RECREATION
DEBRA MAGRANN
Carousel paraphernalia, including copies of the few photos of Lucy, were available for perusal by
those interested in bringing the merry-go-round to Tradition.
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or older), it might be one by the time the
funds are raised.
MAKING A GO OF IT
Examples of successfully run carousels
of the same quality as Lucy do exist. One
is Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Jane Walentas spent nearly 30 years restoring
the piece she and her husband, David,
got at auction. The Walentases hired a
French architect to design a jewel-boxstyled
building to house the attraction at a
cost of $9 million; it is the world’s largest
poured acrylic structure with slender walls
that are 4 inches thick and 30 feet tall. The
park and the carousel with its building
were gifted to the people of New York City.
Still in the exploratory phase, some in
the group are cautious hoping that they
don’t find themselves going ‘round in
circles.
“We are looking at this one step at a
time,” says Carl Hensley, whose wife,
Kathryn Hensley, is secretary for the
Friends of Lucy.
Yet, there are enough sentimental supporters
and the hope is that investors will
take notice of the grass-roots efforts.
“The recession has ended. We’ll do crowdfunding.
We’re not quitters; we won’t give
up,” Bowen says. E
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