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 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". The piece was first titled "A Contemplation of Nothing Serious or Central Park in the Dark in "The Good Old Summer Time"" (in comparison to "A Contemplation of a Serious Matter or The Unanswered Perennial Question"). Ives wrote detailed notes concerning the purpose and context of "Central Park in the Dark": This