1905 Season
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| Leadership | Joseph W. Dusenbury, president Will J. Dusenbury, manager The Olentangy Park Company |
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| New Attractions | Fair Japan |
The Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoological Garden opened for the 1905 season on ... ... played afternoon and evening performances.
Rides and Attractions
New Fair Japan
Main Article: Fair Japan
Park manager J. W. Dusenbury contracted Umeto Kushibiki to build a Japanese Village exhibit on 4 acres at the park, just north of the Figure Eight Toboggan, replacing the Miniature Railway. Kushibiki built and equipped the "Fair Japan" on the Pike at the Saint Louis World's Fair. The attraction was a representation of the Imperial Gardens in Tokyo, Japan, and featured the iconic Banzai Bridge, stream, and fountains. It also included a "typical Japanese home" with a family living in the structure; an open stage with continuous performances by Japanese actors, tumblers, and jugglers; a bazaar; and tea houses staffed by Japanese women in costumes.[1] The staff, performers, etc. were probably a mix of races and ethnicities but dressed and performed in the representational ways of the time period.
The Japanese contractor worked with 10 other contractors from the country starting in January 1905 with planned completion by May 10, a few days prior to the park's opening.[1]
Other Rides and Attractions
- Baby Rack
- Bathing Pavilion
- Boathouse
- Bowling alleys
- Castle Mystic
- Circle Swing
- Colonnade
- Crystal Maze
- Down and Out
- Ferris Wheel
- Figure Eight Toboggan
- Floral Conservatory
- House That Jack Built
- Laughing Gallery
- Merry-Go-Round
- Miniature Railway
- Museum of Ornithology
- Ye Olde Mill
- Palace of Illusions
- Penny Arcade
- Shooting Gallery
- Swings
- Zoological Garden
Olentangy Park Theater
Main Article: Olentangy Park Casino and Theater
Music
Outdoor Performances and Stunts
Activities
- Baseball
- Bathing
- Billiards
- Boating
- Bowling - All year activity
- Dancing
- Dining and Refreshments
- Football
- General Games
- Picnics
- Pony Rides
- Swimming