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Jane’s Carousel Opens Today!

Terrific news! After 27 years of ongoing restoration, Jane’s Carousel opens to the public today! You may have passed it (as I have) on your way to St. Ann’s Warehouse in DUMBO. It is officially a part of Brooklyn Bridge Park now, and will undoubtedly be a big draw to the neighborhood.

Built in 1922 and originally a part of Youngstown, Ohio’s Idora Park, the 48 horse merry-go-round is the first carousel to be listed on the National register of Historic Places. “Jane” is Jane Walentas, who purchased the park with her husband David expressly for Brooklyn Bridge Park. It’s a beautiful day to go for a spin!

Still pending: the re-installation of B & B Carousell in Coney Island — I for one can’t wait!

Published by travsd

Writer and performer Trav S.D. (www.travsd.com) is best known for his books "No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous" (2005) and "Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube" (2013). He has written for the NY Times, the Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out NY, Reason, the Villager and numerous other publications. Trav has been in the vanguard of New York’s vaudeville and burlesque scenes since 1995 when he launched his company Mountebanks, presenting hundreds of acts ranging from Todd Robbins to Dirty Martini to Tammy Faye Starlite to the Flying Karamazov Brothers. He has directed his own plays, revues and solo pieces at such venues as Joe’s Pub, La Mama, HERE, Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, the Ohio Theatre, the Brick, and 6 separate shows in the NY International Fringe Festival. In 2014 he produced and directed the smash-hit "I’ll Say She Is", the first ever revival of the Marx Brothers hit 1924 Broadway show in the NY International Fringe Festival.

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