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 :)

Birgit said...

Oh Jennifer, those photos are amazing! Thanks so much for sharing! :)

-- Birgit

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

jane augenstein said...

Oh, Jennifer what gorgeous pictures!!! Just beautiful!!!

Victoria said...

So gorgeous..and magical..I wish i was there!! Beautiful post!
kiki~

Kath said...

What is it about carousel's that make them so fascinating, so romantic and mesmerising?

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

Blackfeatherfarm said...

Love carousels... want to go to Missoula to see the famous carousel there one of these days....

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!

Bonnie Story said...

Amazing! The lighting effects really bring them to explosive life! The dragon is s-s-s-cary! Have a great time.

Reddunappy said...

What a beautiful carosel! I love the old ones that have all kinds of different animals.

Jeni said...

Jen those are great pictures! I LOVE carousels and the older the better !

Hope you are enjoying your vacation!

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

Unknown said...

Great Herschell-Spillman machine Jen! :-)

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.