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An "amusement device" called "[[Creation or The Great Hereafter]]"<ref name="zoo">"Opening of Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 7 May 1905. Pg. 6.</ref> that opened at Olentangy Park in [[1906 Season|1906]].<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 15 April 1906. Pg. 7.</ref><ref name="zoo2">"The Columbus Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 21 May 1905. Pg. 7.</ref>
An "amusement device" called "[[Creation or The Great Hereafter]]"<ref name="zoo">"Opening of Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 7, 1905. Page 6.</ref> that opened at Olentangy Park in [[1906 Season|1906]].<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref name="zoo2">"The Columbus Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 21, 1905. Page 7.</ref><ref>"The Opening of Olentangy Park." ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/</ref>


The production opened at the nearby Columbus Zoological Garden in 1905 and was described as having "many novel features in illusion, magic, and black art."<ref name="zoo" /> It was described as being similar to the one produced at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and had "great scenic and mechanical effects and [carried] a company of 50 people."<ref name="zoo2" />
The production opened at the nearby Columbus Zoological Garden in 1905 and was described as having "many novel features in illusion, magic, and black art."<ref name="zoo" /> It was described as being similar to the one produced at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and had "great scenic and mechanical effects and [carried] a company of 50 people."<ref name="zoo2" />


Similarly named attractions at Atheltic Park<ref>Stanton, Jeffrey. "Athletic Park, Luna Park, Carnival Court Park - Buffalo N.Y. 1904 - 1918." ''National Amusement Park Historical Association.'' Accessed 29 July 2022. http://lostamusementparks.napha.org/Articles/NewYork/CarnivalCourtPark-BuffaloNY.html</ref> depicted Heaven and Hell and at Dreamland was an electric opera that showed the destruction of the world by fire and "the Biblical epic, using a chorus of 200 singers, showed the Damnation of Faust and the Salvation of Marguerite in detail."<ref>Stanton, Jeffrey. "Coney Island - Dreamland." ''Westland Network.'' Revised 6 April 1998. Accessed 29 July 2022.</ref> Similar attractions at other parks were towering 3-5 stories high. However, Olentangy Park's version was likely 1-2 stories with an elaborate front entrance.
Similarly named attractions at Athletic Park<ref>Stanton, Jeffrey. "Athletic Park, Luna Park, Carnival Court Park - Buffalo N.Y. 1904 - 1918." ''National Amusement Park Historical Association.'' Accessed on July 29, 2022. http://lostamusementparks.napha.org/Articles/NewYork/CarnivalCourtPark-BuffaloNY.html</ref> depicted Heaven and Hell and at Dreamland was an electric opera that showed the destruction of the world by fire and "the Biblical epic, using a chorus of 200 singers, showed the Damnation of Faust and the Salvation of Marguerite in detail."<ref>Stanton, Jeffrey. "Coney Island - Dreamland." ''Westland Network.'' Last modified April 6, 1998. Accessed on July 26, 2022. https://www.westland.net/coneyisland/articles/dreamland.htm</ref> Similar attractions at other parks were towering three to five stories high. However, Olentangy Park's version was likely one to two stories with an elaborate front entrance.


It most likely only operated for one season.
It most likely only operated for one season.
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 5 July 2025

Creation or The Great Hereafter
Other Name(s) The Hereafter
Type Exhibition
Park Section Unknown
Built 1906
Opened 1906
Closed 1906

An "amusement device" called "Creation or The Great Hereafter"[1] that opened at Olentangy Park in 1906.[2][3][4]

The production opened at the nearby Columbus Zoological Garden in 1905 and was described as having "many novel features in illusion, magic, and black art."[1] It was described as being similar to the one produced at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and had "great scenic and mechanical effects and [carried] a company of 50 people."[3]

Similarly named attractions at Athletic Park[5] depicted Heaven and Hell and at Dreamland was an electric opera that showed the destruction of the world by fire and "the Biblical epic, using a chorus of 200 singers, showed the Damnation of Faust and the Salvation of Marguerite in detail."[6] Similar attractions at other parks were towering three to five stories high. However, Olentangy Park's version was likely one to two stories with an elaborate front entrance.

It most likely only operated for one season.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Opening of Zoo." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. May 7, 1905. Page 6.
  2. "Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 15, 1906. Page 7.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "The Columbus Zoo." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. May 21, 1905. Page 7.
  4. "The Opening of Olentangy Park." The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio). April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/
  5. Stanton, Jeffrey. "Athletic Park, Luna Park, Carnival Court Park - Buffalo N.Y. 1904 - 1918." National Amusement Park Historical Association. Accessed on July 29, 2022. http://lostamusementparks.napha.org/Articles/NewYork/CarnivalCourtPark-BuffaloNY.html
  6. Stanton, Jeffrey. "Coney Island - Dreamland." Westland Network. Last modified April 6, 1998. Accessed on July 26, 2022. https://www.westland.net/coneyisland/articles/dreamland.htm