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| {{Infobox attraction
| | #REDIRECT [[Dancing Pavilion (1)]] |
| |name=Dancing Pavilion
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| |type=Activity space
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| |othernames=Ballroom
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| |opened=[[1896 Season|1896]]
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| |closed=1905
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| |frame=Wood
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| |built=1896
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| |height=24 ft (7.3 m)
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| The original [[Dancing Pavilion (First)|Dancing Pavilion]] at Olentangy Park was built in the northern end of the new park in 1896. In 1899, a wing of the building was closed to have a first-class [[bowling alleys|bowling alley]] put in<ref>"Location is Changed." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 27 March 1899. Pg. 7. Retrieved from the Columbus Dispatch Digital Archives.</ref>. it was replaced by a larger steel-frame [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|building]] on the east side of the park in 1907 and the original building served as the place to hold the [[Carousel]] or [[Merry-Go-Round]]<ref name=":0">"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 15 April 1906. Pg. 7. Retrieved from the Columbus Dispatch Digital Archives.</ref><ref name=":1">"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 30 April 1906. Pg. 6. Retrieved from the Columbus Dispatch Digital Archives.</ref>.
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| ==Description==
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| The original Dancing Pavilion building was 24 feet (7.3 meters) high and a hexagonal shape with 61 feet (20.3 meters) of dancing space. The floor was made of polished close-grain Georgia pine. Lit by incandescent lights along the arches, there was an arc lamp in the center. The band played from a kiosk of Turkish construction<ref>"Olentangy Park Opened." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 13 June 1896. Pg. 5. Retrieved from the Columbus Dispatch Digital Archives.</ref>.
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| ==Notes==
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| The building most likely held the carousel, despite an article calling it a "merry-go-round<ref name=":1" />," since another article mentions the carousel's pipe organ being moved there<ref name=":0" /> and photos show "Caroussel" on a building matching the description.
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Dancing Pavilion (Second)]]
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| ==References==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Music and Performances]]
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