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'''Olentangy Park''', sometimes called '''Olentangy Amusement Park''', was an amusement park that operated from 1896-1937<ref name="renamed"> | '''Olentangy Park''', sometimes called '''Olentangy Amusement Park''', was an amusement park that operated from 1896-1937<ref name="renamed">"The Villa Renamed at Last." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 2, 1896. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Illustrated Guide to Columbus 1899.'' Page 26.</ref> in Columbus, Ohio, in what is now the Clintonville neighborhood. Built mostly between the Olentangy River and North High Street and North Street and Tulane Road,<ref>Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 5.</ref><ref>Liebold, Chris. Blog post. [https://tcfsummerfellows.blog/2014/07/10/olentangy-amusement-park-and-clinton-como-park "Olentangy Amusement Park and Clinton-Como Park."] ''Columbus Foundation Fellowship Programs.'' July 10, 2014. Accessed on May 15, 2022.</ref> the park offered over 120 attractions and rides over the years and a theater showing various vaudeville and stock company performances. This wiki is a companion to OlentangyPark.com, a Practical Time Travel project. Both this wiki and OlentangyPark.com are under construction, and this wiki will be updated the most during the research stage. | ||
Feel free to explore and contribute to this wiki before the site's launch. | Feel free to explore and contribute to this wiki before the site's launch. | ||
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Olentangy Park and Theater Wiki
Olentangy Park, sometimes called Olentangy Amusement Park, was an amusement park that operated from 1896-1937[1][2] in Columbus, Ohio, in what is now the Clintonville neighborhood. Built mostly between the Olentangy River and North High Street and North Street and Tulane Road,[3][4] the park offered over 120 attractions and rides over the years and a theater showing various vaudeville and stock company performances. This wiki is a companion to OlentangyPark.com, a Practical Time Travel project. Both this wiki and OlentangyPark.com are under construction, and this wiki will be updated the most during the research stage.
Feel free to explore and contribute to this wiki before the site's launch.
References
- ↑ "The Villa Renamed at Last." Columbus Evening Dispatch. May 2, 1896. Page 7.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Illustrated Guide to Columbus 1899. Page 26.
- ↑ Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1. April 1984. Page 5.
- ↑ Liebold, Chris. Blog post. "Olentangy Amusement Park and Clinton-Como Park." Columbus Foundation Fellowship Programs. July 10, 2014. Accessed on May 15, 2022.