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A building once called the [[Scenic Temple]] at Olentangy Park opened on Memorial Day, May 30, [[1908 Season|1908]].<ref name="ad">Advertisement. 1908. ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 24, 1908. Page 12.</ref> Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine,'' May 29, 1908. Page 12.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' April 23, 1908. Page 14.</ref> by the French artist Paul Phillippoteaux<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref> and described as a {{Tooltip |text = $50,000|tooltip = $1.75 million in 2025 dollars}} "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War"<ref name="ad" /> and was "some of the finest paintings of great battles of the Civil War."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' June 1, 1908. Page 12.</ref> The artist's painted canvasses were also on exhibition in Europe and included the "Battle of Gettysburg," "The Siege of Paris," and "The Belgian Revolution."<ref name="historian" /> The "Battle of Gettysburg" was a panorama and a daily reenactment of the Civil War sea battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac.<ref>Berman, Jay and Sesar Carreno. "The Short Life of a Downtown Amusement Park." ''Los Angeles Downtown News,'' Sept. 4, 2006. Accessed on Jan. 6, 2025. https://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/the-short-life-of-a-downtown-amusement-park/article_b38a83a9-f235-54a6-a303-bca12c6665b9.html</ref> Admission was {{Tooltip |text = 10 cents|tooltip = $3.49 in 2025 dollars}} for adults and {{Tooltip |text = 5 cents|tooltip = $1.75 in 2025 dollars}} for children.<ref name="ad" /> | |||
In 1909, the music revue<ref>"The Gillette Dog and Monkey Circus, The South Before the War, Willard's Temple of Music, Paradise — The Show Beautiful, and other shows." ''Lost Wonderland.'' Accessed Dec. 14, 2024. https://lost-wonderland.com/the-gillette-dog-and-monkey-circus-the-south-before-the-war-willards-temple-of-music-paradise-the-show-beautiful-and-other-shows/</ref> ''The South Before the War'' was most likely shown in this building.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 11, 1909. Page 5.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 12 August 2025
Scenic Temple
| Type | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Unknown |
| Built | 1908 |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Closed | Unknown |
| Cost | $50,000$1.75 million in 2025 dollars |
A building once called the Scenic Temple at Olentangy Park opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908.[1] Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"[2][3] by the French artist Paul Phillippoteaux[4] and described as a $50,000$1.75 million in 2025 dollars "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War"[1] and was "some of the finest paintings of great battles of the Civil War."[5] The artist's painted canvasses were also on exhibition in Europe and included the "Battle of Gettysburg," "The Siege of Paris," and "The Belgian Revolution."[4] The "Battle of Gettysburg" was a panorama and a daily reenactment of the Civil War sea battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac.[6] Admission was 10 cents$3.49 in 2025 dollars for adults and 5 cents$1.75 in 2025 dollars for children.[1]
In 1909, the music revue[7] The South Before the War was most likely shown in this building.[8]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Advertisement. 1908. The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. May 24, 1908. Page 12.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." Dispatch Daily Magazine, May 29, 1908. Page 12.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Dispatch Daily Magazine. April 23, 1908. Page 14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3. May 1985. Page 39.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Dispatch Daily Magazine. June 1, 1908. Page 12.
- ↑ Berman, Jay and Sesar Carreno. "The Short Life of a Downtown Amusement Park." Los Angeles Downtown News, Sept. 4, 2006. Accessed on Jan. 6, 2025. https://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/the-short-life-of-a-downtown-amusement-park/article_b38a83a9-f235-54a6-a303-bca12c6665b9.html
- ↑ "The Gillette Dog and Monkey Circus, The South Before the War, Willard's Temple of Music, Paradise — The Show Beautiful, and other shows." Lost Wonderland. Accessed Dec. 14, 2024. https://lost-wonderland.com/the-gillette-dog-and-monkey-circus-the-south-before-the-war-willards-temple-of-music-paradise-the-show-beautiful-and-other-shows/
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 11, 1909. Page 5.