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Pueblo City Park
Pueblo, CO
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| Park: | Pueblo City Park |
| Description: | C. W. Parker #72 |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2020 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | #72 |
| Year Built: | 1911 |
| Type: | 3 rows, Portable, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 36 Jumping Horses, 1 chariot, 1 Tub |
| Music: | Band Organ: 1920 Wurl 146A #3293 early-style |
| Notes: | Placed on the National Register of Historic Places - 1983, Received the NCA Historic Carousel Award - 2011 |
| Comments: | Carousel saved by city & citizens of Pueblo and restored. Reopened 24 May 1985 exactly 71 years after originally opening in Pueblo. 12 outside row horses are S&G. Inside row horses are Parkers. Carousel went back to Parker factory in 1914. |
| History: | Exposition & Amusement Co., MO, 1911 to 1914
Lake Minnequa Amusement Park, Pueblo, CO, 1914 to 1940
Pueblo City Park, Pueblo, CO, 1940 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | Take Hwy 50 West from I-25 to Pueblo Blvd. Continue until Goodnight Ave. and park entrance. Please call or visit the website for hours of operation. |
| Mailing Address: | 800 Goodnight Avenue, Pueblo, CO, 81005 |
| Telephone: | 719-553-2489 |
| Website: | www.pueblo.us/1169/Historic-Carousel |
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