THE CAROUSEL New Orleans City Park Facts about the historic carousel

Did you know?

New Orleans

City Park is

home to the

largest collection

of mature live

oak trees in the

WORLD! It’s

true! Some are

over 800 yrs old!

A trip to the

Park should

always include a

gander at these

amazing trees.

Contact Us

New Orleans City Park

1 Palm Drive

New Orleans, LA 70124

(504) 482-4888

Info@nocp.org

NewOrleansCityPark.com

For birthday party info please

contact: (504) 483-9458

or tcuellar@nocp.org.

Bill Finkenstein and WRF Designs

comes in annually to do minor re-

pairs to the horses that includes

hand painting. The horses get so

much love they need to be repainted

and get new tails each year to 2

years. He is the same gentlemen

who restored the horses in 1988,

and after hurricane Katrina in

2005. Bill’s been taking care of our

Carousel for almost 40 years. His

son Gabe now joins him on the res-

toration project each year.

We don’t place a number price on

the Carousel or the horses. They are

considered “priceless”.

Carousel Facts:

Locals call the Carousel:

The Flying Horses.

Our Carousel:

dates to 1906 and still has the origi-

nal motor from 1906.

has band organ Wurl105 from 1915.

is listed in the National Register of

Historic Places (1988).

has a refurbished floor as of 2014.

has 3 types of horses:

Standers: 3 feet on the ground

Jumpers: all 4 feet in the air

Prancers: 2 hind legs on the ground

has 3 non-horse animals (giraffe,

lion and camel) & 2 chariots.

has horses with real horse hair tails.

Both New Orleans City Park

and Friends of City Park take

pride in being the

Keepers of the Carousel.

Like so many who are a part

of the City Park family, we

have so many wonderful

memories of the Carousel.

We’re so lucky to have this

treasure in City Park.