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In 1928, the carousel was repossessed and its parts were relocated to Portland for the opening of Jantzen Beach Amusement Park. [5] Since then, the park became a shopping mall, Jantzen Beach Center. The carousel was removed during the mall's $50 million renovation in 2012, [6] and reportedly remains in storage on site. [7]
Jantzen Beach Amusement Park was a popular amusement park from 1928 to 1970 in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the middle of the Columbia River. "The Coney Island of the West" opened on May 26, 1928, as the largest amusement park in the nation, covering over 123 acres (50 ha) at the northern tip of Portland.
Jantzen Beach Center opened September 28, 1972, [2] on the site of the former Jantzen Beach Amusement Park which operated from 1928 to 1970. The C. W. Parker carousel, built in 1921, is the only surviving ride from the amusement park and was located inside the mall by the food court until 2012. [3]
C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel: C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel: August 26, 1987 (#87001381) January 4, 2008: 1492 Jantzen Beach Center: Removed from National Register in 2008 [12] by request of owner. Put in storage in 2012 due to remodeling in the vicinity.
The grand carousel: By contrast, this one is much closer, at Atlantic Beach Park in Westerly, “where it operates, minus the Rocky Point horses. Atlantic Beach uses other horses, mostly from its ...
Jantzen Beach Carousel; W. William F. Mangels Four-Row Carousel This page was last edited on 13 November 2015, at 18:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
With the demolition of facilities of Easton's Beach underway, the pieces making up the beloved Rotunda carousel and being moved.. City officials said the carousel is "being disassembled – very ...
The old-fashioned ride, one of about 180 left in the United States, is offering free rides through the weekend at the retail and dining complex.