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[[Big Eli]] was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Promise at the Park|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = |page = 60 }}</ref> It was 60 ft. tall.<ref name="sale">Advertisement. 1983. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref>
[[Big Eli]] was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Promise at the Park|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 20, 1927|page = 60 }}</ref> It was 60 feet tall.<ref name="sale">Advertisement. 1938. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref>
 
== See Also ==
* [[Ferris Wheel (1)]] - Operated at the park from 1903 to 1905
* [[Ferris Wheel (2)]] - Opened around 1910
* [[Ferris Wheel (4)]] - Opened 1933


== References==
== References==

Latest revision as of 17:43, 22 August 2025

Big Eli
Other Name(s) Eli
Ferris Wheel
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section Center
Built 1927
Opened 1927
Closed Unknown
Manufacturer Eli Bridge Company
Model Big Eli
Materials Steel
Height 60 feet
Vehicle Type Car
Inversions 0
Replaced By Ferris Wheel (4)


Big Eli was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.[1] It was 60 feet tall.[2]

See Also

References

  1. "Promise at the Park." The Columbus Dispatch. May 20, 1927. Page 60.
  2. Advertisement. 1938. The Billboard. April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40