Piecing riverfront carousel together
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Piecing riverfront carousel together
THE ENQUIRER /// WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 15A THE ENQUIRER/AMANDA ROSSMANN Employees with Carousel Works, of Mansfield, Ohio, the world’s largest maker of wooden carousels, begin installing Carol Ann’s Carousel in Smale Riverfront Park on Tuesday. Piecing riverfront carousel together Carrie Blackmore Smith [email protected] They’re finally here, all the way from Mansfield, Ohio. The much-anticipated carousel characters, 44 in all, each represent a bit of Cincinnati style or history. There’s a giraffe, a bee, horses and more. Encased in a glass structure, Carol Ann’s Carousel will be open year-round beginning May 16 in Smale Riverside Park. Rides are free on the first day. The $1.1 million merry-go-round was built by Carousel Works in Mansfield and features paintings on panels on top by local artist Jonathan Queen. It is a gift to the city from the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation. The opening coincides with the late Carol Ann Haile’s birthday. Learn more at www.mysmaleriver frontpark.org. PHOTOS BY THE ENQUIRER/AMANDA ROSSMANN One of Carol Ann’s Carousel’s taller characters is unveiled as installation starts. Animal characters are lined up as they await installation at Carol Ann’s Carousel in Smale Riverfront Park on Tuesday. The installation of Carol Ann’s Carousel gets underway. The carousel will be 46 feet in diameter and 20 feet tall, contained in a glass building that will be 70x 90 feet. Employees with Carousel Works of Mansfield, Ohio, the world’s largest maker of wooden carousels, get to work Tuesday. The carousel will open with a ribbon cutting May 16.