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1. GLEN_040320_001.JPG: These are called "yurts". They were essentially foisted on the park. As the web site says, in 1971, then recent college graduates David Raitt (singer Bonnie Raitt's brother), Marc Hansen, and Bruno Lefevre formed a company, "Synergic Design International Inc." The contracted with Bill's Yurt Design Inc to construct of Yurt village for the American Crafts Council for a crafts event on the Mall in Washington. The event never happened so the village was never used for its original purpose and the components were stored at Glen Echo Park. The builders managed to persuade the National Park Service to let them erect the yurts in the park in 1972 and they have been providing accommodation ever since.
2. GLEN_040320_007.JPG: A useful map of the park.
3. GLEN_040320_020.JPG: That's the Spanish Ballroom in the distance
4. GLEN_040320_036.JPG: This is where the dodgem cars were
5. GLEN_040320_056.JPG: For Future Generations: This carousel is now a historic structure; in fact, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since the turn of the century, this ride has been a favorite for children of all ages. The art of animal carving was at its peak in 1921, when the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia installed this carousel in Glen Echo Park. Today, the National Park Service works diligently to maintain a balance between preservation and use of this invaluable historic structure. Sections of the carousel and the animals are being conserved and restored through a special process. Carousel Saved! The "Save the Carousel" effort is an early example of community support that is a hallmark at Glen Echo. After the Glen Echo Amusement Park closed, park owners moved or sold many rides, including the carousel. The new owner planned to ship it to California. Alarmed, the town of Glen Echo, Maryland, formed the Save the Carousel Committee. In one month, they raised the money and purchased the carousel. Meanwhile, community efforts successfully prevented the commercial development of the amusement park. Today, the National Park Service in partnership with local citizens and groups protects this treasure and its home. Glen Echo Park's carousel represents a vanishing breed. More than 3,000 carousels with hand carved wooden animals were produced in the United States; fewer than 160 remain today. Built by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia and installed here in 1921, it is one of the few carousels in its original location.
6. GLEN_040320_062.JPG: Margot Lebow @ Glen Echo Park
7. GLEN_040320_089.JPG: Margot Lebow @ Glen Echo Park
8. GLEN_040320_204.JPG: Margot Lebow @ Glen Echo Park
9. GLEN_040320_219.JPG: Various art classes are held here. The group on the right were making fired glass beads.
10. GLEN_040320_374.JPG: Margot Lebow @ Glen Echo Park
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Wikipedia Description: Glen Echo Park, Maryland
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Glen Echo Park is a public park in Glen Echo, Maryland. It is managed by the National Park Service as part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly and operated as an amusement park until 1968. As of 2007, the park hosts an arts education program and is also known for its antique carousel, its Spanish Ballroom and its historic electric street car and its annual Washington Folk Festival.

The park is near to several notable sites such as the Clara Barton house and the C&O canal. Glen Echo used to be a trolley park accessible by the street car system; the park was designed to be the last stop on the cars so people could go there after work. The original park had several attractions, including bumper cars, shooting galleries, and an expansive rollercoaster. The park also had a large pool, the Crystal Pool, the remains of which can still be seen today, and a shooting gallery, which was stopped in WWII because of ammunition shortages.

The Park Carousel:

The last operating park ride, and the highlight of the park today, is a 1921 Dentzel three-row menagerie carousel with 38 horses, 2 chariots, 4 rabbits, 4 ostriches, a lion, a tiger, a giraffe, and a prancing deer. The carousel operates from May through September, running from 12 to 6 on weekends and 10-2 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays all season and Fridays in July and August. In its heyday the carousel sported an operating brass ring game, in which daring riders could reach out and pull a ring out of a holder next to the carousel. Grabbing a brass ring would win the lucky rider a free ride. The brass ring arm is still visible today, although it no longer operates.

The face of the carousel had changed greatly since 1921, with the animals, rounding boards, inner drum panels, and band organ receiving several new coats of park paint over the years. An installation photograph from 1921, as co ...More...
Atlas Obscura Description: Glen Echo Amusement Park
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Since its founding in 1891, Glen Echo Park has undergone many transformations. The park initially served as a site for the National Chautauqua Assembly, which was an American cultural and education movement popular at the turn of the 20th century. But after rumors spread that mosquitoes were transmitting malaria in the area, the Chautauqua closed up shop in 1898 and the site was transformed into an amusement park that operated until 1968.

During that seventy-year period, Glen Echo was home to seven different roller coasters. The remaining structures from the park, such as the arcade and the “Cuddle Up” teacup ride remind visitors of the art deco architecture popular in the area in the 1930s. Not much else is original: The Crystal Pool had been filled in and is covered in trees and brush, but the impressive gateway entrance remains. Still, new layers of paint and other restorations have kept the appearance of these standing structures fresh.

The park is also known for its custom wood-carved Dentzel Carousel that has been restored to its 1921 state and still operates on a limited schedule.

During the era of the trolley car in Maryland, Glen Echo Park was the last stop on the line, serving as a popular destination for post-work family leisure. A trolley car from the era remains out front underneath the neon Glen Echo sign.

The above was from https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/glen-echo-amusement-park
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