Visiting the Carousel Capital of the World - Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott N.Y. | RV Travel

[@daswento]

Grew up in the Binghamton area and have fond memories of riding these as a kid. Thank you for transporting me back to my childhood and sharing this!

[@ZephyrTravels]

You are very welcome.

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Carousels remind me of good times as a kid at carnivals and amusement parks. Nice memories triggered by the video.

[@ZephyrTravels]

I agree, there nothing more nostalgic than a vintage carousel. This is another place near your cabin that you can visit.

[@FedePetro]

Best video I’ve ever seen.

[@ZephyrTravels]

Thank you so much!

[@gregpriddy8595]

I was passing through Binghamton last July but didn’t have the time to visit the carousels. You did it for me until I have enough time to get back! Thanks! G

[@ZephyrTravels]

No problem, we were happy to ride the horses for you. 😊 Next time you are in the area, you will need to plan an an extra day for the carousels.

[@bernardfrederick9462]

I grew up there. I rode the one on Oak Hill Ave growing up.

[@ZephyrTravels]

This was our first time in the area and we really enjoyed the carousels.

[@equalopportunityoffender6732]

I grew up (circa 1967 -1980) in the Binghamton N.Y. All these carousels bring back wonderful memories for me . The Endicott Johnson swimming pool was another experience I cherish . Life appeared to be more simple during this time for a multitude of reasons (youth / naïveté / zeitgeist) . I’m grateful to have grown to adulthood during this period in our country’s history . Our empire is in it’s ‘twilight zone’ and I’m sad beyond measure .

[@ZephyrTravels]

Riding carousels when we’re were young are the stuff of great memories. Thanks for sharing.

[@goldmelb]

I grew up in Binghamton and remember the one in Recreation Park especially. These days I live in Geelong Australia, and we have an original Herschel carousel here on the waterfront!

[@ZephyrTravels]

That’s cool. We now look when we see a carousel in a park if it a Herschel. It’s surprising how many we have found. Thanks for the comment.

[@pbohush]

When I was in high school I worked at Highland Park, sometimes at the carousel. In the fall I would clean it and get it covered up for winter, then in spring uncover it and make it ready for the summer. It was a dangerous piece of equipment to work on. 8-)

[@ZephyrTravels]

What a cool summer job!

[@Dogeathotdog1]

The carousel at Ross Park uses the turnaround plate for the trolleys that used to run through Binghamton.

[@ZephyrTravels]

I did not know that. Thanks

[@Dogeathotdog1]

@@ZephyrTravels No Problem just thought it an interesting fun fact. I know growing up the carousels had a card you could ask for that said which carousel you rode and when you completed the circuit you could bring your proof to Ross Park and they would have a prize for you. In the early 90s it was a jewel and some kind of certificate. Not sure if they still do it, I do know you had to ask the operator of the carousel for the proof and they usually had a stack of cards in the drawer.

[@ZephyrTravels]

@@Dogeathotdog1 They still do that. We road all the carousels and got a pin as a reward.

[@denisemdb60]

This was a great video! I think we will have to try this tour some day!

[@ZephyrTravels]

You should! It was a lot of fun and only took a afternoon to ride them all.

[@hrutledge7]

I was very surprised when I saw this video that there was no mention about the carousel at Recreation Park having paintings of scenes from The Twilight Zone as this carousel and the park was inspiration for one of the most notable episodes entitled, “Walking Distance”. The park was one that Rod Serling, the show creator frequently went to as a child growing up in Binghamton.

[@ZephyrTravels]

I did not know the of the Twilight Zone connection to the carousel in Recreation Park. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@spindriftbeach6082]

I used to ride that carousel when I was a kid. There was a wooden pillar where Rod Serling had carved his initials as a boy. There was also an ex USAF fighter jet us kids could climb into the cockpit and imagine flying in combat.

[@BrantDisneyfan]

20:39 that’s the Wurlitzer 146-A band organ

[@ZephyrTravels]

Thank you, it sounded great

[@BrantDisneyfan]

Almost great as it is tho but we do have a Herschel carousel factory museum u can visit next summer tho

[@Robespierre-lI]

I just wonder why it is that no one seems to have tried to update the classic carousel for modern audiences. I'm all for heritage conservation. But creaivity is good too.

[@ZephyrTravels]

Interesting idea - I wonder what a modern carousel would be like?

[@amycastricone1185]

If you haven’t been, you’ll have to check out the carousel at Olcott Beach. That is a refurbished 1920’s Herschel Carousel. (I was reading that on their website 🙂) My uncle would volunteer at the rides at Olcott Park. He mostly was at the carousel.

[@ZephyrTravels]

When I was a kid, my family would spend our summers in Summerset, just down the road from Olcott Beach. I can remember going there and riding the rides and planing the games.

[@tzuyuchu9909]

i rode on the recreation part carousel the other day!

[@ZephyrTravels]

Awesome- nothing better than a carousel ride in the summertime.

[@hopemilks9073]

I live in that area and have at least gone on a field trips to all of those twice

[@ZephyrTravels]

Awsome!

[@thepizzasnobofnepasnj]

Check out Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA and others in PA...Del Grosso's In Tipton, PA...

[@ZephyrTravels]

I will add it to our list

[@StephSH]

If you love carousels, you should check out the Looff at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk 🥰. They still have the ring toss and band organ (actually 3 organs, but who’s counting),

[@ZephyrTravels]

We will add it to our list of places to visit , thanks.

[@JianglingWu85]

12:55 We went there once!

[@ZephyrTravels]

there a lot of fun .

[@redwards2006]

Wish I knew you were in my area, I would have liked to meet you and the dogs

[@ZephyrTravels]

Sorry to missed meeting you, we Lovett meet our subscribers / views.

[@stoned2hell]

ive been to ross park

[@ZephyrTravels]

Ross Park carousel was the one most in need of restoration of the six. If you get the chance, check out some of the others, our favorite was West Endicott Park. It has the 2 roll Wurlitzer music organ..

[@stoned2hell]

@@ZephyrTravels I went to west endicott park as a kid I was about 11 the last time I went

[@ZephyrTravels]

Is it a carousel or a merry go round?

[@karenbristol6437]

Carousel at least it was back in the day in the UK.

[@ZephyrTravels]

@@karenbristol6437 Us yankee's know how to screw up a good language.

[@karenbristol6437]

@@ZephyrTravels LOL. I have been know to brag that I'm bilingual, English and Americaneese. I do love listening to local accents.

[@horizon42q]

You were not far from us.

[@ZephyrTravels]

That a very nice area.

[@karenbristol6437]

FREE !! I can afford that.

[@ZephyrTravels]

I take Diane to all the best (and free) places.

[@karenbristol6437]

@@ZephyrTravels when you've been married a while, these make for some of the best dates (no more date nights for us, can't stay up late anymore LOL). So anytime dates are great especially the free ones.

[@kittyshacktracks8808]

Seems you guys are the only ones wearing masks, curious.

[@ZephyrTravels]

This was filmed mid summer when Covid numbers were starting to rise. Just before we went there, the area was experiencing some of the highest postived test numbers all summer. There were others with masks on as well.

[@stephengresko9331]

Crazy