Trimper's Carousel

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Trimper's Carousel

One of the oldest carousels in the US is on the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD at the Trimper's Amusement Park. This 100 year old beauty is my favorite thing about the boardwalk and the first place I head to take pictures while on vacation. You can read more about the history of this Herschell-Spillman carousel here.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thanks for sharing the pictures Jen..those carousesel are so magic!!! I LOVE them!!
FAb :); July 10, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Birgit said...: Oh Jennifer, those photos are amazing! Thanks so much for sharing! :)

-- Birgit; July 10, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Theresa MacNaughton said...: Wow - these are just fabulous. I love the second and third photos, especially. There is such magic about a carousel. They were always my favorite to ride when I went to carnivals. Theresa; July 10, 2010 at 12:03 PM
jane augenstein said...: Oh, Jennifer what gorgeous pictures!!! Just beautiful!!!; July 10, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Victoria said...: So gorgeous..and magical..I wish i was there!! Beautiful post!
kiki~; July 10, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Kath said...: What is it about carousel's that make them so fascinating, so romantic and mesmerising?; July 10, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Linda said...: they are wonderful, if I ever win the lottery, I will have a Kitchen full of carosel horses and guests will have to sit on them instead of chairs.:) Lindax; July 10, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Blackfeatherfarm said...: Love carousels... want to go to Missoula to see the famous carousel there one of these days....; July 10, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Meghann said...: Oh how beautiful! They sure don't build them like that anymore. It looks like something from Mary Poppins - but better :)
Great photos!; July 10, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Bonnie Story said...: Amazing! The lighting effects really bring them to explosive life! The dragon is s-s-s-cary! Have a great time.; July 10, 2010 at 5:52 PM
Reddunappy said...: What a beautiful carosel! I love the old ones that have all kinds of different animals.; July 10, 2010 at 7:08 PM
Jeni said...: Jen those are great pictures! I LOVE carousels and the older the better !

Hope you are enjoying your vacation!; July 10, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Kat_RN said...: I can't wait to see how it inspires you. There is another by the same maker in Myrtle Beach SC. I posted a blog with photos at
http://akatscorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/carousel-at-myrtle-beach-new-obsession.html
You can see the relationship.
Thanks for sharing yours, great pictures!
Kat; July 11, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Unknown said...: Great Herschell-Spillman machine Jen! :-); July 11, 2010 at 5:02 PM
Joanne Olivieri said...: Ah, that brings back memories of us going to the zoo and hopping on the carousel there. It was such a treat and we loved it. That was over 50 years ago and that same carousel is there today. I love them. Your photos are amazing, capturing each detail and go round.; July 12, 2010 at 5:23 PM