Central Park Carousel Central Park Carousel The Central Park Carousel is a vintage carousel located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, at the southern end of the park, near East 65th Street. It is the fourth carousel on the site where it is located. The current carousel is officially the Michael Friedsam Memorial Carousel. It is the fourth carousel in the park since 1871, all located at the same site, and is part of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission's Central Park Scenic Landmarks. The original 1871 Central Park carousel was powered by a mule or horse under the carousel's
Central Park in the Dark very similar musical qualities to the Ives piece, such as independent lines represented through individual players and dividing the orchestra spatially. In 1967, the pop group The Buckinghams recorded the song "Susan", and producer James William Guercio inserted an excerpt from Ives' "Central Park in the Dark" without informing the band beforehand. Central Park in the Dark Central Park in the Dark is a music composition by Charles Ives for chamber orchestra. It was composed in 1906 and has been paired with "The Unanswered Question" as part of "Two Contemplations" and with "Hallowe'en" and "The Pond" in "Three Outdoor Scenes".