Looff Carousels
| Year | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Vandeveer's Bathing Pavilion Carousel | Coney Island, New York | Name changed to Balmer's Bathing Pavilion menagerie, no jumpers, the first of over 25 carousels at Coney Island, burned in the Dreamland fire of 1911 |
| 1877 | Feltman's Carousel | Feltman's Beer Garden, Coney Island, New York | menagerie, no jumpers, built, partially burned in the West Brighton fire of 1899, or possibly earlier because Feltman (the inventor of the hot dog) bought a second carousel from Looff in the 1890s. http://www.64nywf65.20m.com |
| 1880 | Coney Island Carousel | Coney Island, New York | |
| 1890 | Young's Pier Carousel | Young's Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| 1884 | Roger Williams Park's Carousel | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| 1886 | Half Moon Beach Carousel | Crescent, New York |
1888-1932 Glendale Park Flying Jenny Carousel Nashville,Tennessee, |
| 1890 | Broadway Flying Horses Carousel | Coney Island, New York | Located at Coney Island until 1905. At Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts. from 1914-1976. Moved to Seaport Village, San Diego, California in 1980 |
| c. 1890 | Midland Beach Carousel | Midland Beach, Staten Island, New York | operated 1890 to 1905, 3 abreast, menagerie |
| 1890 to 1897 | South Beach Carousel | Staten Island, New York | |
| 1891 | Rocky Point Amusement Park Carousel | Warwick, Rhode Island | |
| 1890 to 1897 | Narragansett Pier Carousel | Narragansett, Rhode Island | |
| 1895 | Lincoln Park Carousel | Dartmouth, Massachusetts | |
| 1896 | Lake Compounce Carousel | Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut | originally located at Savin Rock, West Haven, Connecticut, moved to present location in 1911 |
| c. 1893 | Roger Williams Park Carousel | Providence, Rhode Island | replaced in 1937 with PTC #44 |
| 1894 | The Looff Carousel at Slater Park | Slater Memorial Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island | originally located at Lee Funland in New York, moved to present location in 1910; fastest Looff carousel made; listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| 1895 | Fair Park Carousel | Dallas, Texas | 1958 to 1967: Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California; 1967 to 1982: Spanaway, Washington; 1982 to 1992: Willamette Center, Portland, Oregon; 1992 to 1997: AmeriFlora '92, Columbus, Ohio; 1997 to present: Media City Center Mall, Burbank, California, told to move 2004 to Present: Seaport Village, San Diego, California |
| 1895 | Crescent Park Carousel | Crescent Park, East Providence, Rhode Island | used by Looff as showcase for his work, all animals different; operational brass rings; Ruth & Sons organ; listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| 1898 | Canobie Lake Park Carousel | Salem, New Hampshire | moved to present location in 1906 |
| 1909 | Sherman's Carousel | Caroga Lake, New York | Looff/Murphy carousel platform and mechanism populated with 50 metal animals by (Theel mfg.), in original 12-sided Looff carousel building w/ stained glass windows. Original hand-carved Looff animals were sold in late 1970s to private collectors. Carousel is owned privately and available only for private functions at this time. *Note: This carousel is almost identical to the one operated at Lake Compounce in Connecticut. |
| 1889 to 1907 | Salisbury Beach Carousel | Salisbury, Massachusetts | |
| 1898 to 1907 | Rosen Heights Carousel | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| 1900 | Goddard Park Carousel | Goddard Park, Warwick, Rhode Island | originally located at Lakeside Park, Syracuse, New York, moved 1908 to Rocky Point Amusement Park, Rhode Island and 1930 to present location |
| 1903 | Lakeside Park Carousel | Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie, Ontario | moved to present location in 1921 |
| 1905 | Island Park Carousel | Portsmouth, Rhode Island | survived 1938 hurricane |
| 1904 | Zeum Carousel | Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California | built in 1904 for San Francisco, sent to instead Seattle's Luna Park due to 1906 earthquake, returned to Playland-At-The-Beach, San Francisco in 1914 until 1972; 1972 to 1984: In storage at Roswell, New Mexico for restoration; 1984 to 1998: Shoreline Village, California; 1998: Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California |
| 1909 | Lakeside Carousel | International Market World, Auburndale, Florida | originally located in Harvey Lake, Pennsylvania, moved to Florida in 1986 and present location in 1996 |
| 1909 | Riverfront Park Carousel | Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington | a wedding gift for Looff's daughter Emma Vogel and her husband Louis Vogel, who owned Natatorium Park; moved to present location in 1975; operational brass rings; Ruth & Sons organ; National Historic Landmark |
| 1909 | Whalom Park Carousel | Lunenburg, Massachusetts | Moved to Whalom Park in 1912, Featured 2 Looff Sea Dragons, Broken up at auction April 15, 2000 |
| 1909 | Oklahoma State Fair Carousel | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | with a figure 8 coaster |
| 1910 | Carousel of Happiness | Nederland, Colorado | originally located at Saltair Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, moved to American Fork, Utah in 1959 and sold for parts in 1986; Scott Harrison used the Looff frame and installed new, whimsically-carved figures |
| c. 1910 | Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel | Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, New Jersey | moved in 1932 from Burlington Park, New Jersey; bearings and gears by Looff, figures by Dentzel, Looff, Carmel, and Illions |
| 1911 | The Pike Carousel | Long Beach, California | burned down in 1943 |
| 1911 | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Carousel | Santa Cruz, California | National Historic Landmark, brass rings, still in use at original location |
| 1911 | Fantasy Fair Carousel | Fantasy Fair, Toronto, Ontario | moved to present location in 1988; Looff platform, fiberglass animals |
| c. 1911 | Lighthouse Point Park Carousel | New Haven, Connecticut | original location unknown, moved to present location in 1916 |
| 1911 | Fraser's Million Dollar Pier Carousel | Santa Monica, California | Burned down in September 1912 |
| 1911 | Venice Pier Carousel | Venice, California | |
| 1911 | Heritage Museum Carousel | Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich, Massachusetts | original location Crescent Park,Riverside, Rhode Island, moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, then to Provincetown, Massachusetts, then to present location in 1969 |
| c. 1912 | Grand Carousel | Knoebels, Elysburg, Pennsylvania | moved to present location in 1941 from Riverview Park in Rahway, New Jersey; Looff frame, Carmel horses; operational brass rings |
| 1914 | Pan Pacific International Exposition Carousel | San Francisco, California | |
| 1914 | RAB Amusements Carousel | Keansburg, New Jersey | |
| 1916 | Santa Monica Pier Carousel | Santa Monica, California | replaced in 1947 with PTC #62; Looff Hippodrome carousel building is a National Historic Landmark |
| 1925 | Redondo Beach Carousel | Redondo Beach, California | |
| 1926 | Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round | Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California | Spillman/Looff mix |
| 1928 | Van Andel Museum Carousel | Grand Rapids, Michigan | original location Lakewood Park, Barnesville, Pennsylvania, moved to present location in 1982 |
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