UPDATE: Mr. Hooper's Emporium sign

Recently we looked at this photo which showed part of the old sign at Mr. Hooper's Emporium:

Image from Facebook

A Big Bird Bridge reader alerted me to a full shot of the sign over on the AP archives:

 Image from AP Images

This shows that the sign stuck around until at least 2005, here is what the sign looks like today:

Image from Google Street Views

Thanks again to Gill22 for sending me the link to the AP image. If you have any Sesame Place images, please share!

Mr. Hooper's Emporium sign

Here is picture that shows part of the old Mr. Hooper's Emporium sign:

 Image from Facebook

The image is undated, but based on the uniform of the Sesame Brass band member in the shot, it's likely from the late 1990s.

The sign shows Bert, Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. It's likely Big Bird and Ernie are far left just out of the shot.

Image from Google Street View

The store is still open, now with a sign that features Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Oscar, Zoe and Grover.

The Toy Carousel at Mr. Hooper's Emporium

Mr. Hooper's Emporium is the name of a very large gift shop in Sesame Place. It's been in operation since the park opened in 1980.

In addition to having the largest selection of Sesame Street merchandise imaginable, the store has a very unique feature. 

A carousel of plush toys that would slowly travel around the store over the heads of children.

1981 Image from YouTube

The technology seems very similar to the rack that a dry cleaners has that brings the clothes from the front of the store to the back with a push of a button.

2012 Image

The characters rotate around the store and head up a tall skylight over the central cash register.

2012 Image

Today the carousel is still in place and is currently working.

2012 Image

2012 Image

It's good to see it's still there, keeping the store vibrant and lively!