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2012 Nunley's Carousel Turns 100

Nunley’s Carousel Turns 100

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
June 11, 2012

Nunley’s Carousel Centennial Celebration

Nunley’s Amusement Park was a real treat for my daughters when they were young. After riding the carousel and a couple of outdoor rides, we’d have ice cream and play Skee-ball, winning red tickets to exchange for prizes.

So when Nunley’s closed in 1995, our whole family was sad to lose that Freeport-Baldwin landmark.

Garden City, New York, USA. June 9, 2012. Nunley's Carousel during 100th Anniversary festivities. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Garden City, New York, USA. June 9, 2012. Nunley’s Carousel during 100th Anniversary festivities. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Happily, by 2009 the carousel was beautifully restored and moved to its new home in Museum Row, Garden City.

Nunley’s Carousel Centennial Celebration held this past weekend, June 9th – 10th, gave visitors the chance to play croquet in front of Nunley’s Carousel Pavilion and have other old-fashioned fun.

Festivities also included a campaign visit from ex-President Theodore Roosevelt – portrayed by actor JAMES FOOTE. In 1912, the year Nunley’s Carousel debuted, Teddy Roosevelt ran again for President in 1912 – unsuccessfully, as Bull Moose Party candidate.

Jack Neary hopes to grab a brass ring while riding historic Nunley's Carousel during its Centennial Celebration on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Museum Row, Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA. Though most rings are steel, a carousel rider who grabs a brass ring wins a free ride. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Garden City, New York, USA. June 9, 2012. JACK NEARY hopes to grab a brass ring while riding historic Nunley’s Carousel during its Centennial Celebration. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

And your admission fee included a ride on historic Nunley’s Carousel, where lucky and athletic riders had a chance to grab a brass ring to win a free ride.

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Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. February 12, 2012. Long Island Photowalk and NYPhotoForum members explore Allen Bertoldi outdoor sculpture 'Redbank 31 - Nassau Variation' at Nassau County Museum of Art. ( © 2012 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

Nassau County Museum of Art Photowalk

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
February 15, 2012

Despite having to shove my fingers in my coat pocket whenever they got too cold to set my Nikon’s dials and buttons – I had a great visit, outdoors and in, at the Nassau County Museum of Art this weekend.

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. February 12, 2012. Two young visitors sitting at bottom of winding staircase look up to 2nd floor of Nassau County Museum of Art.

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. February 12, 2012. Two young visitors sitting at bottom of winding staircase look up to 2nd floor of Nassau County Museum of Art. ( © 2012 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

It was a joint scouting expedition with one of my fellow co-leaders of the Long Island Photowalk and three members of NYPhotoForum. We spent quite a while photographing statues – which ranged from the sublime to the absurd – scattered throughout the grounds.

Twelve Light Candelabrum by Tiffany Studio at Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, 2012. Monochrome (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, NY, USA. Feb. 12, 2012. Twelve Light Candelabrum by Tiffany Studio is on display at Nassau County Museum of Art. Monochrome (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

And later, after the others left, I joined the docent tour of the current exhibition: the Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany, plus some Tiffany lamps, windows, and more.

Roslyn Harbor, NY, USA. Feb. 12, 2012. ALLEN BERTOLDI’S painted steel outdoor sculpture

Roslyn Harbor, NY, USA. Feb. 12, 2012. ALLEN BERTOLDI’S painted steel outdoor sculpture “Wood Duck” is in pond at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

And yes, I took all the photos of this winter visit with Nikkor 16mm 180-degree fish-eye lens.

FEATURE PHOTO at top of post: Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. February 12, 2012. Long Island Photowalk and NYPhotoForum members explore ALLEN BERTOLDI outdoor sculpture ‘Redbank 31 – Nassau Variation‘ at Nassau County Museum of Art. ( © 2012 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

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