Ralf NICOLL                                               Lambert JAMERS                                        Mitch Silverstein

New York 1964 –1965

    The Belgian Village Carousel at the World's Fair

          Bought in 1964 to decorate the reconstruction of a Belgian village at the New York World's Fair (1964 - 1965), our gallopers meet with great success there. Among this village of more than 100 buildings we find, besides the carousel, a church, the reconstruction of a Flemish village of the 1700's and even a Ratzkeller. See the Belgian Village here.

         It is the son of Marie Bairolle, Jacques Wynand, and a worker, Jean Renardy, who accompany the gallopers to New York.

         Nobody knew what it happened to the carousel at the close of the fair of New York until it is purchased by Canada within the framework of the World Fair of Montreal.

        

SEE AND HEAR THE CAROUSEL

Click here for the video

 Sources : Ralf, Benjamin Nicoll and Léon Péters.
Sound Ray Dashner
 

Click to hear the Carousel

as recorded by Ray Dashner at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair (mp3 format)

 

 New-York World's Fair 1964 – 1965. Photo Bill Cotter U.S.A

  

  New-York World's Fair 1964 – 1965.   Photo Jeffery Stanton U.S.A.

 

 New-York World's Fair 1964 – 1965.    Photo Bill Cotter U.S.A.

 

 New-York World's Fair 1964 – 1965.   Photo Ray Dashner

 



Happy to be riding on the carousel - Photo Bill Cotter U.S.A

  

Photo postcard- Belgian Village at Night.  New-York World's Fair 1964 – 1965.

                                   

 In 1964, in New York, each of the horses was provided with big leather belts. Later, in Canada, the damaged horses were restored.
bel vil pam.jpg (54071 bytes) Photo above: from the Belgian Village booklet (pictured left) available at the New-York World's Fair 1964 – 1965.

 

 

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Photos: New-York World's Fair 1964 – 1965. Source unknown.

 

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The 1964 Time-Life Official Guide to the New York World's Fair (editions 1 and 3): Page 145 begins the listing for Belgium.  The carousel is mentioned in the text as "an 1898 carousel".

 

 

The 1965 Time-Life Official Guide to the New York World's Fair (edition 1):     Page 20- Listed under "These pavilions have attractions designed especially for children of pre-school age: Belgian Villiage (carousel)"          Page 130- The description of the Belgian Villiage begins with "More than 100 buildings- among them a church, a carousel and a rathskeller- comprise a charming Flemish town of the year 1700."



A rare glimpse of the two carousels in one picture!!  Belgian Village above, Carousel Park below.

Picture from anonymous donor
 

Another view of both carousels!

Picture from anonymous donor

Montréal -   la Ronde - 1967  >>

**Le Carrousel Galopant de J. Bairolle Merchandise at Carousel Park Shops**