Bathing Pavilion

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Bathing Pavilion
Other Name(s) Bathhouse
Type Activity space
Opened 1900
Closed Unknown
Number of Stories 1

The Bathing Pavilion at Olentangy Park originally was a "bathhouse" in the 1890s and a building was built and opened in 1900.[1] It was located in the ravine, across from the boat dock[2], and provided amenities of a beach such as dressing rooms separated by gender along the Olentangy River. It was 100 feet by 13 feet and 9 feet tall and the dressing rooms were 3 x 5 feet each with a 3-foot aisle down the center. In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide, named the Water Toboggan.[3]

In 1906, the cost to enter was 10 cents ($3 in 2021) for children and 15 cents ($4.50 in 2021) for adults.[4]

See Also

References

  1. "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 20 May 1900. Pg. 18.
  2. "Olentangy Park." The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, OH). 14 June 1906. Pg. 2. Clip 1 | Clip 2
  3. "Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks." The Street Railway Review. Vol. 11. 1901. Published by Chicago: Street Railway Review Pub. Co. Pg. 89.
  4. "Bathing at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 17 June 1906. Pg. 2.