Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round

at , Berkeley , 94708 United States

1. Amusement Park Ride
2. Amusement & Theme Park

Description

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 Herschel-Spillman Company of Tonawanda, New York in 1911, and it is one of the few antique carousels left in the United States. Before arriving at Tilden in 1948, the carousel had seen service at amusement parks in San Bernardino, Ocean Beach, and Los Angeles It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The Merry-Go-Round is owned by the East Bay Regional Park District.HistoryThe Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round originally operated from 1912-1916 at a trolley park at Urbita Springs, a lake that no longer exists in San Bernardino. The ride operated for a short time in San Diego County before being placed in storage. From 1935-1937 it operated at Griffith Park in Los Angeles before being replaced with the current Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. In 1947, East Bay Regional Park District General Manager Richard Walpole visited Griffith Park and was impressed with their revenue producing concessions, including the Merry-Go-Round. The Merry-Go-Round operators in Griffith Park, the Davis family, were convinced by Walpole to move the ride that had been in storage and open it in Tilden Park. Ross Davis and his son John opened the Merry-Go-Round on May 29, 1948 at its current location.

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Summary

Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round is Oakland based place and this enity listed in Amusement Park Ride category. 94708. Contact phone number of Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: (510) 524-6773