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...eded more room, and the exhibit was expanded.<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 46. Issue 26. June 30, 1934. Page 55. A [[Category:Added in 1932]] ...

...n County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map.</ref> In the early 1900s, it was located near the [[Crystal Maze]]. It most likely h In 1916, two rifles were stolen from the Shooting Gallery.<ref>"Multitude of P ...

...ar the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/pag * [[Ferris Wheel (3)|Big Eli]] - Opened in 1927 ...

...anborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref> that burned down in [[Midway Fire of 1911|1911]]. ...letitle = Olentangy Still Mecca|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = June 6, 1933|page = 12 }}</ref> ...

| closed = 1933 (For expansion of other areas) ...il 15, 2022.</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park, built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 9, 1909. ...

[[Big Eli]] was a Ferris wheel that opened at Olentangy Park in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Promise at the Park|pub = The Columbu * [[Ferris Wheel (4)]] - Opened 1933 ...

..., 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937. ...east of a refreshment stand north of the Pony Track and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ ...

...Goldfish Show At Olentangy Resort." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 3, 1933. Page 9.</ref> The building was built on angles to give an impression that ...were installed at other parks around the country soon after its invention in 1925, such as Krug Park, White City, and Luna Park.<ref>[https://www.newspa ...

...March 31, 1918.</ref> More than 2,200 people rode the ride on opening day in 1918.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = New 'Old Mill' Is Popular|pub = Colum ...|page = 2-C }}</ref> The ride was a mainstay until the park's final season in 1937.<ref name="map">''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Colum ...

...= Band Opens At Olentangy Park|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = Aug. 7, 1933|page = 10 }}</ref> After the park's closure, the exhibit was moved to the H [[Category:Added in 1932]] ...

...Dispatch.'' Aug. 7, 1933. Page 10.</ref> track installed at Olentangy Park in [[1911 Season|1911]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bucyrus-e ...he driver to move the steering handle forward and backward to move the car in the desired direction.<ref>Photograph. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsch ...

...evening as well as dancing instructions for women and children for an hour in the afternoons.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Jul In 1909, the City of Columbus attempted to annex the land in Clinton Township near the park. The first ordinance took a 150-foot strip o ...