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A restaurant was built in the Colonnade's north end and has had different names over the years.<ref>"Throws Glass When Twitted on Appetite." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' June 30, 1907. Page 8.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922. Page 72.</ref> | A restaurant was built in the Colonnade's north end and has had different names over the years.<ref>"Throws Glass When Twitted on Appetite." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' June 30, 1907. Page 8.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922. Page 72.</ref> | ||
Sometimes the [[Midway]] was called a "colonnade."<ref>"Olentangy Park Open for the 1910 Season." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 18, 1910. Page 6.</ref> | |||
==Exhibits== | ==Exhibits== | ||
Revision as of 03:08, 18 December 2024
Colonnade
| Other Name(s) | Colonade |
|---|---|
| Type | Other Feature |
| Park Section | Colonnade |
| Built | 1904 |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Closed | Unknown |
| Manufacturer | J. W. Zarro |
| Designer | J. W. Zarro |
| Architect | J. W. Zarro |
The Colonnade, sometimes stylized as the Colonade, held several exhibits and attractions at Olentangy Park starting in 1904. J. W. Zarro, a show-goods manufacturer from Cincinnati,[1] designed and built the original building and some of its exhibits. It was located east of the theater and offered refreshments and amusements.[2][3][4]
A restaurant was built in the Colonnade's north end and has had different names over the years.[5][6]
Sometimes the Midway was called a "colonnade."[7]
Exhibits
- Egyptian Mystery[8] (built 1906)[9]
- Gypsy Camp (built 1907)[10]
- House That Jack Built[11][12] (1904-1905)
- Infant Incubator[13][14] (1908)
- Knock the Barrell Down
- Palace of Illusions (1904-1905)
- Panama Canal Exhibit[15] (1909)
- Penny Arcade (Colonnade) (built 1904)[16]
References
- ↑ The Billboard, 16 (17): 8. April 23, 1904.
- ↑ "Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 24, 1904. Page 4.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival" The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 1, 1904. Page 4.
- ↑ "New Greenhouse, Baby Elk, Enlarged Zoo and Landscape Gardening." Columbus Evening Dispatch, September 13, 1904. Page 7.
- ↑ "Throws Glass When Twitted on Appetite." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, June 30, 1907. Page 8.
- ↑ "New Restaurant Open." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 4, 1922. Page 72.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Open for the 1910 Season." The Columbus Evening Dispatch, April 18, 1910. Page 6.
- ↑ Postcard, 1908. "Olentangy Park Colonnade and Bandstand, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs, 708O45190802. Last modified on November 25, 2021. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/9662/
- ↑ Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." The Billboard, May 12, 1906. 18 (19): 20.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio), June 4, 1907. Page 8.
- ↑ "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens." The Billboard, Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1903. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
- ↑ The Billboard, Vol. 16. Issue 17. April 23, 1904. Page 8. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Concerts." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 2 May 1908. Pg. 10.
- ↑ Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3. May 1985. Pg. 37.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, July 9, 1909. Page 20.
- ↑ Catalog of Title Entries of Books Etc. Catalog of Title Entries First Quarter 1905. Entry 10801.