Box ball alleys
Box Ball Alleys
| Type | Sports Skill-based Games Activity Space |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Midway Other |
| Opened | Unknown |
| Closed | 1909 |
Box ball was a popular arcade game in the early 1900s that was a modified version of bowling where players used smaller balls to knock down a line of five pins in a horizontal row.[1][2]
In 1909, a Bowling & Pool building was built at the north end of the Midway[3] but six pool tables and two box ball alleys were put up for sale the same year, meaning the building might have only served that purpose for a year.[4]
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References
- ↑ "1914 Box Ball Alley ~ Mayhaw Lake at Rays Mill, GA." Ray City History Blog, October 16, 2010. Accessed on July 28, 2022. https://raycityhistory.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/1914-box-ball-alley-mayhaw-lake-at-rays-mill-ga/
- ↑ Ballard-Barnett, Jessica. "Sunday Adverts: American Box Ball Company." Historic Indianapolis. February 9, 2014. Accessed May 24, 2025. https://historicindianapolis.com/sunday-adverts-american-box-ball-company/
- ↑ Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Last modified on December 23, 2021.
- ↑ Classified advertisement. 1903. Columbus Evening Dispatch, August 1, 1903. Page 17.