Charles Looff

Charles I D Looff

  • Birth Name: Karl Jurgen Detlev Looff
  • Danish

Premier carousel builder - Looff built his first carousel at Coney Island, New York and is best known for a style of carousel known as 'Coney Island'. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Significant name Natatorium Carousel Spokane, WA
Architect Charles Looff 20-Sweep Menagerie Carousel Portland
Architect Lake Compounce Carousel Southington, CT
Architect Natatorium Carousel Spokane, WA
Architect Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz
1852/05/24 Charles I D Looff is born in Bad Bramstedt, Duchy of Holstein, Denmark Born Charles Looff's Birthday
1870/08/14 Karl Jurgen Detlev Looff immigrates through Castle Garden, New York City Life Castle Clinton National Monument New York City
1895/00/00 Charles I D Looff'd carousel installed at Crescent Park Architect Crescent Park Carousel East Providence, RI
1916/06/12 Hippodrome is opened for a weekend as a preview of the coming amusement park. Architect Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome Santa Monica
1916/08/04 Charles Looff widens the Santa Monica Pier and opens an amusement park Architect Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica
1918/07/01 Died Significant Date
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