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The Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome is located on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. It was designed and built in 1916 by Charles I. D. Looff and his son Arthur to hold a Looff Carousel. Looff's carousel was housed at the Hippodrome until it was sold in 1939. It was replaced by a Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel #62 that was used at Ocean Park Pier. Since 1977, the carousel has been owned by the city of Santa Monica, California[3].
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[1][4]
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- ^ a b Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ http://www.santamonicapier.org/carousel_history.html
- ^ James H. Charleton (November 2, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Looff's Hippodrome / Santa Monica Amusement Pier Carousel BuildingPDF (407 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 1 photo, from 1985.PDF (203 KiB)
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