“There’s
a time in each year
That
we always hold dear,
Good
old summer time;
With
the birds and the trees-es,
And
sweet scented breezes…
And
life is a beautiful rhyme …
Those
days full of pleasure
We
now fondly treasure …
In
the good old summer time
In
the good old summer time …”
~ “In The
Good Old Summer Time”
~ American Tin Pan Alley song
music by
George Evans, lyrics by Ren Shields
~ 1902
What
better way to while away the hours in the good old summer time then taking a
spin on the historic Weona Park Carousel, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania?
The
Weona Park Carousel, also known as Dentzel Stationary Menagerie Carousel, and
its pavilion were built in 1923. The carousel is housed in a wooden, one story,
pavilion measuring 20 feet high at center and 80 feet in diameter, with 24
sections each 10 feet 6 inches wide.
The
carousel has 44 animals and two sleighs standing three abreast. They were
originally hand carved and painted in the 1890s, circa 1905 and circa 1917. The
carousel has a Wurlitzer organ, opus 146. It was constructed by the Dentzel
Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
And
it’s just one dollar to ride!
The carousel
was added to the National Register of Historic Places August 4, 1999.
