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THE ENQUIRER /// WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 15A
THE ENQUIRER/AMANDA ROSSMANN
Employees with Carousel Works, of Mansfield, Ohio, the world’s largest maker of wooden carousels, begin installing Carol Ann’s Carousel in Smale Riverfront Park on Tuesday.
Piecing riverfront carousel together
Carrie Blackmore Smith
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They’re finally here, all the way
from Mansfield, Ohio.
The much-anticipated carousel
characters, 44 in all, each represent a bit of Cincinnati style or
history.
There’s a giraffe, a bee, horses
and more.
Encased in a glass structure,
Carol Ann’s Carousel will be open
year-round beginning May 16 in
Smale Riverside Park.
Rides are free on the first day.
The $1.1 million merry-go-round
was built by Carousel Works in
Mansfield and features paintings
on panels on top by local artist
Jonathan Queen. It is a gift to the
city from the Carol Ann & Ralph V.
Haile Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.
The opening coincides with the
late Carol Ann Haile’s birthday.
Learn more at www.mysmaleriver frontpark.org.
PHOTOS BY THE ENQUIRER/AMANDA ROSSMANN
One of Carol Ann’s Carousel’s taller
characters is unveiled as installation starts.
Animal characters are lined up as they await installation at Carol Ann’s Carousel in Smale
Riverfront Park on Tuesday.
The installation of Carol Ann’s Carousel gets underway. The carousel will be 46 feet in
diameter and 20 feet tall, contained in a glass building that will be 70x 90 feet.
Employees with Carousel Works of Mansfield, Ohio, the world’s largest maker of wooden
carousels, get to work Tuesday. The carousel will open with a ribbon cutting May 16.