Joy Mill

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Joy Mill
Type Funhouse
Park Section Midway
Opened 1920s
Closed 1937 (park closure)
Frame Wood
Number of Stories 2

The Joy Mill was a funhouse attraction originally built sometime after the major fire in 1911, most likely in the 1920s.[1] It was built on the location of the first Ye Olde Mill ride and was said to have been originally the Temple of Mirth[2] that burned down in 1911.

References

  1. Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 11.
  2. "Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 13 July 1929. Pg. 7.