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The city of Los Angeles’ Recreation and Parks Department is planning on buying the historic carousel that entertained children and celebrities for nearly a century in Griffith Park. On Thursday, Aug.

After nearly 18 years in operation, the double-decker carousel at Superstition Springs Center in Mesa will be replaced with a ...

108-year-old merry-go-round's inner workings overhauled A recent Tuesday, 2:33 p.m.: After lying dormant in a storage unit for five months, the hand-carved wooden horses are almost ready to ride again ...

The Richland Carousel Park has been in downtown Mansfield since 1991. The business that hand-carved the figurines has shut down. The heart of Mansfield, in north-central Ohio, isn’t a city hall or a ...

Recession, inflation, debt default and a weakened currency. Argentina’s economic situation these days is rough But one small business that makes carousels – yes, merry-go-rounds – is thriving in the ...