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Balboa Park Carousel
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
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| Carousel Name: | Balboa Park Carousel |
| Park: | Balboa Park |
| Description: | Herschell-Spillman |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2020 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | menagerie |
| Year Built: | 1910 |
| Type: | 3 rows, Park, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 12 Jumping Horses, 15 Standing Horses, 25 Menagerie Animals (1 Camel, 2 Cats, 1 Deer, 2 Dogs, 1 Dragon, 2 Frogs, 2 Giraffes, 1 Goat, 1 Lion, 2 Mules, 2 Ostriches, 2 Pigs, 2 Roosters, 1 Stork, 1 Tiger, 2 Zebras), 3 chariots |
| Music: | Band Organ: North Tonawanda 187 c1912 playing 52-hole endless rolls |
| Notes: | Operational Ring Arm, Received the NCA Historic Carousel Award - 1994 |
| Comments: | Speed 13 mph. Chariots: 1 double seat rocking/2 single seat w/2 small horses. Two-level platform. |
| History: | Luna Park, Los Angeles, CA, 1910 to 1912
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, 1914 to 1914
Balboa Park (Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, CA, 1915 to 1916
Balboa Park Prado Area, San Diego, CA, 1922 to 1968
Balboa Park Zoo Entrance, San Diego, CA, 1968 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | At entrance to San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park (Zoo Place & Park Blvd.) Operates summers: 7 days/wk 11am-5:30pm; winter: weekends & school holidays 11am - 5:30 pm |
| Mailing Address: | 2125 Park Blvd, San Diego,, CA, 92101 |
| Telephone: | 619-239-2282 |
| Website: | www.balboaparkcarousel.org |
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