Luna Park Sydney opened 4 October 1935. Its catchcry Just For Fun and artworks inspired joyful screams for generations until the Ghost Train fire on 9 June 1979.
Photo: Michael Mangold, Luna Park 31 May 1981.
Luna Park Sydney's merry-go-round engendered a heritage of innocent fun families loved sharing.
Photo: Michael Mangold, Luna Park 31 May 1981.
Luna Park’s public space and joyful heritage belongs to the people of Sydney as much as Sydney Harbour.
Photo: Michael Mangold, Luna Park 31 May 1981.
Martin Sharp’s OZ? tapestry in the State Library of NSW was inspired by Australian poet Bernard O’Dowd’s ‘Australia’ 1900.
Photo: Michael Mangold, SLNSW 31 May 2021.
Martin Sharp felt personal responsibility for the way the fun face he created at the entrance of Luna Park betrayed children’s trust in the Ghost Train fire 9 June 1979.
Photo: Michael Mangold, SLNSW 31 May 2021.
Bought by Larry Freels for his American Carousel Museum in 1981, Luna Park’s vintage carousel animals were sold off separately in 1998.
Bought by Larry Freels for his American Carousel Museum in 1981, Luna Park’s vintage carousel animals were sold off separately in 1998.
Luna Park is so loved by Sydney-siders, a public space people fight to protect.
Photo: Michael Mangold, Luna Park 31 May 1981.
One of the series of turning faces visitors paid to drop ping-balls into for a prize.
Photo: Michael Mangold, Luna Park 31 May 1981.