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A '''Merry-Go-Round''', sometimes called a '''Carousel''', was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music. There were several of these rides at Olentangy Park. Below is a current list, but there was a new Carousel in 1922 as well.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. No. 27.6 July 1922. Pg. 2. https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/</ref> | A '''Merry-Go-Round''', sometimes called a '''Carousel''', was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music. There were several of these rides at Olentangy Park. Below is a current list, but there was a new Carousel in 1922 as well.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. No. 27.6 July 1922. Pg. 2. https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref> At least two carousels/merry-go-rounds were operating when the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref> | ||
==List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels== | ==List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels== | ||
* [[Merry-Go-Round (1)]] - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season | * [[Merry-Go-Round (1)]] - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season | ||
* [[Merry-Go-Round (2)]] - Merry-Go-Round purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906 | * [[Merry-Go-Round (2)]] - Merry-Go-Round purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906 | ||
* [[Merry-Go-Round (3)]] - A merry-go-round added in 1910 | |||
* [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | * [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | ||
* [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - Opened in 1930 | * [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - Opened in 1930 | ||
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[[Category:Rides]] | [[Category:Rides]] | ||
[[Category:Rotating Rides]] | [[Category:Rotating Rides]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:16, 26 December 2024
A Merry-Go-Round, sometimes called a Carousel, was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music. There were several of these rides at Olentangy Park. Below is a current list, but there was a new Carousel in 1922 as well.[1][2] At least two carousels/merry-go-rounds were operating when the park closed in 1937.[3]
List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels
- Merry-Go-Round (1) - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season
- Merry-Go-Round (2) - Merry-Go-Round purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906
- Merry-Go-Round (3) - A merry-go-round added in 1910
- Grand Carousel - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- Merry-Go-Round De Luxe - Opened in 1930
References
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio). Vol. 15. No. 27.6 July 1922. Pg. 2. https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/
- ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.
- ↑ Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706