I love merry-go-rounds, but over the years this one has become a little creepy. Originally, it sat out in the sun, steam engine running, all wild and historical. At some point, it was encased in a wooden tent to protect it from the elements. I have not seen the steam engine running for a while now. And it was curtained with thick security rollers, presumably to protect against vandalism.

These gates are always down except for the entrance area giving the whole thing a sad zoo-like feel. The once wild horses are now condemned to run like a skewered Sisyphus around and around in their dark cage.

Parents plop their kids on a horse and snap a FaceBook update for the in-laws. They all go round and go round in the cage, snap-snap-snap and the kids faces betray the distinct lack of merry.