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The [[Colonnade]], sometimes stylized as the '''Colonade''', held several exhibits and attractions at Olentangy Park starting in 1904. J. W. Zarro, a show-goods manufacturer from Cincinnati,<ref name="billboard042304">''The Billboard,'' 16 (17): 8. April 23, 1904.</ref> designed and built the original building and some of its exhibits. It was located east of the [[theater]] and offered refreshments and amusements.<ref name="opening">"Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 24, 1904. Page 4.</ref><ref name="coneyisland">"Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival" ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 1, 1904. Page 4.</ref><ref name="newgreenhouse">"New Greenhouse, Baby Elk, Enlarged Zoo and Landscape Gardening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' September 13, 1904. Page 7.</ref>
The [[Colonnade]], sometimes stylized as the '''Colonade''', held several exhibits and attractions at Olentangy Park starting in 1904. [[J. W. Zarro]], a show-goods manufacturer from Cincinnati,<ref name="billboard042304">''The Billboard,'' April 23, 1904. Vol. 16. Issue 17. Page 8.</ref> designed and built the original building and some of its exhibits. It was located east of the [[theater]] and offered refreshments and amusements.<ref name="opening">"Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 24, 1904. Page 4.</ref><ref name="coneyisland">"Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 1, 1904. Page 4.</ref><ref name="newgreenhouse">"New Greenhouse, Baby Elk, Enlarged Zoo and Landscape Gardening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 13, 1904. Page 7.</ref> It replaced a set of restrooms and candy stand that existed as far back as 1901.<ref name="sanborn1901">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901-2">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map. https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464</ref> A restaurant was built in the Colonnade's north end.<ref>"Throws Glass When Twitted on Appetite." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 30, 1907. Page 8.</ref> The building was torn down for the 1922 season.<ref>"Spring Building at Olentangy." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' March 24, 1922. Page 14.</ref>


The structure was a 270-foot (82.3-meter) long building lined with columns.<ref name="opening" /> It was constructed by J. W. Zarro, a show-goods manufacturer from Cincinnati.<ref>''The Billboard,'' 16 (17): 8. April 23, 1904.</ref>
Sometimes the [[Midway]] was called a "new colonnade."<ref>"Olentangy Park Open for the 1910 Season." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 18, 1910. Page 6.</ref>


A restaurant was built in the Colonnade's north end in 1922.<ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922. Page 72.</ref>
==Exhibits and Activities==
 
* [[Billiards]] (1914)<ref name="thePark" />
==Exhibits==
* [[Bowling alleys]] (1914)<ref name="thePark">"Olentangy Theater: The Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' June 21, 1914. Page 5.</ref>
* [[Egyptian Mystery]]<ref>Postcard, 1908. "Olentangy Park Colonnade and Bandstand, postcard." ''Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs,'' 708O45190802. Last modified on November 25, 2021. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/9662/</ref> (built 1906)<ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard,'' May 12, 1906. 18 (19): 20.</ref>
* [[Egyptian Mystery]] (1906-1910)<ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref>Postcard. 1908. "Olentangy Park Colonnade and Bandstand, postcard." ''Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs.'' 708O45190802. Last modified on Nov. 25, 2021. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/9662/</ref>
* [[Gypsy Camp]] (built 1907)<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio),'' June 4, 1907. Page 8.</ref>
* [[Gypsy Camp]] (built 1907)<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' June 4, 1907. Page 8.</ref>
* [[House That Jack Built]]<ref>"Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens." ''The Billboard,'' Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1903. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="billboard0423">''The Billboard,'' Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1904. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> (1904-1905)
* [[House That Jack Built]] (1904-1905)<ref>"Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1903. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="billboard0423">''The Billboard.'' Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1904. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>
* [[Infant Incubator]]<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 2 May 1908. Pg. 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3.'' May 1985. Pg. 37.</ref> (1908)
* [[Infant Incubator]] (1908)<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 37.</ref>
* [[Knock the Barrell Down]]
* Knock the Barrell Down
* [[Palace of Illusions]] (1904-1905)
* [[Palace of Illusions]] (1904-1905)
* [[Panama Canal Exhibit]]<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' July 9, 1909. Page 20.</ref> (1909)
* [[Panama Canal Exhibit]] (1909)<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' July 9, 1909. Page 20.</ref>
* [[Penny Arcade (Colonnade)]] (built 1904)<ref>''Catalog of Title Entries of Books Etc.'' Catalog of Title Entries First Quarter 1905. Entry 10801.</ref>
* [[Penny Arcade (Colonnade)]] (built 1904)<ref>''Catalog of Title Entries of Books Etc.'' Catalog of Title Entries First Quarter 1905. Entry 10801.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:26, 17 July 2025

Colonnade
Other Name(s) Colonade
Type Other Feature
Park Section Colonnade
Built 1904
Opened 1904
Closed 1921
Manufacturer J. W. Zarro
Designer J. W. Zarro
Architect J. W. Zarro

The Colonnade, sometimes stylized as the Colonade, held several exhibits and attractions at Olentangy Park starting in 1904. J. W. Zarro, a show-goods manufacturer from Cincinnati,[1] designed and built the original building and some of its exhibits. It was located east of the theater and offered refreshments and amusements.[2][3][4] It replaced a set of restrooms and candy stand that existed as far back as 1901.[5][6] A restaurant was built in the Colonnade's north end.[7] The building was torn down for the 1922 season.[8]

Sometimes the Midway was called a "new colonnade."[9]

Exhibits and Activities

References

  1. ↑ The Billboard, April 23, 1904. Vol. 16. Issue 17. Page 8.
  2. ↑ "Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 24, 1904. Page 4.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. May 1, 1904. Page 4.
  4. ↑ "New Greenhouse, Baby Elk, Enlarged Zoo and Landscape Gardening." Columbus Evening Dispatch. Sept. 13, 1904. Page 7.
  5. ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.
  6. ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map. https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464
  7. ↑ "Throws Glass When Twitted on Appetite." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. June 30, 1907. Page 8.
  8. ↑ "Spring Building at Olentangy." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. March 24, 1922. Page 14.
  9. ↑ "Olentangy Park Open for the 1910 Season." The Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 18, 1910. Page 6.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Olentangy Theater: The Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, June 21, 1914. Page 5.
  11. ↑ Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." The Billboard. Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.
  12. ↑ Postcard. 1908. "Olentangy Park Colonnade and Bandstand, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O45190802. Last modified on Nov. 25, 2021. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/9662/
  13. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio). June 4, 1907. Page 8.
  14. ↑ "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens." The Billboard. Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1903. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ The Billboard. Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1904. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ "Olentangy Park Concerts." Columbus Evening Dispatch. May 2, 1908. Page 10.
  17. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3. May 1985. Page 37.
  18. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. July 9, 1909. Page 20.
  19. ↑ Catalog of Title Entries of Books Etc. Catalog of Title Entries First Quarter 1905. Entry 10801.


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