Behold the star attraction of the north end of Brooklyn Bridge Park: a vintage carousel built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company back in 1922. It was purchased by Dumbo artist Jane Walentas in 1984, who spent the next two decades faithfully restoring the vintage paint scheme on the ornate, carved-wood elements.
The carousel has 48 horses, two chariots and 1200 lights. It is the first carousel to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. This treasure is housed in an acrylic glass pavilion designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Jean Nouvel. The combination of crisp contemporary architecture with the vintage carousel is staggering.
