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An building once called the [[Scenic Temple]] at Olentangy Park opened on Memorial Day, May 30, [[1908 Season|1908]].<ref name="ad">''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Ad for Scenic Temple. 24 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 23 April 1908. Pg. 14.</ref> by the French artist Paul Phillippoteaux<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3.'' May 1985. Pg. | An building once called the [[Scenic Temple]] at Olentangy Park opened on Memorial Day, May 30, [[1908 Season|1908]].<ref name="ad">''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Ad for Scenic Temple. 24 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 23 April 1908. Pg. 14.</ref> by the French artist Paul Phillippoteaux<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3.'' May 1985. Pg. 39.</ref> and described as a $50,000 (over $1.6 million in 2022) "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War"<ref name="ad" /> and was "some of the finest paintings of great battles of the Civil War."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 1 June 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> The artist's painted canvasses were also on exhibition in Europe and included the "Battle of Gettysburg," "The Siege of Paris," and "The Belgian Revolution."<ref name="historian" /> Admission was 10 cents ($3.22) for adults and 5 cents ($1.61) for children.<ref name="ad" /> | ||
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Revision as of 17:36, 12 July 2024
Scenic Temple
| Type | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Unknown |
| Built | 1908 |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Closed | Unknown |
An building once called the Scenic Temple at Olentangy Park opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908.[1] Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"[2][3] by the French artist Paul Phillippoteaux[4] and described as a $50,000 (over $1.6 million in 2022) "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War"[1] and was "some of the finest paintings of great battles of the Civil War."[5] The artist's painted canvasses were also on exhibition in Europe and included the "Battle of Gettysburg," "The Siege of Paris," and "The Belgian Revolution."[4] Admission was 10 cents ($3.22) for adults and 5 cents ($1.61) for children.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. Ad for Scenic Temple. 24 May 1908. Pg. 12.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." Dispatch Daily Magazine. 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Dispatch Daily Magazine. 23 April 1908. Pg. 14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3. May 1985. Pg. 39.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." Dispatch Daily Magazine. 1 June 1908. Pg. 12.