Jantzen Beach Carousel

C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel

The carousel in 2009
Location 1492 Jantzen Beach Center, Portland, Oregon
Built c. 1904[1] or 1921[2]
Built by Parker, Charles Wallace
MPS Oregon Historic Wooden Carousels TR
NRHP Reference # 87001381[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 26, 1987[1]
Removed from NRHP January 4, 2008[4]

The Jantzen Beach Carousel, also known as the C. W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel,[4] is a carousel formerly installed at Portland, Oregon's Jantzen Beach, in the United States. It was built circa 1904[1] by C. W. Parker. An article in The Columbian said it "made its original debut" in 1921 in Venice, Los Angeles.[2] In 1928, the carousel was repossessed and its parts were relocated to Portland for the opening of Jantzen Beach Amusement Park.[2] Since then, the park became a shopping mall, Jantzen Beach Center. The carousel was removed during the mall's $50 million renovation in 2012,[5] and reportedly remains in storage on site.[6]

In 1987, the carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with four others.[1] However, it was delisted in 2008 because of plans for relocation to the Portland Children's Museum,[4][7] which never came to fruition. The carousel has been designated "endangered" by the Architectural Heritage Center.[7] In 2012, it was included in the Historic Preservation League of Oregon's list of "Oregon's Most Endangered Places".[8]

In 2015, the mall's owner, a company called Edens, said the carousel was being "safely stored in a camera-monitored, climate-controlled" building at the shopping center. However, in 2017, The Oregonian reported that the current owner and location of the carousel are unknown. Edens has said the carousel was sold to Kimco, while the latter company says its purchase of Jantzen Beach Center included the land and buildings, but not the carousel.[9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Skinner, Jean (December 3, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Oregon Historic Wooden Carousels" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Kaza, Paul (August 3, 2017). "Jantzen Beach carousel’s whereabouts remain a mystery". The Columbian. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. 1 2 3 "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/31/07 through 1/04/08". National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List. National Park Service. January 11, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Marum, Anna (June 24, 2015). "What ever happened to the Jantzen Beach carousel? Location remains a mystery". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Marum, Anna (July 21, 2015). "Commissioner Nick Fish found the Jantzen Beach carousel". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Endangered: Historic Jantzen Beach Wooden Carousel". Architectural Heritage Center. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jantzen Beach Carousel". Historic Preservation League of Oregon. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Jantzen Beach Center sold; carousel location remains a mystery". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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