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C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel
The carousel in 2009
Location1492 Jantzen Beach Center,Portland, Oregon
Builtc. 1904[3]
Built byParker, Charles Wallace
MPSOregon Historic Wooden Carousels TR
NRHP referenceNo.87001381[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1987[3]
Removed from NRHPJanuary 4, 2008[2]

TheJantzen Beach Carousel,also known as theC. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel,[2]is acarouselformerly installed atPortland, Oregon's Jantzen Beach, in the United States.

History

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The carousel was built circa 1904[3]byC. W. ParkerinAbilene, Kansas,for use at the1904 St. Louis World's Fair.[4]It was later moved toVenice Beach, California,where it began operating in 1921.[4]In 1928, the carousel was repossessed and its parts were relocated to Portland for the opening ofJantzen Beach Amusement Park.[5]Since then, the park became a shopping mall,Jantzen Beach Center.The carousel was removed during the mall's $50 million renovation in 2012,[6]and reportedly remains in storage on site.[7]

In 1987, the carousel was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places,along with four others.[3]However, it was delisted in 2008 because of plans for relocation to thePortland Children's Museum,[2][8]which never came to fruition. The carousel has been designated "endangered" by the Architectural Heritage Center.[8]In 2012, it was included in theHistoric Preservation League of Oregon'slist of Oregon's Most Endangered Places.[9]

2015 sale and restoration

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In 2015, the mall's owner, a company called Edens, said the carousel was being "safely stored in a camera-monitored, climate-controlled" building at the shopping center. However, in early 2017,The Oregonianreported that the current owner and location of the carousel were unknown; Edens said the carousel was sold toKimco Realty,while the latter company claimed its purchase of Jantzen Beach Center included the land and buildings, but not the carousel.[10]

On September 7, 2017, it was made public that the carousel had been donated in spring 2017 toRestore Oregon,a nonprofit organization; the donation had been kept private until the transfer was complete.[11]In 2023,The Astorianreported that Astoria was being considered as a permanent location. A final decision by Restore Oregon is expected by September 15.[12]

Future Relocation Efforts

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On March 5, 2023, Restore Oregon sent a call for a permanent home for the carousel, stating that it was not the intention of the organization to house the carousel permanently.[13]Later that year in September, Restore Oregon announced that the carousel had found a new home at the Neon Sign Museum inThe Dalles, Oregon,who will begin the construction of a new pavilion to house the carousel.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
  2. ^abc"Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/31/07 through 1/04/08".National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List.National Park Service.January 11, 2008.Archivedfrom the original on May 26, 2017.RetrievedAugust 3,2017.
  3. ^abcdSkinner, Jean (December 3, 1986)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Oregon Historic Wooden Carousels"(PDF).National Park Service.RetrievedAugust 3,2017.
  4. ^abMarum, Anna (September 7, 2017)."The Jantzen Beach carousel: A timeline".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on September 10, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 10,2017.
  5. ^Kaza, Paul (August 3, 2017)."Jantzen Beach carousel's whereabouts remain a mystery".The Columbian.Archivedfrom the original on February 1, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 20,2017.
  6. ^Marum, Anna (June 24, 2015)."What ever happened to the Jantzen Beach carousel? Location remains a mystery".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 20,2017.
  7. ^Marum, Anna (July 21, 2015)."Commissioner Nick Fish found the Jantzen Beach carousel".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on July 24, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 20,2017.
  8. ^ab"Endangered: Historic Jantzen Beach Wooden Carousel".Architectural Heritage Center.Archivedfrom the original on August 3, 2017.RetrievedAugust 3,2017.
  9. ^"Jantzen Beach Carousel".Historic Preservation League of Oregon.Archived fromthe originalon December 16, 2012.RetrievedJune 6,2013.
  10. ^Marum, Anna (July 11, 2017)."Jantzen Beach Center sold; carousel location remains a mystery".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on April 25, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 3,2017.
  11. ^Marum, Anna (September 7, 2017)."Jantzen Beach carousel location revealed: Now it needs a real home".The Oregonian.Archived fromthe originalon December 17, 2017.RetrievedAugust 20,2019.
  12. ^Plechl, David (June 14, 2023)."Astoria could get Jantzen Beach carousel".The Astorian.RetrievedJune 15,2023.
  13. ^Oregon, Restore (March 5, 2023)."The Jantzen Beach Carousel Ready for Next Phase".Restore Oregon.RetrievedJune 25,2024.
  14. ^"After years in storage, the historic Jantzen Beach Carousel has found an equally bright and colorful new home".kgw.com.September 12, 2023.RetrievedJune 25,2024.
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