village, Long Beach, CA, 1984 to 1998
Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco, CA, 1998 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | Located at the Children’s Creativity Museum. Corner of 4th St. and Howard. Two blocks south on 4th St. from Powell St. BART/MUNI stations. Call or visit the website for hours of operation. |
| Mailing Address: | 221 4th St., San Francisco, CA, 94103 |
| Telephone: | 415-820-3320 |
| Website: | www.creativity.org/carousel/ |
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