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Flushing Meadows Carousel
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Queens, NY
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| Carousel Name: | Flushing Meadows Carousel |
| Park: | Flushing Meadows-Corona Park |
| Description: | W. F. Mangels/M. C. Illions |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2020 |
| Status: | Active |
| Year Built: | 1906-08 |
| Type: | 4 rows, Park, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 64 Jumping Horses, 7 Standing Horses, 1 Menagerie Animal (1 Lion), 2 chariots |
| Music: | Band Organ: Gebr. Bruder Elite Orchestra Apollo 106-key w/B.A.B. 87-key rolls & Wurl 165 rolls (not oper.) |
| Notes: | Placed on the National Register of Historic Places - 2016 |
| Comments: | Frame, organ, chariots & 47 horses from Stubbman's Carousel and 24 horses from Feltmans' Carousel, both Coney Island. Combined for 64-65 New York World's Fair. |
| History: | Coney Island (Feltmans'), Brooklyn, NY, 1906 to 1964
Coney Island (Stubbmann's), Brooklyn, NY, 1908 to 1964
World's Fair Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, 1964 to 1965
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, 1968 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | Take Number 7 line to 111th Street. In Corona Park (site of World's Fair) at 50th Ave & 111th St. Near Zoo. Carousel open daily in the summer. |
| Mailing Address: | 37-A 9th Street, Unit 3, Brooklyn, NY, 11215 |
| Telephone: | 718-788-2676 |
| Website: | www.fantasyforestnyc.com |
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