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* J. W. Dusenbury leases a tract of the Mackey land on the west side of High Street adjoining Olentangy Park for 10 years, and a Hays plot of land on the west side of High Street adjoining the land also for 10 years.<ref>"Olentangy Leases Filed." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 12 June 1904. Pg. 7.</ref> | * J. W. Dusenbury leases a tract of the Mackey land on the west side of High Street adjoining Olentangy Park for 10 years, and a Hays plot of land on the west side of High Street adjoining the land also for 10 years.<ref>"Olentangy Leases Filed." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 12 June 1904. Pg. 7.</ref> | ||
* The park expands to comprise over 100 square acres.<ref name=" | * The park expands to comprise over 100 square acres.<ref name="opening1904">"Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 24, 1904. Page 4.</ref> | ||
* The [[Ball Grounds]] are enclosed.<ref name="opening1904" /> | * The [[Ball Grounds]] are enclosed.<ref name="opening1904" /> | ||
* A large grandstand is added.<ref name="opening1904" /> | * A large grandstand is added.<ref name="opening1904" /> | ||
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Timeine
Below is a timeline of major events at Olentangy Park:
1890-1899
1896
- The Columbus Street Railway Company built the land the Villa Tavern stood at the end of one of the trolley lines.[1]
- "The Villa" is officially named "Olentangy Park" win a volunteer wins a Columbus Dispatch naming contest.[1][2]
- The first Dancing Pavilion and Merry-Go-Round were built.[1][3] The Boathouse and south bandstand already exited on the site.
- Two bowling alleys were built into the Boathouse.[1]
1897
- Kinetoscope views began to be shown to audiences every evening[4]
1898
1899
- The Olentangy Park Company was incorporated.
- The Columbus Street Railway Company transferred its lease to Joseph W. Dusenbury and Eli West,[7][8][9] but is often seen as being purchased by Joseph W. and Will J. Dusenbury or "The Dusenbury Brothers."[10] The Dusenbury Brothers also owned nearby Minerva Park and the Southern, Grand, and other theaters in Columbus.[1]
- The Olentangy Park Casino and Theater was built just north of the ravine.[11][12][13][14][15]
- Constables attempted to shut down the Sunday performance in the theater on June 18, 1899, resulting in a riot.[16][17]
- The park's first funhouse, the Crystal Maze is built.[12][13]
- A wing in the first Dancing Pavilion is closed and a bowling alley is installed.[11]
1900-1909
1900
- The Bathing Pavilion and Water Toboggan were built on the river.[18][19][20][21]
- The park's first Shooting Gallery wis built just south of the Crystal Maze.[12][13]
- Stunts started to be a staple at the park.[22]
1901
- The Columbus Street Railway Company builds a new steel trestle bridge to replace the wooden one that went from High Street to Olentangy Park, expanding it to two tracks.[23][24][25][26]
- A new dining hall and restaurant are added.[27]
- J. W. Dusenbury secretly signs a 99-year lease on the park's property, renewal forever, beginning in March 1901 from Henry T. Chittenden and his ex-wife Henrietta B. Burgher, discovered through a land dispute. The Columbus Railway Company waives its lease on the property. This adds 27 acres to the park.[28][29]
1902
- A major lawsuit by Otho L. Hays and Daniel H. Mackey, owners of the Ball Grounds, is filed against the park company over relocating fences on the east and south sides to cut through public streets and enclosing a roadway within the park. They wanted to also raise the rent for their land. The fences were removed.[30]
- The park's first mechanical ride, Figure Eight Toboggan, is built.[31][32]
- The Miniature Railway is built just north of the Figure Eight.[33]
- A fire destroys the mills of the Boathouse on June 13, 1902.[34]
1903
- The Dusenburys remove the fences in the Hays-Mackey dispute and saw the old dining hall in half as well as part of the Dancing Pavilion. A row of posts leading from High Street to the park grounds are removed, and the holes are filled in.[35]
- The Columbus Railway Company leases five acres south of the park, extending it as far south as Dodridge Street, affording new walks and picnic grounds.[36] As part of the remodeling of all the buildings, calcium light effects are added to the theater and 1,000 additional lights are installed to the park.[37]
- The Ball Grounds are improved, and the Modern Woodmen baseball team changes its name to the Olentangy Athletic Club.[38]
- The Cave of the Winds, House of Trouble, Laughing Gallery, and Ferris Wheel are built. The Cave of the Winds and House of Trouble are open for just one year.
- The Dusenburys open the Zoological Garden. The collection consists of buffalo, dromedaries, elk, deer, lions, leopards, bear, wild hogs, wild cats, foxes, fowls, and more.[39]
- Naturalist Oliver Davie moves an extensive collection of mounted birds and animals from Minerva Park to Olentangy Park's new Museum of Ornithology.[40] An aquarium is built in the center of the building - the first of its kind in Columbus.[41]
1904
- J. W. Dusenbury leases a tract of the Mackey land on the west side of High Street adjoining Olentangy Park for 10 years, and a Hays plot of land on the west side of High Street adjoining the land also for 10 years.[42]
- The park expands to comprise over 100 square acres.[43]
- The Ball Grounds are enclosed.[43]
- A large grandstand is added.[43]
- The Dancing Pavilion and bowling alleys are enlarged and improved.[43]
- Rare and interesting birds and animals are added to the zoo, growing it to be three times larger than the previous season.[43]
- The Colonnade replaces the restrooms and refreshment stands across from the theater.[43][44][45]
- New funhouses are added: The Mystic Castle, also called the Castle Mystic, the Palace of Illusions, and the House That Jack Built, [46] constructed by J. W. Zarro.[47]
- The Circle Swing is installed near the Figure Eight.[44]
- The Down and Out slide is added and only lasts a year.[48]
- The first Ye Olde Mill or Auquarama opens.[45]
- The Boathouse boats are swept away in a July flood over the dam, landing near residences. Only nineteen of the twenty-two boats are recovered by the next day.[49]
- The Zoological Garden expands to three times the size. One of the additions includs a large pressed brick animal house.[44]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Barret, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1, April 1984. Pages 5-9.
- ↑ "The Villa Renamed at Last." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 2, 1896. Page 7.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Opened." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 13, 1896. Page 5.
- ↑ Advertisement, Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 31, 1897. Page 6.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 27, 1898. Page 11.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park: The Band Concerts." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 9, 1989. Page 11.
- ↑ "Conspiracy Charged By J. W. Dusenbury and His Friends." Columbus Evening Dispatch, August 1, 1899. Page 6.
- ↑ "Simply 'Referred' Was That Long-Looked-For Report." Columbus Evening Dispatch, August 8, 1899. Page 5.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." The Columbus Dispatch, August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.
- ↑ Lentz, Ed. 2021. "Columbus' amusement parks once were entertainment hot spots." The Columbus Dispatch, October 4, 2021. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/04/columbus-amusement-parks-once-were-entertainment-hot-spots/5886060001/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Location is Changed." Columbus Evening Dispatch, March 27, 1899. Page 7.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map. https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1924.
- ↑ "Torrid Was Olentangy Heat." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 19, 1899. Page 5.
- ↑ "That Sunday Riot." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 19, 1899. Page 4.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." The Columbus Dispatch, August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.
- ↑ "Bathing at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, June 17, 1906. Page 2.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 20, 1900. Page 18.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, OH), June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com Clip 1 | Clip 2
- ↑ "Olentangy Features." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 18, 1900. Page 7.
- ↑ "Steel Trestle." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 28, 1901. Page 7.
- ↑ "Bond was Filed." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 13, 1901. Page 12.
- ↑ "The New Loop." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 10, 1901. Page 7.
- ↑ "Real Estate Transfers." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 10, 1901. Page 10.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 19, 1901. Page 12.
- ↑ "H.T. Chittenden Sued." Friday Columbus Dispatch, June 13, 1902. Page 7.
- ↑ "Mrs. Burgher's Note." Wednesday Columbus Dispatch, July 23, 1902. Page 7.
- ↑ "Short Items." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 13 May 1901. Pg. 7.
- ↑ "Olentangy Then and Now." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 3, 1914. Page 46.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." Friday Columbus Dispatch, August 1, 1902. Page 7.
- ↑ "Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." Columbus Evening Dispatch, January 2, 1905. Page 5.
- ↑ Campbell, Alex. 2018. "Olentangy Park Chronology." Clintonville History, July 18, 2018. https://clintonvillehistory.com/wp-content/images/web-images-2018-07-18-alex-campbell/olentangy%20park%20chronology2.pdf
- ↑ "Roadways Cleared Up." Monday Columbus Dispatch. 2 November 1903. Pg. 7.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Wednesday Columbus Dispatch, April 1, 1903. Page 9.
- ↑ "Beautiful Olentangy." Monday Columbus Dispatch, May 18, 1903. Page 12.
- ↑ "Amature Notes." Friday Columbus Dispatch, June 12, 1903. Page 11.
- ↑ "Olentangy 'Zoo.'" The Sunday Columbus Dispatch, January 24, 1903. Page 6.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Sunday Columbus Dispatch. May 3, 1903. Pages 8-9.
- ↑ "Birds and Fish." Saturday Columbus Dispatch, February 28, 1903. Page 11.
- ↑ "Olentangy Leases Filed." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 12 June 1904. Pg. 7.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 "Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 24, 1904. Page 4.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 "Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival" The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 1, 1904. Page 4.
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 "New Greenhouse, Baby Elk, Enlarged Zoo and Landscape Gardening." Columbus Evening Dispatch, September 13, 1904. Page 7.
- ↑ Advertisement, The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 24, 1904. Page 4.
- ↑ The Billboard, 16 (17): 8. April 23, 1904.
- ↑ "Real Opening Day at Olentangy Park Today." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 22, 1904. Page 4.
- ↑ "Out for Salvage." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 8, 1904. Page 3.