Bandstand (South)

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South Bandstand
Other Name(s) Bandstand
First Bandstand
Type Music and Performances
Park Section Center
Built 1895
Opened 1895
Closed Unknown
Number of Stories 1

The first bandstand was a performance space south of the Colonnade.[1][2] It was built around 1895[3] and replaced with a newer, larger Band Shell at the park in 1910 for larger performances[4] but the original bandstand remained at least until 1913, when a wedding ceremony was performed.[5]

See Also

References

  1. Sagstetter, Eugene P. 1954. "Remember Olentangy Park?" Columbus Sunday Dispatch Magazine, June 6, 1954. Page 120.
  2. "Park Open for Summer." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 25, 1919.
  3. "Olentangy Park, Founded in 1893, Long Was Amusement Mecca for Central Ohio." Columbus Evening Dispatch, April 1, 1938. Page 1.
  4. Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 19, 1910. Page 14.
  5. "Public Wedding at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 19, 1913. Page 10.