Arcadia

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Arcadia
Type Arcade
Skill-Based Games
Park Section Midway
Built 1909
Opened 1909
Closed 1910 (Replaced)
Replaced By Wonderland

Arcadia was an arcade attraction with skill-based games. It was located in the northern part of the Midway.[1] This attraction was replaced by Wonderland by 1911.[2] The structure burnt down in the Midway Fire of 1911.[3][4][5][6]

Mock Street, located across from the entrance at North High Street and running along the North High Carhouse of the Columbus Railway and Light Company, was renamed Arcadia Avenue in late 1909.[7]

See Also

References

  1. Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Last modified on Dec. 23, 2021.
  2. Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.
  3. "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
  4. "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  5. Photographs. 1911. The Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  6. "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  7. "North High Street Carhouse." Columbus Railroads.] Accessed May 23, 2025.