tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post7833470309935083304..comments2024-03-19T21:41:42.835+01:00Comments on Poemas del río Wang: Luna ParkStudiolumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-38516797931006943622012-05-13T09:51:39.144+02:002012-05-13T09:51:39.144+02:00San Jose, California, also had its Luna Park. It w...San Jose, California, also had its Luna Park. It was a victim of the Depression and was replaced by housing. Its name survives as the name of that neighborhood, but I think few people remember the origin of the name.maidhcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-44819041018611950732010-02-25T11:26:17.947+01:002010-02-25T11:26:17.947+01:00A beautiful review of this post has just been publ...A beautiful <a href="http://urban.becks.de/allgemein/vintage-kirmes/comment-page-1/" rel="nofollow">review of this post</a> has just been published on Beck’s Gold Urban Experiences’ blog. Besides a sensitive reception of the pictures and their atmosphere, it also calls the attention to the works of French photographer <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Atget" rel="nofollow">Eugène Atget</a> who worked more or less in the period when the above pictures were taken and left to us vintage photos conveying a similar impression. Thank you, Nilz!Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-65288008033966276022010-02-14T00:09:16.323+01:002010-02-14T00:09:16.323+01:00El Luna Park de Buenos Aires, que estaba sobre la ...El Luna Park de Buenos Aires, que estaba sobre la Avenida Figueroa Alcorta. formó parte fundamental de mi infancia y lo extraño desde hace años... ¡Qué nostalgia! <br />Por suerte los "algodones de azúcar" se pueden seguir comiendo en muchas plazas, cuando era chica los hacían dentro de unos viejos tambores de lavarropas acondicionados para tal efecto.<br />Saludos desde Neuquén!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419101761966668410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-61597960725228120502010-02-09T10:02:12.073+01:002010-02-09T10:02:12.073+01:00I confirm it's called candy floss in England. ...I confirm it's called candy floss in England. I was never allowed to eat it, but enjoy it nowadays. <br /><br />Thanks for the Sydney Architecture blog link, Old Hack. It's funny that the Australians design interesting houses, but haven't done any good big buildings yet. <a href="http://hk.yimg.com/hk/providers/sun_lifestyle/20040220/20040220_travel_01_1.jpg" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is another, quite different, entry to the Sydney Luna Park.Megkoronáz A.J.P.http://abadguide.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-28261487535421839822010-02-08T21:26:15.989+01:002010-02-08T21:26:15.989+01:00Thanks LH, I knew that but (as usual) couldn't...Thanks LH, I knew that but (as usual) couldn't remember it. But amnusingly, according to enchantedlearning.com, it was originally fairy floss in the US.<br /><br />"Cotton candy was invented in 1897 by William Morrison and John C. Wharton, candymakers from Nashville, Tennessee, USA. They invented a device that heated sugar in a spinning bowl that had tiny holes in it. It formed a treat that they originally called "Fairy Floss." As the bowl spun around, the caramelized sugar was forced through the tiny holes, making feathery candy that melts in the mouth.<br /><br />"Morrison and Wharton introduced cotton candy to the world at the St. Louis World's Fair (1904) and sold huge amounts of it for 25 cents a box (that was a substantial amount of money back then). They sold about 68,655 boxes at that fair. The term "cotton candy" began to be used in the USA around 1920. In the United Kingdom, this treat is called "candy floss." <br /><br />Studiolum: I would guess the Hungarian is from the American.<br /><br />The face at the entrance to Sydney's Luna Park <i>is</i> original too. There are more detailed pictures <a href="http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/NOR/NOR19.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a> which show how the face is integrated into the towers, which the site calls "Inter-war art deco", and, which I never knew, the towers are based on the Chrysler Building in New York.The Old Hackhttp://www.canehan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-70451955514427156362010-02-08T15:52:56.424+01:002010-02-08T15:52:56.424+01:00In America it is indeed "cotton candy"; ...In America it is indeed "cotton candy"; people here would have no idea what "fairy floss" might be.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-79332166780701038392010-02-08T14:25:26.563+01:002010-02-08T14:25:26.563+01:00Oh, so that's how it is called in English! In ...Oh, so that's how it is called in English! In Hungarian it is <i>vattacukor,</i> “cotton candy”, but when I sometimes had to translate it like this I was never sure whether it was correct.<br /><br />The entrance is really attractive for a child. I wonder whether it is original. The towers fit in style to 1935, but the large gate-face appears somewhat more modern.Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-63708835442206221582010-02-08T14:02:03.949+01:002010-02-08T14:02:03.949+01:00There were Luna Parks all over the world. I grew u...There were Luna Parks all over the world. I grew up with the one in Sydney, Australia, at the northern end of the Harbour Bridge. It was opened in 1935, closed several times for various reasons, but is running now.<br /><br />I particularly loved going to get "fairy floss" - coloured spun sugar, very bad for young teeth ..<br /><br />There is a good photo of the amazing entrance building <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Park_Sydney" rel="nofollow">here</a>.The Old Hackhttp://www.canehan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-59725683375456937102010-02-07T16:32:58.288+01:002010-02-07T16:32:58.288+01:00A refined euphemism to be expected from the Englis...A refined euphemism to be expected from the English-speaking French author of the guide!Studiolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377777909296284368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565845984512808077.post-90413975074465241032010-02-07T16:10:56.304+01:002010-02-07T16:10:56.304+01:00Another great post! I love this line from the Ple...Another great post! I love this line from the <i>Pleasure Guide</i>: "A mingled sort of public."Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.com