Mysterious Sensation
Mysterious Sensation
| Type | Funhouse |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Midway, Northeast |
| Built | 1926 |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Closed | 1937 (park closure) |
| Manufacturer | Hollis G. Conrad |
| Designer | Hollis G. Conrad |
| Architect | Hollis G. Conrad |
| Frame | Iron |
A funhouse attraction called the Mysterious Sensation opened at Olentangy Park in 1926[1] and operated until the park's final season in 1937.
The attraction originated at the park and was built entirely of sheet metal inside and out. It was built of 3.5 tons of Armco Ingot Iron 26-gauge 26.5-in. x 144-in. sheets nailed to 2 x 4 in. purlins spaced 2 feet apart with a 2-ft. center for siding. No fire insurance was required for the attraction because there wasn't any wood. Hollis G. Conrad was the inventor, designer, and builder.[2]
A similar attraction was opened at White City Amusement Park in Chicago and "was likened to Riverview [Park]'s Aladdin’s Castle and a Haunted House mixed together."[3]
Gallery
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The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway with the second Ye Old Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Rifle Range, and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s) -
The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second Ye Olde Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and second Dancing Pavilion.
- ↑ "Park Has a Mystery." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 16 April 1926. Pg. 51.
- ↑ "Columbus, Ohio, Amusement Park Sports All Sheet Metal Fun House." American Artisan. United States: Keeney Publishing Company. 31 July 1926. Pg. 197-198.
- ↑ Gale, Neil, Ph.D. "White City Amusement Park, 63rd Street and South Parkway (Martin Luther King Dr.), Chicago, Illinois. (1905-1933)." Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal. 1 April 2017. Accessed 30 July 2022. https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2017/04/white-city-amusement-park-63rd-street.html