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The Herschel-Spillman Two-Row Portable Menagerie Carousel, also known as the Story City Carousel, is a historic structure located in Story City, Iowa, United States.It was created by the Herschell Spillman Company of North Tonawanda, New York in 1913, and it has been owned and maintained by the Greater Community Congress of the City of Story City since 1938.
Herschel-Spillman Two-Row Portable Menagerie Carousel 1913 42°11′17″N 93°35′16″W / 42.18806°N 93.58778°W / 42.18806; -93.58778 ( Story City
When Coral Ridge Mall was planned, Iowa City business owners were concerned that the mall would take business away from them. While taxable sales in Coralville increased from $171.2 million in 1998 to $314.6 million in 1999, sales in Iowa City increased from $701.1 million to $733.3 million in that same period.
Also on the property is the Special Number One Three Abreast portable carousel, built in 1916. [2] At one time four carousel builders operated in North Tonawanda. [3] The Allan Herschell Company, and its predecessor the Herschell-Spillman Company, was the most notable of them and operated from 1876 to 1959.
Celebrate the best Iowa has to offer at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 8-18 in Des Moines. This year’s grandstand entertainment includes Motley Crue, The Avett Brothers, Ne-Yo, Jelly Roll, Greta Van ...
The carousel has 30 "jumpers," 18 "standers," two chariots, and a Gebrüder Bruder Band Organ that provides the carousel’s music. Jane's Carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 6, 1975, the first carousel to receive such designation. [2] [3] The merry-go-round was delisted from the NRHP on October 29 ...
The Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round is a menagerie carousel located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley and Oakland, in unincorporated Contra Costa County.It was built by the Herschell-Spillman Company of Tonawanda, New York in 1911, and it is one of the few antique carousels left in the United States.
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