I saw today that the Balboa Park Carousel is receiving new paint and some much deserved love!
The historic 1910 Herschell-Spillman carousel has been out of operation for most of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the idle time is being well spent. The Friends of Balboa Park have already applied new coats of paint to various elements of their carousel, including much of the structural framework that holds the wooden horses and other carved animals.
You can see in the second-to-last photo how recently painted parts of the Armored Horse like the saddle appear brand new. All of the animals will get the same treatment!
Want to read some Fun Facts concerning this carousel? Visit this page!
I’m told the Balboa Park Carousel will reopen eventually–the timing depends on the future course of the coronavirus pandemic in San Diego.
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I rode the carousel and the train after a trip to the zoo . We went to the zoo and Balboa Park a lot
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Both are wonderful. Right now there are huge planters filled with huge trees all along the train tracks! I was told the trees are going to be planted in the brand new Children’s Zoo.
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What a wonderful carousel! They’ve clearly done great work on it during the pandemic, it looks amazing.
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It’s an amazing carousel. I think maybe I’ll ride it when it’s back in operation!
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