“There’s a carousel in Pittsburgh”
“There’s a carousel in Pittsburgh.”
This was the opening line of Sahara Smith‘s song “Mermaid,” which she performed tonight in Schenley Plaza right behind this very carousel. Ms. Smith headlined tonight for WYEP‘s Live and Direct CD Release Party. Last summer, Jonathan and I attended several of the free public concerts that WYEP sponsors in Schenley Plaza, and we were excited to start this summer off in similar fashion.
I snapped this photo moments before Ms. Smith took the stage tonight, unaware at that time that I would be able to tie it to any of her lyrics. I love amusement park rides. My favorite time of the day at any carnival, fair, theme park, etc, has always been that point in time when the ride lights up before daylight retreats.
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Katie Nicholson
Hi Jenny,
I love that carousel. I worked at Hillman the summer that put it up. I like the mermaid the best. But I also like the dolphin.
I hope you are doing well.
Love,
Katie
Jenny
Katie: The PNC Carousel is apparently more famous than I realized. After I posted this blog entry, I did a Google image search for it using the term “Schenley Plaza” to see how other people photographed it differently. My search produced a bunch of photos of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes riding on it with Suri.