#33 Merry-Go-Round

Merrill Park in Grinnell, Iowa

It's hard to find the kind of playground equipment that filled parks in the 1950's.  Some of it is considered too dangerous now.  But this merry-go-round was surely around in the 1950's.  In fact there's a good chance I rode on it when we first moved to Grinnell in 1957, the year I was born.  I remember riding it in later years.   It was sad seeing the old park, though.  The wonderful horse swings and the elephant slide were gone. Since Grinnell was home to the Miracle Playground Equipment Factory we had some of the best (and oddest) playgrounds back in the day1