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A new carousel was added to Olentangy Park in the 1922 season.<ref>"At Olentangy." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 17, 1922. Page 24.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' July 6, 1922. Vol. 15. No. 27. Page 2.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company. - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref> This could have been the [[Grand Carousel]] just moved to a new structure.
A new carousel was added to Olentangy Park in the 1922 season.<ref>"At Olentangy." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 17, 1922. Page 24.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' July 6, 1922. Vol. 15. No. 27. Page 2.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company. - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref> Many articles say it was the building that was new, but also that it housed "one of the largest and most complete amusements of this character [carousels] in the country," suggesting the [[Grand Carousel]] or one of the other [[Merry-Go-Round|merry-go-rounds]] were moved there when the old [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|Dancing Pavilion building]] was updated to become the [[Casino (2)]].<ref>"Park is Open Today." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 23, 1922. Page 7.</ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==

Latest revision as of 06:06, 23 November 2025

Carousel
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section Center
Built 1922
Opened 1922
Closed Unknown

A new carousel was added to Olentangy Park in the 1922 season.[1][2][3] Many articles say it was the building that was new, but also that it housed "one of the largest and most complete amusements of this character [carousels] in the country," suggesting the Grand Carousel or one of the other merry-go-rounds were moved there when the old Dancing Pavilion building was updated to become the Casino (2).[4]

Description

The Carousel was an amusement device in which riders mounted wooden sculptures of animals that simulated a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.


See Also

References

  1. "At Olentangy." The Columbus Dispatch. April 17, 1922. Page 24.
  2. "Olentangy Park." The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio). July 6, 1922. Vol. 15. No. 27. Page 2.
  3. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company. - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.
  4. "Park is Open Today." The Columbus Dispatch. April 23, 1922. Page 7.