Mothers mourn loss of Paramus Park mall’s iconic carousel
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 Last updated: Wednesday August 21, 2013, 12:17 PM
BY EVONNE COUTROS AND JOAN VERDON
STAFF WRITERS
The Record
At the Paramus Park mall, it seems, if the moms are happy, everyone is happy. On Tuesday, however, the moms were unhappy about the news that an old-fashioned carousel that has kept generations of children amused for nearly 40 years has twirled its last tot.
BOYD A. LOVING / SPECIAL TO THE RECORD
The carousel at Paramus Park mall has closed.
“‘Meet me at the carousel’ cannot be said anymore,” said Caren Fassbender, the mother of a 2-year-old and a frequent visitor to the mall, which has carved out a niche as Bergen County’s mom-friendly shopping center. “It was a Bergen County icon.”
The small, 18-seat ride – the Golden Horse Carousel — was shut down Tuesday, and will be removed from the mall within the next two weeks, said Minnie Adams, the mall’s manager. She said Paramus Park did not renew carousel’s lease, and the mall plans to temporarily use the space it occupied for its Santa Claus station during the holidays.
The ride’s operators began telling customers last week that the carousel was leaving Paramus Park.
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