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5 April, 201112 October, 2015 / lovelyshadesofnostalgia / 7 Comments

Carousels have that distinct quality of being able to enamor me in a beautifully historical way and an unadulterated childlike makes-me-want-to-go-weeee kind of way.

Santa Monica Pier Carousel inside the Looff Hippodrome. Built in 1922.

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