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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>
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>


This could be another name for the [[Scenic Temple]], part of the same building seen north of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|first Ye Old Mill]].<ref>Photograph. "Panoramic views of Olentangy Park showing many new amusement structures being erected on newly acquired tract of 25 acres to north." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' March 28, 1909. Page 1.</ref><ref>Postcard. ''Park View and Band Stand, Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.'' Postmarked Sept. 23, 1908. Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through The Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>
This could be another name for the [[Scenic Temple]], part of the same building seen north of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|first Ye Old Mill]].<ref>Photograph. "Panoramic views of Olentangy Park showing many new amusement structures being erected on newly acquired tract of 25 acres to north." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' March 28, 1909. Page 1.</ref><ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1133 Park View and Band Stand, Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 23, 1908. Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through The Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>


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

Latest revision as of 00:39, 16 November 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]

This could be another name for the Scenic Temple, part of the same building seen north of the first Ye Old Mill.[3][4]

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.
  3. Photograph. "Panoramic views of Olentangy Park showing many new amusement structures being erected on newly acquired tract of 25 acres to north." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. March 28, 1909. Page 1.
  4. Postcard. Park View and Band Stand, Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio. Postmarked Sept. 23, 1908. Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through The Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.