carousel

 

The merry-go-round is one of the original rides at Joyland Amusement Park dating from the 1940s. The modern carousel emerged from early jousting traditions in Europe and the Middle East and by the early 18th century carousels were being built and operated at various fairs and gatherings in central Europe and England.  The Flying Horses Carousel in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts is the oldest platform carousel in the U.S. and has been designated a national landmark. Constructed in 1876, it originally operated as a Coney Island, NY amusement park and was moved to Oak Bluffs in 1884.  In 1884 the only horses in Lubbock were Indian ponies.

 

Joyland Amusement Park

Mackenzie Park

Lubbock, Texas