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By Justin LandersJul 05, 2021, 16:36 pm
If I asked you what the oldest amusement park in the world was what would you say?
You may respond with Disneyland, or Disney World. Maybe you’d say Cedar Point if you’ve been reading Behind the Thrills for a while and realized they were 150 years old? Maybe you’d pick a small local park for your guess? Well unless you said Lake Compounce located in Connecticut – you’d be wrong. This park has been in operation for a long time…in fact, let’s put it into perspective:
-Lake Compounce is celebrating its 175th year, they opened in 1846.
That frequent use and the passage of time create wear and tear on the basswood horses.
That s where restoration curator James Hardison steps in.
Since the early 1990s, Hardison has been painstakingly restoring the horses, the carousel s two Roman chariots and the scenery on panels that decorate the structure covering the ride s motor.
So far, he s restored 50 of the wooden horses, which were built in 1928 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Co. for Hull s Paragon Park, which closed in 1985. Probably the most thrilling thing is to watch three, even sometimes four generations of a family come through and talk about their experiences, Hardison said, and what it looked like when grandma was riding it as a kid and appreciative of what I ve been doing with it.
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