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| architect  = Frank L. Packard
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| replaced    = [[Mystic Castle]]<br />[[Laughing Gallery]]
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The second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Dancing Pavilion]] at Olentangy Park was built just south of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|first Old Mill]]<ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> in 1906<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 15, 1905. Page 7.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio),'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref> and opened for the following season on June 22, 1907.<ref>Photograph. 2022. "Olentangy Park loop the loop ride and Dancing Pavilion." ''Columbus Neighborhoods,'' August 1, 2013. Accessed on April 17, 2022. https://columbusneighborhoods.org/photograph/olentangy-park-loop-the-loop-ride-and-dancing-pavilion/</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref name="candb">Hyatt, Shirley. 2009. ''Clintonville and Beechwold,'' Arcadia Publishing.</ref><ref name="June201907">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 20, 1907. Page 4.</ref><ref>Lentz, Ed. 2021. "Columbus' amusement parks once were entertainment hot spots." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' October 4, 2021. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/04/columbus-amusement-parks-once-were-entertainment-hot-spots/5886060001/</ref> There was dancing every afternoon and evening as well as dancing instructions for women and children for an hour in the afternoons.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' July 7, 1907. Page 17.</ref> The [[Loop-the-Loop]] and [[Circle Swing]] were built just south of the building.  
The second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Dancing Pavilion]], sometimes called the '''Ballroom''', at Olentangy Park was built just south of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|first Old Mill]]<ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> in 1906<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 15, 1905. Page 7.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref> and opened for the following season on June 22, 1907.<ref>Photograph. "Olentangy Park loop the loop ride and Dancing Pavilion." ''Columbus Neighborhoods.'' Aug. 1, 2013. Accessed on April 17, 2022. https://columbusneighborhoods.org/photograph/olentangy-park-loop-the-loop-ride-and-dancing-pavilion/</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref name="candb">Hyatt, Shirley. 2009. ''Clintonville and Beechwold.'' Arcadia Publishing.</ref><ref name="June201907">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 20, 1907. Page 4.</ref><ref>Lentz, Ed. "Columbus' amusement parks once were entertainment hot spots." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Oct. 4, 2021. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/04/columbus-amusement-parks-once-were-entertainment-hot-spots/5886060001/</ref> There was dancing every afternoon and evening as well as dancing instructions for women and children for an hour in the afternoons.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' July 7, 1907. Page 17.</ref> The [[Loop-the-Loop]] and [[Circle Swing]] were built just south of the building, and later, [[Moonlight Gardens]].  


In 1909, the City of Columbus attempted to annex the Clinton Township land near the park. The first ordinance took a 150-foot strip of the park along High Street. The seventh and last ordinance took only a 125-foot strip, giving the original twenty-five feet to allow the Dancing Pavilion and all other amusements at the park to be outside of the city.<ref>"Seventh and Last of Annexation Measures Passed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' November 27, 1909. Page 2.</ref> It has been said that half the building fell inside the boundaries of the City of Columbus, which had strict laws regarding public dancing spaces. At midnight, the dancers moved to the Franklin County side of the dance floor.<ref name="candb" />
In 1909, the City of Columbus attempted to annex the land in Clinton Township near the park. The first ordinance took a 150-foot strip of the park along High Street. The seventh and last ordinance took only a 125-foot strip, giving the original 25 feet to allow the Dancing Pavilion and all other amusements at the park to be outside of the city.<ref>"Seventh and Last of Annexation Measures Passed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Nov. 27, 1909. Page 2.</ref> It has been said that half the building fell inside the boundaries of the City of Columbus, which had strict laws regarding public dancing spaces. At midnight, the dancers moved to the Franklin County side of the dance floor.<ref name="candb" />


Dance lessons began in late May 1914 in the [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Dancing Pavilion]], taught by Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Layman. They were held twice a day in two-hour sessions.<ref name="pofk">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 27, 1914. Page 18.</ref>
Dance lessons began in late May 1914 in the Dancing Pavilion, taught by Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Layman. They were held twice a day in two-hour sessions.<ref name="pofk">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 27, 1914. Page 18.</ref>


The building was used until the park's closure in 1937.<ref name="map">Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref>
The dance hall was often referred to as the Ballroom, beginning around 1917.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Park Opens Today|pub = The Columbus Sunday Dispatch|date = April 29, 1917|page = 6}}</ref>
 
The dance floor was enlarged for the 1920 season, making it the largest in the State of Ohio. Other additions to the building included a new check room and a lunchroom with a fountain, where soft drinks were available for purchase. Twelve men worked the soda fountain to provide drinks quickly between dances.<ref>"At the Dance Pavilion." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1920. Page 28.</ref> Parkgoers were able to dance from 2 to 11 p.m.<ref name="openagain">"Park is Again Open Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 11, 1920. Page 9.</ref> By this year, there were cushioned chairs near the open windows where people could watch the dancers.<ref>"Pulling One of Satan's Claws." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Junr 4, 1920. Page 4.</ref>
 
A band shell was added to the Ballroom in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Palmer|firstname = Harry M.|articletitle = Olentangy Park Opens for Season|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 29, 1933|page = 5 }}</ref>
 
The building was used until the park's closure in 1937.<ref name="map">Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Vol. 1.'' Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Frank L. Packard drew the designs of the building, which had Swiss-style architecture<ref>"At Work on Pavilion." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 29, 1905. Page 13.</ref> and a maple floor.<ref>"Improvements in Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' March 18, 1906. Page 31.</ref> The building was able to be enclosed in 1909<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 18, 1910. Page 10.</ref> and fancy glass windows were added in 1910 to provide comfort in different types of weather.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 10, 1910. Page 37.</ref> In 1920, the dance floor was enlarged, making it the largest in the State of Ohio.<ref name="June201907" /> A new check room was installed along with a lunch room and huge fountain, worked by twelve men, where parkgoers could purchase soft drinks.<ref>"At the Dance Pavilion." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 2, 1920. Page 28.</ref> Cushioned seats stood near the windows.<ref>Clemens, Allen B. 1920. "Pulling One of Satan's Claws." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4. Page 4.</ref> A Page console organ was added to the ballroom and installed by Page Organ Corporation from Lima, Ohio.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' June 8, 1930. Page 57.</ref> It had a large mirrored ball hung from the ceiling, touted to be the largest in Ohio at the time. It was used at night, reflecting and refracting spotlights directed at it.<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1,'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>
Frank L. Packard drew the designs of the building, which had Swiss-style architecture<ref>"At Work on Pavilion." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 29, 1905. Page 13.</ref> and a maple floor.<ref>"Improvements in Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' March 18, 1906. Page 31.</ref> The building was able to be enclosed in 1909,<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1910. Page 10.</ref> and fancy glass windows were added in 1910 to provide comfort in different types of weather.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 10, 1910. Page 37.</ref> In 1920, the dance floor was enlarged, making it the largest in the State of Ohio.<ref name="June201907" /> A new check room was installed along with a lunch room and huge fountain, worked by 12 men, where parkgoers could purchase soft drinks.<ref>"At the Dance Pavilion." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 2, 1920. Page 28.</ref> Cushioned seats stood near the windows.<ref>Clemens, Allen B. "Pulling One of Satan's Claws." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 4, 1920. Page 4.</ref> A Page console organ was added to the ballroom and installed by Page Organ Corporation from Lima, Ohio.<ref>Advertisement. ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 8, 1930. Page 57.</ref> It had a large mirrored ball hung from the ceiling, touted to be the largest in Ohio at the time. It was used at night, reflecting and refracting spotlights directed at it.<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>


==Fires==
==Fires==
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==Injuries==
==Injuries==
On August 3, 1934, a passageway between the Dancing Pavilion and the Outdoor Ballroom constructed by F. & R. Lazarus and Company collapsed during a style show. Robert G. Butler, a park employee, fell six feet, fracturing and paralyzing his left arm. Butler sued F. & R. Lazarus and Company in December of that year for damages of $40,000 ($937,500 in 2024).<ref>"Damages of $40,000 Are Sought in Suit." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' December 22, 1934. Page 10.</ref>
On Aug. 3, 1934, a passageway between the Dancing Pavilion and the Outdoor Ballroom constructed by F. & R. Lazarus and Company collapsed during a style show. Robert G. Butler, a park employee, fell 6 feet, fracturing and paralyzing his left arm. Butler sued F. & R. Lazarus and Company in December of that year for damages of {{Tooltip |text = $40,000|tooltip = $959,597 in 2025 dollars}}.<ref>"Damages of $40,000 Are Sought in Suit." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Dec. 22, 1934. Page 10.</ref>


== Gallery==
== Gallery==
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File:Midway Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second [[Ye Olde Mill 2)|Ye Olde Mill]], Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and second Dancing Pavilion.|The [[Midway]] at Olentangy Park with the second [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]], [[Mysterious Sensation]], [[Joy Mill]], and second Dancing Pavilion.
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==Notes==
A skating rink or dancing pavilion was moved to Zoo Amusement Park, later called Wyandot Lake, when the park was razed in 1938.<ref>"Park's History Goes Back More Than 100 Years." ''The Delaware Gazette (Delaware, Ohio).'' July 6, 1998. Page 17. Accessed through Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delaware-gazette-parks-history-goes/176658800/ Information in article provided by Wyandot Lake's marketing department.</ref> It is unknown which exact structure was moved.


==See Also==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 02:34, 1 September 2025

Dancing Pavilion
Other Name(s) Ballroom
Second Dancing Pavilion
Dancing Hall
Second Dance Hall
Dance Hall
Type Music and Performances
Park Section Midway
Built 1906
Opened 1907
Closed 1937 (Park closure)
Fires 1911
Architect Frank L. Packard
Frame Steel
Length 180 feet (55 meters)
Width 22 feet (6.7 meters)
Replaced Mystic Castle
Laughing Gallery

The second Dancing Pavilion, sometimes called the Ballroom, at Olentangy Park was built just south of the first Old Mill[1] in 1906[2][3] and opened for the following season on June 22, 1907.[4][5][6][7][8] There was dancing every afternoon and evening as well as dancing instructions for women and children for an hour in the afternoons.[9] The Loop-the-Loop and Circle Swing were built just south of the building, and later, Moonlight Gardens.

In 1909, the City of Columbus attempted to annex the land in Clinton Township near the park. The first ordinance took a 150-foot strip of the park along High Street. The seventh and last ordinance took only a 125-foot strip, giving the original 25 feet to allow the Dancing Pavilion and all other amusements at the park to be outside of the city.[10] It has been said that half the building fell inside the boundaries of the City of Columbus, which had strict laws regarding public dancing spaces. At midnight, the dancers moved to the Franklin County side of the dance floor.[6]

Dance lessons began in late May 1914 in the Dancing Pavilion, taught by Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Layman. They were held twice a day in two-hour sessions.[11]

The dance hall was often referred to as the Ballroom, beginning around 1917.[12]

The dance floor was enlarged for the 1920 season, making it the largest in the State of Ohio. Other additions to the building included a new check room and a lunchroom with a fountain, where soft drinks were available for purchase. Twelve men worked the soda fountain to provide drinks quickly between dances.[13] Parkgoers were able to dance from 2 to 11 p.m.[14] By this year, there were cushioned chairs near the open windows where people could watch the dancers.[15]

A band shell was added to the Ballroom in 1933.[16]

The building was used until the park's closure in 1937.[17]

Description

Frank L. Packard drew the designs of the building, which had Swiss-style architecture[18] and a maple floor.[19] The building was able to be enclosed in 1909,[20] and fancy glass windows were added in 1910 to provide comfort in different types of weather.[21] In 1920, the dance floor was enlarged, making it the largest in the State of Ohio.[7] A new check room was installed along with a lunch room and huge fountain, worked by 12 men, where parkgoers could purchase soft drinks.[22] Cushioned seats stood near the windows.[23] A Page console organ was added to the ballroom and installed by Page Organ Corporation from Lima, Ohio.[24] It had a large mirrored ball hung from the ceiling, touted to be the largest in Ohio at the time. It was used at night, reflecting and refracting spotlights directed at it.[25]

Fires

In 1907, water from the Old Mill protected the Dancing Pavilion.[26] The fire that started in the neighboring Old Mill in the Midway Fire of 1911 that destroyed five buildings only burned part of the Dancing Pavilion due to its steel frame. However, the floor was damaged further by the water used to put out the flames.[27] The floor was redressed and repolished for the 1913 season.[28]

Injuries

On Aug. 3, 1934, a passageway between the Dancing Pavilion and the Outdoor Ballroom constructed by F. & R. Lazarus and Company collapsed during a style show. Robert G. Butler, a park employee, fell 6 feet, fracturing and paralyzing his left arm. Butler sued F. & R. Lazarus and Company in December of that year for damages of $40,000$959,597 in 2025 dollars.[29]

Notes

A skating rink or dancing pavilion was moved to Zoo Amusement Park, later called Wyandot Lake, when the park was razed in 1938.[30] It is unknown which exact structure was moved.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 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/.
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 15, 1905. Page 7.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio). June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com Clip 1 | Clip 2
  4. ↑ Photograph. "Olentangy Park loop the loop ride and Dancing Pavilion." Columbus Neighborhoods. Aug. 1, 2013. Accessed on April 17, 2022. https://columbusneighborhoods.org/photograph/olentangy-park-loop-the-loop-ride-and-dancing-pavilion/
  5. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 15, 1906. Page 7.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hyatt, Shirley. 2009. Clintonville and Beechwold. Arcadia Publishing.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 20, 1907. Page 4.
  8. ↑ Lentz, Ed. "Columbus' amusement parks once were entertainment hot spots." The Columbus Dispatch. Oct. 4, 2021. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/04/columbus-amusement-parks-once-were-entertainment-hot-spots/5886060001/
  9. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. July 7, 1907. Page 17.
  10. ↑ "Seventh and Last of Annexation Measures Passed." Columbus Evening Dispatch. Nov. 27, 1909. Page 2.
  11. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. May 27, 1914. Page 18.
  12. ↑ "Park Opens Today." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 29, 1917. Page 6.
  13. ↑ "At the Dance Pavilion." The Columbus Dispatch. June 2, 1920. Page 28.
  14. ↑ "Park is Again Open Today." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 11, 1920. Page 9.
  15. ↑ "Pulling One of Satan's Claws." The Columbus Dispatch. Junr 4, 1920. Page 4.
  16. ↑ Palmer, Harry M.. "Olentangy Park Opens for Season." The Columbus Dispatch. May 29, 1933. Page 5.
  17. ↑ Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706
  18. ↑ "At Work on Pavilion." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 29, 1905. Page 13.
  19. ↑ "Improvements in Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. March 18, 1906. Page 31.
  20. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. Aug. 18, 1910. Page 10.
  21. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 10, 1910. Page 37.
  22. ↑ "At the Dance Pavilion." Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 2, 1920. Page 28.
  23. ↑ Clemens, Allen B. "Pulling One of Satan's Claws." Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 4, 1920. Page 4.
  24. ↑ Advertisement. The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. June 8, 1930. Page 57.
  25. ↑ Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1. April 1984. Page 11.
  26. ↑ "Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 5, 1907. Page 13.
  27. ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  28. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 27, 1913. Page 51.
  29. ↑ "Damages of $40,000 Are Sought in Suit." The Columbus Dispatch. Dec. 22, 1934. Page 10.
  30. ↑ "Park's History Goes Back More Than 100 Years." The Delaware Gazette (Delaware, Ohio). July 6, 1998. Page 17. Accessed through Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delaware-gazette-parks-history-goes/176658800/ Information in article provided by Wyandot Lake's marketing department.


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