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Revision as of 00:44, 3 November 2024

Band Shell
Other Name(s) Bandstand
Second Bandstand
Aerodrome
Airdome
Type Music and Performances
Park Section North
Built 1910
Opened 1910
Closed 1931 (replaced)
Number of Stories 1

The Band Shell, sometimes called the Aerodrome was a performance space that replaced the old bandstand in 1910.[1] Built in the north end of the park,[2] 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.[3] It was a free attraction at the park.[4][5]

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.[6]

The Band Shell was replaced with a larger one for the 1932 season.[7]

See Also

References

  1. "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 10, 1910. Page 20.
  2. "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 2, 1910. Page 14.
  3. "Grand Stand at Park Pool." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 12, 1920. Page 12.
  4. Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 19, 1910. Page 14.
  5. "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 25, 1910. Page 14.
  6. "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 30, 1910. Page 16.
  7. Ellis, Claude R. "Band Booked After Record." The Billboard, Vol. 44. Issue 24. June 11, 1932. Page 54. Accessed through the Internet Archive.