Automatic Vaudeville
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Automatic Vaudeville
| Type | Arcade |
|---|---|
| Park Section | North Midway |
| Built | 1909 |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Closed | 1911 (fire) |
| Manufacturer | The Automatic Vaudeville Company |
The Automatic Vaudeville was an attraction in the Midway[1] built in 1909.[2] The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,[3] so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the 1911 fire.[4][5] Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements, including penny-operated machines like Kinetoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune-telling.[6]
References
- ↑ "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Original Date: 1916. Date Modified: 23 December 2021.
- ↑ "Olentangy." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 11 April 1909. Pg. 5.
- ↑ "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company
- ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). Thursday, July 27, 1911. Pg. 1. [1]
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 July 1911. Pg. 1.
- ↑ "Cyrstal Hall." Cinema Treasures. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576