It was a bold experiment in urban engineering unlike any other seen in the area. In the early 1990s, Mansfield government and civic leaders developed the vision not only for a major attraction to bring visitors to the center of the city – what became Richland Carrousel Park – but also to concentrate revitalization activities in what is now known as the Carrousel District.

Shortly afterwards, the story of that transformation as told in words and photos was put into a ten minute video. Click below for a journey into your past and the beginning of a transformation which continues to this day.

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