It was built by noted carver Charles I. D. Looff, who also constructed the Santa Monica Pier.

It was not until the it was moved to Pacific Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California, in 1958 when the carousel had rounding boards and scenery panels installed.

[2][4] The Perron family had bought the carousel in September 1979 in an auction and transported it to Willamette Center in Portland, Oregon, in 1984.

The Perrons converted all the figures on the carousel to Looff-made ones, as they had previously been made by other manufacturers.

[1] The other 13 are the menagerie animals, with the carousel containing 3 camels, 3 giraffes, 1 teddy bear, 1 dog, 1 dragon, 1 goat, 1 lion, 1 burro, and 1 elephant.