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| {{Infobox attraction
| | #REDIRECT [[Bandstand]] |
| | name = Band Shell
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| | othernames = Bandstand<br />Second Bandstand<br />Aerodrome<br />Airdome
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| | type = Music and Performances
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| | section = North
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| | built = 1910
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| | opened = 1910
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| | closed = 1937 (park closure)
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| | numstories = 1
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| The [[Band Shell]], sometimes called the '''Aerodrome''' was a performance space that replaced the old bandstand in 1910.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 10, 1910. Page 20.</ref> Built in the north end of the park,<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 2, 1910. Page 14.</ref> between the [[Swimming Pool]] and the [[Whirlwind]], it had seats for over 1,000 people and showed concerts, moving pictures, illustrated songs, Franz Rangler's troupe of twenty Tyrolean singers, and more.<ref>"Grand Stand at Park Pool." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 12, 1920. Page 12.</ref> It was a free attraction at the park.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 19, 1910. Page 14.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 25, 1910. Page 14.</ref>
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| For the Fourth of July 1910, people on the grand stage of the band shell read round-by-round progress of the historic Jeffries-Johnson fight over a special wire ran to the park for the event. Vaudeville and moving pictures were also shown that week.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 30, 1910. Page 16.</ref>
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Bandstand (South)|South Bandstand]]
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| == References ==
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| {{Park Sections}}
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| {{Attractions}}
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| [[Category:Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Music and Performance Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Activity Spaces]]
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| [[Category:Added in 1910]]
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| [[Category:Closed in 1937]]
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| {{#seo:|description=The Band Shell was a performance that replaced the old bandstand in 1910 at Olentangy Park.}}
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| {{#seo:|keywords=Band Shell, Second Bandstand, Bandstand, Aerodrome, Olentangy Park, Olentangy Amusement Park, Olentangy Park Columbus, Columbus amusement park, amusement park, Clintonville, defunct amusement park}}
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