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[[The Fun House]] was an attraction at Olentangy Park, built just north of the [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|second Dancing Pavilion]] by C. Rarick. Opening on May 4, 1913, it included a human roulette wheel, bull-moose glide, rolling waves, funny stairs, an electric floor, a rainstorm, a wire maze, comic slides, and more.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 13, 1913. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 23, 1913. Page 18.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 27, 1913. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 18, 1913. Page 41.</ref><ref>"Summer Opening of Olentangy Park." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 15, 1913. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-summer-openin/123751335/</ref> The contract with the Dusenbury Brothers was for five years<ref>"Olentangy Park Company to C. Rarick." ''Franklin County Recorder,'' 191304215640275. April 21, 1913. Accessed on February 15, 2022.</ref>. The building was enlarged and renamed the [[Joy Mill]] in the early 1920s.<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref>
[[The Fun House]] was an attraction at Olentangy Park, built just north of the [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|second Dancing Pavilion]] by C. Rarick. Opening on May 4, 1913,<ref name="may4">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 4, 1913. Page 5.</ref> it included a human roulette wheel, bull-moose glide, rolling waves, funny stairs, an electric floor, a rainstorm, a wire maze, comic slides, and more.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 13, 1913. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 23, 1913. Page 18.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 27, 1913. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 18, 1913. Page 41.</ref><ref>"Summer Opening of Olentangy Park." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 15, 1913. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-summer-openin/123751335/</ref> The contract with the Dusenbury Brothers was for five years<ref>"Olentangy Park Company to C. Rarick." ''Franklin County Recorder,'' 191304215640275. April 21, 1913. Accessed on February 15, 2022.</ref>. The building was enlarged and renamed the [[Joy Mill]] in the early 1920s.<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref>


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Revision as of 22:41, 24 November 2024

The Fun House
Type Funhouse
Park Section Midway
Built 1913
Opened May 4, 1913
Closed 1918
Manufacturer C. Rarick
Designer C. Rarick
Length 75 feet (23 meters)
Width 50 feet (15.2 meters)
Number of Stories 2

The Fun House was an attraction at Olentangy Park, built just north of the second Dancing Pavilion by C. Rarick. Opening on May 4, 1913,[1] it included a human roulette wheel, bull-moose glide, rolling waves, funny stairs, an electric floor, a rainstorm, a wire maze, comic slides, and more.[2][3][4][5][6] The contract with the Dusenbury Brothers was for five years[7]. The building was enlarged and renamed the Joy Mill in the early 1920s.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 4, 1913. Page 5.
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 13, 1913. Page 5.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, April 23, 1913. Page 18.
  4. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 27, 1913. Page 5.
  5. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 18, 1913. Page 41.
  6. ↑ "Summer Opening of Olentangy Park." Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio), April 15, 1913. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-summer-openin/123751335/
  7. ↑ "Olentangy Park Company to C. Rarick." Franklin County Recorder, 191304215640275. April 21, 1913. Accessed on February 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "New Amusement Devices." The Columbus Dispatch, April 30, 1922. Page 8.


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