Thursday, January 3, 2008

Jane's Carousel

The carousel renovated by Jane Walentas debuted at the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival in October 2006. It is a special project that has been long in the making. It was built in 1922 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and purchased in 1984 by the Walentases at an auction was originally intended for Brooklyn Bridge Park, but was never given a place there. Ms. Walentas worked on-and-off on restoring it for nearly two decades.