Crescent Park Carousel East Providence Rhode Island

Crescent Park Carousel
700 Bullocks Point Ave., East Providence, RI, 02914
[phone] - Venue Website
The Crescent Park Carousel was built in 1895 by Charles I.D. Looff, one of the earliest and foremost carousel designers. The Crescent Park Carousel is nationally recognized for its wood sculpture. Originally built as a showcase for prospective buyers, it is the largest and most elaborate of Looff's... more
The Crescent Park Carousel was built in 1895 by Charles I.D. Looff, one of the earliest and foremost carousel designers. The Crescent Park Carousel is nationally recognized for its wood sculpture. Originally built as a showcase for prospective buyers, it is the largest and most elaborate of Looff's works. The Carousel contains 62 hand-carved figures and four fanciful chariots. Elaborate embellishments of decorative panels, beveled mirrors, faceted glass jewels, electric lights, colored sandwich glass windows and its original band organ music surround flying steeds to create Looff's "Total Carousel Experience."

[@bigbadmeerkat]

John Zalar is my favorite carousel carver. His horses- and these are prime examples- are just so hauntingly beautiful. This carousel is a real treasure! Here's hoping it survives for another hundred years.

[@benefitevents]

Thank you, what a great piece of information.
Jim

[@darvozz]

"Funiculi, Funicula" (Luigi Denza), "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (Leo Friedman), "Springtime Polka" (traditional)

[@wariorides]

It is actually a Looff frame populated with replacement Looff horses.

[@donnieem8178]

No it's not.Its all origional ! My Great Grandfather was on the carpentry crew that carved them! Shut up! I was born2 blocks from Cresant park!

[@notyouraveragething]

this is the one right on the beach with the ice cream stand and the arcade right? If it is i love this place!

[@Wurlitzer157]

The organ sounds... The carousel is very nice, but at least the organ plays!

[@MrPollitogatito]

@sirnim i saw a few of your videos of the band organ's songs. how many songs does this carousel have?

[@BenSchwartz]

@MrPollitogatito
I have about 5 hours worth of recorded material from this particular Ruth organ in my iTunes, stuff from commercially-released volumes and stuff I recorded myself with a handheld recorder. Currently, I'd say there's about a couple dozen (give or take) Wurlitzer 165 Rolls in boxes stacked in the cabinet beneath the snare drum, and I know new rolls are added occasionally if the operator can place a winning bid for them on eBay.

[@goldleader2804]

Ben Schwartz how can I access the music? I grew up with this looff carousel and the music is part of my childhood.

[@MrPollitogatito]

@sirnim how many songs does each roll hold?

[@billode1]

10 to 12

[@Wurlitzer157]

@koasterkav
I heard the organ sounds a bit better.

[@FurbyGaming125]

Crescent Park Carousel, You Mean The Mr Christmas Crescent Park Carousel?

[@Johan22333]

@moderadonna LOL there are so much experts who can make this organ sound as new if you have an good sounding organ it will atrackt ppl in this shape it will scare em off

[@sweetmiracle1982]

I remember going to this as a littlw girl 20+ years ago

[@MultiFunnypeople101]

i heard from many people that this place is haunted

[@PeterMackett]

The organ is playing terribly,needs a good tune and other work!

[@Johan22333]

o h my that organ needs much work pff it sounds bad

[@donnieem8178]

Your a moron .It sounds perfect! G.F.Y!

[@billode1]

it sounds a lot better now then it did