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Archive for the ‘Antique Carousel’ Category

It’s funny how some things end up on the Retro Roadmap and the Holyoke Merry Go Round is a perfect example.

Retro Roadhusband and  I had just eaten at Nick’s Nest and were waiting for the sun to set so we could get a picture of the glorious neon of Donut Dip (and also waiting to [...]

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Salem Willows, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
J’adore:
Your delicious popcorn from EW Hobbs. Smelling it as soon as I get out of the car and seeing it popped in the old timey popping machines.
(A swell pal of mine, knowing how much I loved this popcorn used it as packing material to [...]

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Good news for vintage amusement park and carousel lovers! The Paragon Carousel at Nantasket Beach, Hull MA has won, by popular vote, a $100,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The carousel (Philadelphia Toboggan Company #85 for those keeping score) was originally part of Paragon Park Amusement Park that made Hull a recreation destination [...]

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This vintage carousel used to be the merry-go-round at Lincoln Park Amusement Park up the street in North Dartmouth. Built in 1920 by the famous Philadelphia Toboggan Company (#54) the carousel charmed children and adults alike for 70 years until the park closed.
Area residents rallied to save the carousel and had it moved to its [...]

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