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{{Infobox attraction
{{Infobox attraction
| name          = Motion Picture Building
| name          = Motion Picture Building
| othernames    = Motion Picture Exhibit<br />Theatorium
| othernames    = Motion Picture Exhibit
| type          = Exhibition
| type          = Exhibition
| section        = North
| section        = North
| built          = Unknown
| built          = 1908
| opened        = Unknown
| opened        = 1908
| closed        = Unknown
| closed        = Unknown
| fires          = 1907
| frame          = Wood
| frame          = Wood
| numstories    = 1
| numstories    = 1
}}
}}


'''Moving Pictures''' or '''Motion Pictures''' were very popular at Olentangy Park. There was a '''Theatorium''' attraction, also known as the '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' or '''Motion Picture Building'''. The July 1907 fire that destroyed the first building (the Theatorium) was started by a firecracker thrown onto the roof. It destroyed the primary Theatorium building<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref> and spread to other nearby exhibits like [[Tours of the World|Hale's Tours of the World]] and the [[Photographic Gallery (2)|Photographic Gallery]]. The motion picture building was rebuilt the following year as the Motion Picture Exhibit. It reopened on May 2, 1908.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3,'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>
The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<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 39.</ref>
 
== See Also ==
* [[Theatorium]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 8 August 2025

Motion Picture Building
Other Name(s) Motion Picture Exhibit
Type Exhibition
Park Section North
Built 1908
Opened 1908
Closed Unknown
Frame Wood
Number of Stories 1

The Motion Picture Building or Motion Picture Exhibit opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the Theatorium burned down.[1][2]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Olentangy Park Concerts." Columbus Evening Dispatch. May 2, 1908. Page 10.
  2. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3. May 1985. Page 39.


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