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At least two '''Penny Arcades''' existed at Olentangy Park. The second one was installed in the | At least two '''Penny Arcades''' existed at Olentangy Park. The second one was installed in the Midway. It replaced the [[Bowling alleys|Bowling]] and [[billiards|Pool]] section.<ref>Postcard. [https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/41562 "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio."] Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref> It and several other attractions burned down in the [[Midway Fire of 1911]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/ "Fire at Olentangy Park."] ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio).'' July 27, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref> Penny Arcades were attractions with coin-operated devices, including kinetoscopes, mutoscopes, fortune-telling machinery, slot machines, love tester machines, peepshows (animation/moving pictures), skill-based games such as skee-ball, box-ball, and shooter games.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement_arcade#Penny_arcade "Penny Arcade."] ''Wikipedia.org.''</ref> | ||
It was also | It was also referred to as "North Arcade and Wonderland" by some news outlets, <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/ "Fire at Olentangy Park."] ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio).'' July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>Photographs, ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref> but [[Wonderland]] is its own attraction. | ||
The average trolley park arcade in 1906 had about 15 mutoscopes and 18 phonographs along the walls, with a perfume machine, a stick candy dispenser, a gum dispenser, a scale, a punching bag, a "test your strength" hand gripper and lifter games, a mechanical fortune teller, a postcard machine, an engraving machine, other games around the room.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 67-69.</ref> A cashier was generally front and center with view machines and gum dispensers near them. Many featured a piano with snacks and card dispensers nearby. The cashiers were able to provide pennies in change for the machines. A size of the building suggested in 1906 was 40 feet square with free-flowing air.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayj271906newy/page/470/mode/2up The Construction and Operation of Penny Arcades for Service in Railway Parks]." ''The Street Railway Journal.'' March 24, 1906. Vol. 27. No. 12. Pages 470-471. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> | |||
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Penny Arcade
| Other Name(s) | Arcade, North Arcade and Wonderland |
|---|---|
| Type | Arcade Skill-based Games |
| Park Section | Midway |
| Built | 1910 |
| Opened | 1910 |
| Closed | 1911 (fire) |
| Fires | 1911 |
| Replaced | Billiards and Pool |
| Replaced By | Ye Olde Mill (2) |
At least two Penny Arcades existed at Olentangy Park. The second one was installed in the Midway. It replaced the Bowling and Pool section.[1] It and several other attractions burned down in the Midway Fire of 1911.[2][3] Penny Arcades were attractions with coin-operated devices, including kinetoscopes, mutoscopes, fortune-telling machinery, slot machines, love tester machines, peepshows (animation/moving pictures), skill-based games such as skee-ball, box-ball, and shooter games.[4]
It was also referred to as "North Arcade and Wonderland" by some news outlets, [5][6][7][8] but Wonderland is its own attraction.
The average trolley park arcade in 1906 had about 15 mutoscopes and 18 phonographs along the walls, with a perfume machine, a stick candy dispenser, a gum dispenser, a scale, a punching bag, a "test your strength" hand gripper and lifter games, a mechanical fortune teller, a postcard machine, an engraving machine, other games around the room.[9] A cashier was generally front and center with view machines and gum dispensers near them. Many featured a piano with snacks and card dispensers nearby. The cashiers were able to provide pennies in change for the machines. A size of the building suggested in 1906 was 40 feet square with free-flowing air.[10]
See Also
References
- ↑ Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.
- ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). July 27, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ "Penny Arcade." Wikipedia.org.
- ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ Photographs, The Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ Wilk, Stephen R. Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 67-69.
- ↑ "The Construction and Operation of Penny Arcades for Service in Railway Parks." The Street Railway Journal. March 24, 1906. Vol. 27. No. 12. Pages 470-471. Accessed through the Internet Archive.