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The wonderful park in Brooklyn, Prospect Park, has been through many times of birth, decay, and rebirth. There are many individual facilities in the park and each one is rich with the history not only of the park, but of this particular New York borough as well. In recent years, the park has been going through several projects of rejuvenation and renovation, all under the care of the Prospect Park Alliance. Thus creating once again, a transformation which makes this location in Brooklyn one of the most popular destinations for tourists and residents alike.

The bandshell for instance, was originally designed and built by Aymar Embury and was recently refurbished in 1983, under the direction of the Prospect Park Alliance. Today, many people enjoy a night out in one of the best restaurants Manhattan and Brooklyn streets are lined with, and then a wonderful outdoor concert at the bandshell.  For the children, and for carousel enthusiasts of all ages, the carousel of Prospect Park is another one of the many individual aspects of the park, that has a rich history all its own.

There have been many carousels in the park since 1874.  Some of the early carousels burned down, and the one that still turns in the park today, was moved from its original location on Coney Island.  This one was closed down in 1983 due to the increasing deterioration over time, but again, the Alliance stepped in, and in by the fall of 1990, the carousel became the first project completed during the massive project involving all of the aspects of the park.  More than eight hundred thousand dollars were raised to fix the parts that had broken, and restorative artists removed about twenty layers of paint, to reveal the original paint on the carvings of Charles Carmel.  Any time spent in New York is not complete without a trip to Brooklyn, and any day in Brooklyn, is so too, not complete without a walk through Prospect Park.