Why is the original Central Park Carousel on the label of Dr. Brown's
Diet Cherry Soda? Was Dr. Brown a lover of Carousels?

mg12-ga,

It never ceases to amaze me what questions get asked here at Google
Answers, and what obscurely wonderful tidbits of information research
will sometimes turn up.


Dr. Brown's has long been a New York City staple, especially in the
Jewish community.  It's been around for more than 125 years.

You can read a bit about it at this brief Wikipedia entry:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Brown's


But the label images for Dr Brown's are a fairly recent addition to
the line.  In fact, the carousel is the most recent of all the label
images, and thus has no real relation to the original founder of Dr.
Brown's.

In the 1970's, as part of it's affiliation with the city, the labels
on Dr Brown's sodas were adorned with old prints of NYC icons.  The
original sodas bore the following images:

Statue of Liberty -- Cream Soda

Brooklyn Bridge -- Cel-Ray

Grand Central Station -- Orange Soda

A NYC Ice Cream Parlor -- Root Beer

Astor Hotel -- Ginger Ale

3rd Ave El Train -- Black Cherry Soda


As Dr Brown's expanded to out-of-town markets, marketing types thought
the 3rd Ave elevated train was deemed a bit too obscure for non-New
Yorkers, and the image was changed to the Central Park Carousel.

You can read a bit more about the labels histories at this link:


http://www.esnips.com/doc/9e57c389-4222-46a7-a3f5-74105e0bb0a8/dr-browns.jpg


Click on "Original Size" to see the image clearly.


I trust that's the information you were looking for, but if there's
anything else you need, just let me know.


pafalafa-ga

search strategy -- searched Google and several newspaper databases for
[ "dr brown" soda ]

Each flavor of Dr. Brown's soda features a different landmark
associated with New York City (the Statue of Liberty, Grand Central
Station, the Brooklyn Bridge, etc.), so I doubt that the choice of the
carousel indicates anything more than a desire to depict a famous NYC
landmark.