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An outdoor cement [[Checkerboard|Outdoor Checkerboard]], also known as the '''Giant Checkerboard''', was added to Olentangy Park in 1930<ref>Cherrington, H. E. 1930. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' November 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard,'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. November 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> and contest matches were held for prizes until the park's final season in 1937.
An outdoor cement [[Checkerboard|Outdoor Checkerboard]], also known as the '''Giant Checkerboard''', was added to Olentangy Park in 1930<ref>Cherrington, H. E. 1930. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Nov. 1, 1930. Vol. 42. Issue 44. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> and contest matches were held for prizes until the park's final season in 1937.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 04:04, 4 October 2025

Outdoor Checkerboard
Other Name(s) Giant Checkerboard
Type Skill-Based Game
Activity Space
Park Section Unknown
Opened 1930
Closed 1937 (park closure)

An outdoor cement Outdoor Checkerboard, also known as the Giant Checkerboard, was added to Olentangy Park in 1930[1][2] and contest matches were held for prizes until the park's final season in 1937.

References

  1. Cherrington, H. E. 1930. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." The Columbus Dispatch. Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.
  2. "Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." The Billboard. Nov. 1, 1930. Vol. 42. Issue 44. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.