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===1896===
===1896===
* The Columbus Street Railway Company built the land the Villa Tavern stood at the end of one of the trolley lines.<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1,'' April 1984. Pages 5-8.</ref>
* The Columbus Street Railway Company built the land the Villa Tavern stood at the end of one of the trolley lines.<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1,'' April 1984. Pages 5-9.</ref>
* "The Villa" is officially named "Olentangy Park" win a volunteer wins a ''Columbus Dispatch'' naming contest.<ref name="historian" /><ref name="renamed">"The Villa Renamed at Last." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1896. Page 7.</ref>
* "The Villa" is officially named "Olentangy Park" win a volunteer wins a ''Columbus Dispatch'' naming contest.<ref name="historian" /><ref name="renamed">"The Villa Renamed at Last." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1896. Page 7.</ref>
* The first [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|Dancing Pavilion]] and [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|Merry-Go-Round]] were built.<ref name="historian" /><ref name="opened">"Olentangy Park Opened." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 13, 1896. Page 5.</ref> The [[Boathouse]] and [[Bandstand (South)|south bandstand]] already exited on the site.
* The first [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|Dancing Pavilion]] and [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|Merry-Go-Round]] were built.<ref name="historian" /><ref name="opened">"Olentangy Park Opened." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 13, 1896. Page 5.</ref> The [[Boathouse]] and [[Bandstand (South)|south bandstand]] already exited on the site.
* Two [[Bowling alleys|bowling alleys]] were built into the Boathouse.<ref name="historian" />
* Two [[Bowling alleys|bowling alleys]] were built into the Boathouse.<ref name="historian" />
===1897===
* Kinetoscope views began to be shown to audiences every evening<ref name="ad">Advertisement, ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1897. Page 6.</ref>
===1899===
* The Olentangy Park Company was incorporated.
* The Columbus Street Railway Company transferred its lease to Joseph W. Dusenbury and Eli West,<ref>"Conspiracy Charged By J. W. Dusenbury and His Friends." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 1, 1899. Page 6.</ref><ref name="guilty">"Simply 'Referred' Was That Long-Looked-For Report." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 8, 1899. Page 5.</ref><ref name="started">"Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.</ref> but is often seen as being purchased by Joseph W. and Will J. Dusenbury or "The Dusenbury Brothers."<ref>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/</ref> The Dusenbury Brothers also owned nearby Minerva Park and the Southern, Grand, and other theaters in Columbus.<ref name="historian" />
* The [[Olentangy Park Casino and Theater]] was built just north of the ravine.<ref name="locationchange">"Location is Changed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' March 27, 1899. Page 7.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901-2">''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</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref>


==References==
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Revision as of 21:17, 2 January 2025

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Below is a timeline of major events at Olentangy Park:

1890-1899

1896

1897

  • Kinetoscope views began to be shown to audiences every evening[4]

1899

  • The Olentangy Park Company was incorporated.
  • The Columbus Street Railway Company transferred its lease to Joseph W. Dusenbury and Eli West,[5][6][7] but is often seen as being purchased by Joseph W. and Will J. Dusenbury or "The Dusenbury Brothers."[8] 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.[9][10][11][12][13]


References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "The Villa Renamed at Last." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 2, 1896. Page 7.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opened." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 13, 1896. Page 5.
  4. ↑ Advertisement, Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 31, 1897. Page 6.
  5. ↑ "Conspiracy Charged By J. W. Dusenbury and His Friends." Columbus Evening Dispatch, August 1, 1899. Page 6.
  6. ↑ "Simply 'Referred' Was That Long-Looked-For Report." Columbus Evening Dispatch, August 8, 1899. Page 5.
  7. ↑ "Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." The Columbus Dispatch, August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.
  8. ↑ 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/
  9. ↑ "Location is Changed." Columbus Evening Dispatch, March 27, 1899. Page 7.
  10. ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.
  11. ↑ 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
  12. ↑ 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/.
  13. ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1924.
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