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Band Organ At The Oaks Amusement Park, Portland
By Kyle Nasman

[ Ref. Mike Schoeppner in 190218 MMDigest ]

Mike,  There were two band organs located at Oaks Park in Portland,
Oregon.  One was indeed a Wurlitzer 146 and the other an Artizan 46-key
with dual roll frames.  To my knowledge both are still unrestored and
located in the Portland area.  I have seen both machines within the
last year.  The Herschell-Spillman carousel only ever had the two organs
as far as I know.  Both machines retain their façades, to my knowledge.

Oaks Park is located along the Willamette River in an area that floods 
and most everything from the park has sustained major water damage at 
some point in time.  Interestingly, the skating rink located there is 
built on top of metal drums so that in the event of a flood the rink 
floats.  Also located in the skating rink (and still in use) is a 
Wurlitzer pipe organ.

Hope this helps.

Kyle E. Nasman
Corvallis, Oregon


(Message sent Wed 20 Feb 2019, 06:11:46 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Amusement, Band, Oaks, Organ, Park, Portland

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