50. SUMMER MEMORIES: RI’s Historic Carousels

<p>Carousels are playful and whimsical, bright and colorful. They evoke memories of childhood and innocence. Here, in Rhode Island, they’re not only time capsules of happy summer moments, but museums of folk art from the golden age of the American carousel. </p><p><i><strong>To Visit: </strong></i></p><p>Looff Carousel | Crescent Park | 700 Bullocks Point Ave, Riverside, RI 02915</p><p>Looff Carousel | Slater Park | 825 Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket, RI 02861</p><p>Flying Horse Carousel | Westerly, RI 02891</p><p><i><strong>Episode Source Material: </strong></i></p><ul><li><a href="http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/loc.afc.afc-legacies.200003489/">Rhode Island: Looff Carousel (Local Legacies</a></li><li><a href="https://www.crescentparkcarousel.org/history">History | Crescent Park Carousel</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Park_Looff_Carousel">Crescent Park Looff Carousel - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Horse_Carousel">Flying Horse Carousel - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I._D._Looff">Charles ID Looff - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="http://64nywf65.20m.com/catalogPAGE2.htm">THE CAROUSELS OF CONEY ISLAND</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=141331">Charles ID Looff Historical Marker</a></li><li><a href="https://pier-rats.com/charles-id-looff-a-level-above/">Charles ID Looff - A Level Above - Pier Rats</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kcet.org/history-society/when-the-hippodrome-was-hip-the-looff-carousel-and-the-era-of-seaside-amusement">When the Hippodrome Was Hip: The Looff Carousel and the Era of Seaside Amusement | KCET</a></li><li><a href="https://www.carouselofhappiness.org/">Carousel of Happiness</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dizzy-history-carousels-begins-knights-180964100/">The Dizzy History of Carousels Begins With Knights | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carousel">Carousel - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href