Timeline
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Below is a timeline of major events at Olentangy Park:
1890-1899
1896
- The Columbus Street Railway Company built the land the Villa Tavern stood at the end of one of the trolley lines.[1]
- "The Villa" is officially named "Olentangy Park" win a volunteer wins a Columbus Dispatch naming contest.[1][2]
- The first Dancing Pavilion and Merry-Go-Round were built.[1][3] The Boathouse and south bandstand already exited on the site.
- Two bowling alleys were built into the Boathouse.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Barret, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1, April 1984. Pages 5-8.
- ↑ "The Villa Renamed at Last." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 2, 1896. Page 7.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Opened." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 13, 1896. Page 5.