BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- Whether you’re from the area or not, you know it’s a big day for some of our area parks. For the past eight decades, Broome County carousels have been open for all to enjoy, and ...
There's something wonderful about an old-fashioned merry-go-round - something beautiful, too, and nostalgic. Dedicated preservationists have been restoring some of them for us, our kids and grandkids.
WASHINGTON – On a humid Saturday afternoon in the shadow of the Washington National Cathedral, Esme Ohlsen sat atop a colorful wooden horse and waved to her mother and grandmother as she and a dozen ...
In a world of gigantic Imax theater screens, chilling virtual reality video games and thrilling amusement park rides that plummet and pitch, toss and terrorize, a leisurely circular ride to organ ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Words have meaning. Sometimes too much. For instance, if I say, "Meet me at the Carousel", am I talking about an airport baggage pickup, a Broadway show or a merry-go-round? In ...
Taking a ride on a carousel can induce Mary Poppin-like fantasies and smiles for young and old. But you might not know that the carousel’s history has a not-so-child-like-past --developed first as ...
WEST HAVEN — Jim and Jackie Shulman, co-chairpersons of the National Carousel Association’s 46th annual convention, will hold a program at 7 p.m. Thursday on “The Golden Age of Carousels” in the ...
I wish that all the carousels in the Triangle were out of that scene in "Mary Poppins" where they all hop on horses that magically come to life at some idyllic country fair. We all know that's not ...
WASHINGTON – On a humid Saturday afternoon in the shadow of the Washington National Cathedral, Esme Ohlsen sat atop a colorful wooden horse and waved to her mother and grandmother as she and a dozen ...