The iconic carousel at Davenport Park in St. Augustine. | News4Jax
Published on January 19, 2024 at 3:01 pm
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Nearly five years after St. Augustine’s iconic carousel was dismantled in Davenport Park, there’s a new plan to bring it back for local and visiting families to enjoy.
The agenda for the St. Augustine City Commission shows a private citizen is scheduled Monday to present a proposed lease agreement to buy and build a carousel at the park. Davenport Park — known informally as Carousel Park — is at San Marco and San Carlos avenues, next to the St. Johns County Public Library.
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Before it was dismantled and moved in 2019 after the death of its owner, the iconic J&S Carousel was a well-known, charming city staple for generations.
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