By Paul Goldfinger 2010 Seaside Heights.
One of two carousels were destroyed in the 2013 fire at the Seasides. I think this one survived. PG. Blogfinger.net
EYDIE GORME. Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns.”
November 16, 2025 by Blogfinger
By Paul Goldfinger 2010 Seaside Heights.
One of two carousels were destroyed in the 2013 fire at the Seasides. I think this one survived. PG. Blogfinger.net
EYDIE GORME. Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns.”
Ironic the mention of Ocean City NJ as was just announced that Gillians in Ocean City is closing down after this summer. R.I.P. However the restored merry go round in Sea Side Heights re-opened this summer.
Thanks bee zee.
This looks like the Funtown Pier one that was destroyed in the fire. It originally had wooden horses that were sold off and replaced by these plastic ones in the ’80’s, (just like what happened to our Casino carousel).
In addition to horses, the surviving Seaside Heights Casino Pier carousel has other hand carved wooden animals, (a camel, among other things), as did the old OG Merry-Go-Round. There’s exactly one more original wooden one in NJ, in Ocean City.