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| {{Infobox attraction
| | #REDIRECT [[Bandstand (3)]] |
| | name = Band Shell
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| | othernames = Bandstand<br />Second Bandstand<br />Aerodrome<br />Airdome
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| | type = Music and Performances
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| | section = North
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| | built = 1910
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| | opened = 1910
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| | closed = 1931 (replaced)
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| | numstories = 1
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| The '''Band Shell''', sometimes called the '''Aerodrome''' was a performance space that replaced the old bandstand in 1910.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 10, 1910. Page 20.</ref> Built in the north end of the park,<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 2, 1910. Page 14.</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> between [[Fair Japan]] (later, the [[Swimming Pool]]) and the [[Whirlwind]],<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref> it had seats for over 1,000 people and showed concerts, moving pictures, illustrated songs, Franz Rangler's troupe of twenty Tyrolean singers, and more.<ref>"Grand Stand at Park Pool." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 12, 1920. Page 12.</ref> It was a free attraction at the park.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1910. Page 14.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 25, 1910. Page 14.</ref>
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| For the Fourth of July 1910, people on the grand stage of the band shell read round-by-round progress of the historic Jeffries-Johnson fight over a special wire ran to the park for the event. Vaudeville and moving pictures were also shown that week.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 30, 1910. Page 16.</ref>
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| Free motion picture shows were shown at the band shell each evening in 1913.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' July 27, 1913. Page 5.</ref>
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| The Band Shell was replaced with a [[Band Shell (2)|larger one]] for the 1932 season.<ref>Ellis, Claude R. 1932. "Band Booked After Record." ''The Billboard'', Vol. 44. Issue 24. June 11, 1932. Page 54. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Bandstand (1)|South Bandstand]] - Built in 1895 and existed prior to the park's opening
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| * [[Band Shell (2)]] - Opened in 1932
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| == References ==
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| {{Attractions}}
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| {{Park Sections}}
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| [[Category:Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Music and Performance Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Activity Spaces]]
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| [[Category:Added in 1910]]
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| [[Category:Closed in 1931]]
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| {{#seo:|description=The Band Shell was a performance that replaced the old bandstand in 1910 at Olentangy Park.}}
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| {{#seo:|keywords=Band Shell, Second Bandstand, Bandstand, Aerodrome, Olentangy Park, Olentangy Amusement Park, Olentangy Park Columbus, Columbus amusement park, amusement park, Clintonville, defunct amusement park}}
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