Arcadia

Type	Arcade Skill-Based Games
Park Section	Midway
Built	1909
Opened	1909
Closed	1911 (fire)

Arcadia was an arcade attraction with skill-based games. It was located at the northern part of the Midway^[1] and was replaced by the second Old Mill ride. This attraction burnt down in the Midway Fire of 1911.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs, 708O451916. Last modified on December 23, 2021.
↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio), July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/
↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.

Park Sections

Park Sections
South	Floral Conservatory Merry-Go-Round (2) Museum of Ornithology Park Entrance Zoological Gardens
Colonnade	Billiards Bowling alleys Egyptian Mystery Hindoo Mystery House That Jack Built Infant Incubator Knock the Barrel Down Palace of Illusions Panama Canal Exhibit Penny Arcade (Colonnade)
The Grove	Ball Grounds Bathing Pavilion Boathouse Bowling alleys Casino (2) Igorrote Village Picnic Grounds Water Toboggan
Center	Airplanes Archery Range Bandstand (South) Big Eli Birdland Bowling alleys Grand Carousel Circle Swing Crystal Maze Dancing Pavilion (1) Dodgem Electric Autos Ferris Wheel (4) Flight Tutor (1) Hey-Dey Kinetoscope Loop-the-Loop Merry-Go-Round (1) Merry-Go-Round De Luxe Moonlight Gardens Oriental Palmistry Outdoor Ballroom Photo Booth Photographic Gallery (3) Playground Red Devil Roller Skating Rink (Building) Shooting Gallery Stereopticon Views Theater
Midway	Arcadia Automatic Vaudeville Billiards Bowling alleys Box Ball Alley Coney Island Crazy House Dancing Pavilion (2) Flight Tutor (2) The Fun House Johnstown Flood Joy Mill Laughing Gallery Love's Voyage Miniature Railway Mysterious Sensation Mystic Castle Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Penny Arcade (Midway) Rifle Range Roller Skating Rink (Portable) Shooting Gallery Temple of Mirth Wonderland
North & Northwest	Amphitheater Arena Band Shell (1) Band Shell (2) Bandstand (North) Ferris Wheel (1) Figure 8 Fair Japan Motion Picture Building Motordrome Ocean Wave Over-the-Top Photographic Gallery (2) Pony and Camel Track The Racer Scenic Coaster Sea-Land-Whirl Shoot-the-Chutes Theatorium Tours of the World Tumble Bug The Whip Whirlwind
Other or Unknown	Baby Animal Farm Cave of the Winds Creation Double Whirl Down and Out Fantasma Ferris Wheel (2) Flea Circus Gypsy Camp Horseshoe Courts House of Trouble Japanese Ballroom Kiss Waltz Lindy-Loop Merry-Go-Round (3) Mickey Mouse Town Millrace and Fish Pond Outdoor Checkerboard Palm Garden Scenic Temple Shuffle Boards Snake Den Swan The Third Degree Tom Thumb Miniature Golf Whirl-o-Ball Whirling Wheel

Midway

Midway
Rides & Attractions	Arcadia Automatic Vaudeville Billiards Bowling Alley Box Ball Alley Crazyhouse Dancing Pavilion (2) Dear Old Coney Island The Destruction of Johnstown Flight Tutor (2) The Fun House Joy Mill Laughing Gallery Love's Voyage Miniature Railway Mysterious Sensation Mystic Castle Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Penny Arcade (Midway) Rifle Range Roller Skating Rink (Portable) Temple of Mirth Wonderland
Notable Events	Midway Fire of 1911

Midway

Rides & Attractions

Notable Events

Midway Fire of 1911

Attractions

Attractions
Attractions	Amphitheater Arcadia Archery Range Arena Automatic Vaudeville Baby Farm Band Shell (1) Band Shell (2) Bandstand (North) Bandstand (South) Ball Grounds Outdoor Ballroom Bathing Pavilion Billiards Birdland Boathouse Bowling Alley Box Ball Alley Canoe Club Coney Island Casino (1) Casino (2) Cave of the Winds Outdoor Checkerboard Crazy House Creation Crystal Maze Dancing Pavilion (1) Dancing Pavilion (2) Egyptian Mystery Fair Japan Fantasma Flea Circus Floral Conservatory The Fun House Gypsy Camp Hereafter Hindoo Mystery Horseshoe Courts House of Trouble House That Jack Built Infant Incubator Igorrote Village Japanese Ballroom Johnstown Flood Joy Mill Kinetoscope Knock the Barrel Down Laughing Gallery Mickey Mouse Town Millrace and Fish Pond Moonlight Gardens Motion Picture Building Motordrome Museum of Ornithology Mysterious Sensation Mystic Castle Oriental Palmistry Palace of Illusions Palm Garden Panama Canal Exhibit Penny Arcade (Colonnade) Penny Arcade (Midway) Photo Booth Photographic Gallery (2) Photographic Gallery (3) Playground Rifle Range Roller Skating Rink (Building) Roller Skating Rink (Portable) Scenic Temple Shooting Gallery Shuffle Boards Snake Den Stereopticon Views Swimming Pool Temple of Mirth Theater Theatorium The Third Degree Tom Thumb Miniature Golf Tours of the World Whirl-o-Ball Wonderland Zoological Gardens
Attraction Types	Activity Spaces Animal Attractions Arcades Fortune Telling Funhouses Exhibitions Music and Performance Skill-Based Games Sports
Designers	Dick Ashbaugh Hollis G. Conrad George C. Hale R. L. Kenyon Kushibiki Yumindo Frank L. Packard C. Rarick J. W. Zarro
Manufacturers	The Automatic Vaudeville Company J. M. Naughton R. L. Kenyon Company Yost & Packard Zarro Amusement Device Company

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