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It is unknown if [[Wonderland]] was an attraction or part of an existing building. It was often grouped with the [[Penny Arcade (Midway)|North Arcade]] and [[Temple of Mirth]] along the [[Midway]]. It burned down in the [[Midway Fire of 1911]].<ref name=":0">"Local Coney Island is Also Visited by Fire." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 29, 1911. Page 3.</ref><ref>"Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio),'' July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>Photographs, ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref>
The [[Wonderland]] funhouse replaced [[Arcadia]] at the north part of the Olentangy Park Midway in 1911.<ref>Postcard. [https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/41562 "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio."] Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref> It burned down in the [[Midway Fire of 1911]].<ref name=":0">"Local Coney Island is Also Visited by Fire." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 29, 1911. Page 3.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park "Fire at Olentangy Park."] ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio).'' July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>Photographs. ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:43, 4 October 2025

Wonderland
Type Funhouse
Park Section Midway
Opened 1911
Closed 1911 (fire)
Fires July 1911
Replaced Arcadia
Replaced By Ye Olde Mill (2)

The Wonderland funhouse replaced Arcadia at the north part of the Olentangy Park Midway in 1911.[1] It burned down in the Midway Fire of 1911.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.
  2. ↑ "Local Coney Island is Also Visited by Fire." Columbus Evening Dispatch. May 29, 1911. Page 3.
  3. ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  5. ↑ Photographs. The Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.


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