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Charles I. D. Looff was born in Denmark in 1852 and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He built the first carousel at Coney Island in 1876. From his Brooklyn factory, Looff built many carousels for the East coast and places like the Texas State Fair in Dallas, the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, as well as Houston and Fort Worth.
The Riverside area had become well known for its many hotels, campsites, and clam bake sites. This is a view across Bullock's Point Avenue, around 1905, looking at the top of the midway with the 1895 Looff Carousel on the left, a scenic railway behind the carousel, and Looff's Toboggan Race on the right.
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Charles I. D.Looff family at the 1895 Crescent Park Carousel, Riverside, RI c. 1905 Looff's son, Charles Jr., worked in the shop carving saddles and chariots for his father. In 1920, young Charles purchased Crescent Park and operated it until his death in 1925 at age 44.
Looff, whose factory was based in Riverside, Rhode Island, is credited with making about forty carousels between 1876 and 1916, only about ten of which survive. [1] Looff Carousels are known for their lavish decoration, including animals with real horse hair tails, elaborate gold and silver highlights, and sparkling mirrors and jewels. [1]
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various independently owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks.This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
A man in his 40s died Monday afternoon after he was shot outside an apartment complex in Riverside, the Austin Police Department said.
East Riverside-Oltorf is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas, located southeast of the city's urban core.The East Riverside, Parker Lane, and Pleasant Valley neighborhoods together form the East Riverside-Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area.