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- Source :
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New York Times Magazine . 11/27/2011, p55-55. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Along with jazz and speakeasies, the 1920s were also the heyday of the American carousel. A prime example, restored to its jazz-era glory, now sits on the Brooklyn waterfront. Jane's Carousel (named for Jane Walentas, the artist who rescued and restored it) was built in 1922 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and installed in a park. Walentas -- whose husband, David, is largely responsible for the gentrification around the Manhattan Bridge -- found it at an auction in 1984 and spent 27 years bringing it back to life. Even as fancy carousels go, Jane's is especially elaborate, with hand-carved horses and detail work in platinum and gold leaf. The architect Jean Nouvel designed the acrylic box that shields riders from the elements and admits sunshine, creating a winter-garden effect when it's cold, with views of the bridges, Manhattan and the traffic on the water. ''What's exciting is to be right on the river, to have the tugboats and ferries going by,'' Walentas says. ''There's a playfulness about the whole thing.'' Number of horses: 48 [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00287822
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 67436755