Jun. 21, 2026

Hours Update

Heritage Plaza and Gasoline Alley Museum are open year-round, while the Historical Village is open on weekends and holidays only. Click here for hours of operation.

Jun. 21, 2026

Hours Update

Heritage Plaza and Gasoline Alley Museum are open year-round, while the Historical Village is open on weekends and holidays only. Click here for hours of operation.


Baby Eli Wheel


Exhibit Details

Area

Antique Midway

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Category

Rides

About the Baby Eli Wheel

The Eli Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois, began manufacturing Baby Eli wheels in 1923. This ride, likely produced during the mid-1920s, was specifically designed with young children in mind, and can hold 12 small riders in six seats.

The wheel was donated to Heritage Park in 1996 in poor condition. Except for some pieces of hardware salvaged from the original, its structure is all new, including towers, stands, struts, cables and seats. The decorative numbers, pinstripes, scrollwork and wine-coloured Naugahyde upholstery are representative of midway rides of that era. The restored ride opened in 1999.

child Ferris wheel in an amusement park

Visit Heritage Park

1900 Heritage DR. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3

Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500

There are plenty of ways to get to the Park, whether that be on foot, via transit, or driving. Click here to find the way that works for you!