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There are 46 carousels in New York State of which 6 are in the Finger Lakes. CHEMUNG COUNTYEldridge ParkLocation: 96 Eldridge Park Rd., Elmira, NY 14901 Phone: 607-732-8440 Class: New Wood Year Built: Unknown Style: menagerie Figures: 22 jumping horses, 24 standing horses, 10 menagerie animals, 2 chariots Music: None Notes: This carousel is enclosed and was installed in 2006. Photos More Photos MONROE COUNTYOntario Beach ParkLocation: 180 Beach Ave., Rochester, NY 14612 (Bathhouse) Phone: 585-865-2831 Class: Classic Wood Year Built: 1905 Dentzel Style: menagerie Figures: 22 jumping horses, 11 standing horses, 3 cats, 1 deer, 1 giraffe, 1 goat, 1 lion, 2 mules, 3 ostriches, 3 pigs, 3 rabbits, and 1 tiger Music: band organ--1987 Stinson w/MIDI Notes: Enclosed, two-tier platform. In original location. The only ride remaining from the Ontario Beach Amusement Park. Seabreese Amusement ParkLocation: 4600 Culver Rd., Rochester, NY 14622 Phone: 585-323-1900 Class: New Wood Year Built: 1996 Model: PTC #31/Long/Roth Figures: 28 jumping horses, 18 standing horses, 2 chariots Music: band organ--Verbeeck-Wurlitzer 165 style Notes: This carousel has a long and complex history thought to have begun in 1914. It has been rebuilt/refurbished more than once. Strong National Museum of PlayLocation: One Manhattran Square, Rochester, NY 14607 Phone: 585-263-2700 Class: Classic Wood Year Built: 1918 Allan Herschell Style: country fair Figures: 20 jumping horses, 3 standing horses, 1 chariot, 1 tub Music: band organ--Stinson Notes: Carousel is inside and part of the museum and is active year round. ONONDAGA COUNTYCarousel CenterLocation: 9090 Carousel Center Dr., Syracuse, NY 13209 Phone: 315-466-7000 Class: Classic Wood Year Built: 1909 Model: PTC #18 Figures: 42 horses carved by Leo Zollar Music: band organ-- Notes: This is a locally famous carousel. During the early 1900s, the carousel was located in Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania before coming to New York State. In 1941 it was installed in Canandaigua, New York at the well-known Roseland Park where it remained until 1985 when the park closed. It was then purchased by the Pyramid Companies for $397,500, reburbished, and installed at Carousel Center, a large shopping mall. It is inside the mall and operates year round. TOMPKINS COUNTYStewart ParkLocation: Stewart Park Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: Class: Classic Metal Year Built: 1950 (?) Allan Herschell Style: country fair Figures: 30 horses, 3 double loveseats Music:
Updated 3 July 2009
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