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The [[Joy Mill]] was a funhouse attraction originally built as [[The Fun House]] at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in the early 1920s.<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1,'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> It was sometimes referred to as "The Fun House and Joy Mill".<ref>"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/</ref> It was built across from Kelso Road, on the location of the first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] ride<ref>"Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 13, 1929. Page 7.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref><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> that burned down in 1911.
The [[Joy Mill]] was a funhouse attraction originally built as [[The Fun House]] at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in 1922.<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> It was sometimes referred to as "The Fun House and Joy Mill".<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-state-fair-week/161669507/ "State Fair Week Amusements."] ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 26, 1921. Page 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> It was built across from Kelso Road, on the location of the first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] ride<ref>"Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 13, 1929. Page 7.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref> that burned down in [[Midway Fire of 1911|1911]].


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.<ref>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</ref><ref name="map">Franklin Survey Co. Map. 1937. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref>
New mirrors were added in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Charrington|firstname = H. E.|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = June 6, 1933|page = 12 }}</ref>
 
The attraction was one of the many sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938.<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-05-14_50_20/page/44 The Billboard.]'' May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="map">''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. Map. 1937. Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref>


== Gallery==
== Gallery==
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File:CannonBallExpress Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=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)|The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the [[Midway]] with the second [[Ye Olde Mill (2)|Ye Old Mill]], [[Mysterious Sensation]], [[Rifle Range]], and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s)
File:CannonBallExpress Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=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)|The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway with the second [[Ye Olde Mill (2)|Ye Old Mill]], [[Mysterious Sensation]], [[Rifle Range]], and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s)
File:Midway Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second Ye Olde Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and second Dancing Pavilion.|The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second [[Ye Olde Mill (2)|Ye Olde Mill]], [[Mysterious Sensation]], Joy Mill, and second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Dancing Pavilion]].   
File:Midway Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second Ye Olde Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and second Dancing Pavilion.|The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second [[Ye Olde Mill (2)|Ye Olde Mill]], [[Mysterious Sensation]], Joy Mill, and second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Dancing Pavilion]].   
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 4 October 2025

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.[8][9]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "New Amusement Devices." The Columbus Dispatch. April 30, 1922. Page 8.
  2. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1. April 1984. Page 11.
  3. ↑ "State Fair Week Amusements." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio). Aug. 26, 1921. Page 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 13, 1929. Page 7.
  5. ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio. 1924.
  6. ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.
  7. ↑ Charrington, H. E.. "Olentangy Still Mecca." The Columbus Dispatch. June 6, 1933. Page 12.
  8. ↑ Advertisement. The Billboard. May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Franklin Survey Co. Map. 1937. Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com.


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