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The Santa Monica Pier Carousel
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By Denise Boose, March 8, 2010 | |
| | | 1. The Santa Monica Pier Carousel Marker | | |
Inscription. The Hippodrome (also known as the "Carousel Building") was built in 1916 by famous carousel carver Charles I.D. Looff. Its unique combination of Byzantine, Moorish, and California design made it easily identifiable among the festive, eclectic architecture of Santa Monica Bay in the early 20th century.
Among the last of its kind, the building was inaugurated into the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The carousel housed inside a 1922 Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel (PTC #62), boasts 44 hard-carved horses and two sleighs. It is the third carousel to be located in the Hippodrome, and has been here since 1947.
Erected by Angel City Press and The Mcauley Family.
Location. 34° 0.605′ N, 118° 29.766′ W. Marker is in Santa Monica, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is on Colorado Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica CA 90401, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Santa Monica Pier (here, next to this marker); Will Rogers Highway (approx. 0.3 miles away); Port Los Angeles (approx. 2.3 miles away); La Ballona School (approx. 5 miles away); Veterans Memorial Building (VMB) (approx. 5.4 miles away); St. Augustine's Church (approx. 5.5 miles away); Dr. Paul Carlson Memorial Park (approx. 5.6 miles away); American Legion Building (approx. 5.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Santa Monica. |
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By Denise Boose, March 8, 2010 | |
| | | 2. The Santa Monica Pier Carousel Marker on the left of building | | |
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By Denise Boose, March 8, 2010 | |
| | | 3. The Santa Monica Pier Hippodrome & Carousel | | Marker just to the left. They are painted blue and are in the shape of concrete pillars that the huge ships would tie to while docked. | | |
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By Denise Boose, March 8, 2010 | |
| | | 4. The Santa Monica Pier Carousel | | |
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By Denise Boose, March 8, 2010 | |
| | | 5. The Santa Monica Pier Carousel | | |
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By Santa Monica History Board | |
| | | 6. The Santa Monica Pier Hippodrome & Carousel | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 6, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 209 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 6, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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