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For decades, children have come from all over to ride the Griffith Park carousel. What often kept them coming back was the friendly man with the big smile who operated the nearly 100-year-old merry-go ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)-- Julio Gosdinski was a common and friendly face at the Griffith Park carousel and now a community is in mourning over his sudden death. The 49-year-old has worked at the Merry Go ...

The city of Los Angeles’ Recreation and Parks Department is planning on buying the historic carousel that entertained children and celebrities for nearly a century in Griffith Park. On Thursday, Aug.

The city of Los Angeles got in touch with its inner child on Thursday, Aug. 21 when its Department of Recreation and Parks approved the purchase of a 99-year-old inoperative merry-go-round at a price ...

Editor’s Note: “My Happy Place,” a CNN Original Series following celebrities on deeply personal journeys, airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. CNN also tapped its anchors and correspondents to share their ...