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[[Big Eli]] was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Promise at the Park|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = |page = 60 }}</ref> It was 60 ft. tall.<ref name="sale">Advertisement. 1983. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937. Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref name="sale" /> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1,'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref>
[[Big Eli]] was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Promise at the Park|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = |page = 60 }}</ref> It was 60 ft. tall.<ref name="sale">Advertisement. 1983. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937. Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref name="sale" /> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==


A 75-ft. Ferris wheel is said to have been "newly-constructed" in 1933 at Olentangy Park and one of the five largest in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Charrington|firstname = H. E.|articletitle = Olentangy Opening Near---Hardgrove Is New Fo'castle Manager---Tidings of Film|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 16, 1933|page = 2-C }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Olentangy Now Open|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 27, 1933|page = 5 }}</ref>
A 75-foot Ferris wheel is said to have been "newly-constructed" in 1933 at Olentangy Park and one of the five largest in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Charrington|firstname = H. E.|articletitle = Olentangy Opening Near---Hardgrove Is New Fo'castle Manager---Tidings of Film|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 16, 1933|page = 2-C }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Olentangy Now Open|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 27, 1933|page = 5 }}</ref>


A Ferris wheel already existed at Zoo Amusement Park in 1930.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = |firstname = |fullname = |type = |articletitle = Bird's Eye View of Columbus Municipal Zoo, Taken from an Amusement Device At Nearby Park|pub = The Columbus Sunday Dispatch|date = August 3, 1930|page = F-1 }}</ref> Not sure which Ferris wheel is referenced in articles after 1938.
A Ferris wheel already existed at Zoo Amusement Park in 1930.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Bird's Eye View of Columbus Municipal Zoo, Taken from an Amusement Device At Nearby Park|pub = The Columbus Sunday Dispatch|date = Aug. 3, 1930|page = F-1 }}</ref> Not sure which Ferris wheel is referenced in articles after 1938.


== References==
== References==

Revision as of 00:20, 4 July 2025

Big Eli
Other Name(s) Eli
Ferris Wheel
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section Center
Built 1927
Opened 1927
Closed 1937 (park closure)
Manufacturer Eli Bridge Company
Model Big Eli
Materials Steel
Height 60 or 75 feet
Vehicle Type Car
Inversions 0


Big Eli was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.[1] It was 60 ft. tall.[2] The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937. Despite being listed for sale in The Billboard,[2] it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.[3][4]

Notes

A 75-foot Ferris wheel is said to have been "newly-constructed" in 1933 at Olentangy Park and one of the five largest in the country.[5][6]

A Ferris wheel already existed at Zoo Amusement Park in 1930.[7] Not sure which Ferris wheel is referenced in articles after 1938.

References

  1. ↑ "Promise at the Park." The Columbus Dispatch. Page 60.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Advertisement. 1983. The Billboard. April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40
  3. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1. April 1984. Page 17.
  4. ↑ "Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." Columbus Dispatch, June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.
  5. ↑ Charrington, H. E.. "Olentangy Opening Near---Hardgrove Is New Fo'castle Manager---Tidings of Film." The Columbus Dispatch. May 16, 1933. Page 2-C.
  6. ↑ "Olentangy Now Open." The Columbus Dispatch. May 27, 1933. Page 5.
  7. ↑ "Bird's Eye View of Columbus Municipal Zoo, Taken from an Amusement Device At Nearby Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. Aug. 3, 1930. Page F-1.


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