Joy Mill
| Type | Funhouse |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Midway |
| Built | 1913 |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Closed | 1937 (park closure) |
| Frame | Wood |
| Number of Stories | 2 |
| Replaced | Fun House |
The Joy Mill was a funhouse attraction originally built as The Fun House at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in 1922.[1][2] It was sometimes referred to as "The Fun House and Joy Mill".[3] It was built across from Kelso Road, on the location of the first Ye Olde Mill ride[4][5][6] that burned down in 1911.
New mirrors were added in 1933.[7]
The attraction was one of the many sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938 after the park closed the year prior.[8][9]
Gallery
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The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway with the second Ye Old Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Rifle Range, and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s)
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The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second Ye Olde Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and second Dancing Pavilion.
See Also
References
- ↑ "New Amusement Devices." The Columbus Dispatch, April 30, 1922. Page 8.
- ↑ Barrett, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1, April 1984. Page 11.
- ↑ "State Fair Week Amusements." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio), August 26, 1921. Page 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-state-fair-week/161669507/
- ↑ "Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 13, 1929. Page 7.
- ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1924.
- ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.
- ↑ Charrington, H. E.. "Olentangy Still Mecca." The Columbus Dispatch. June 6, 1933. Page 12.
- ↑ Advertisement. 1938. The Billboard, May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-05-14_50_20/page/44
- ↑ Franklin Survey Co. Map. 1937. City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706