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	Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> J. W. Pickens of Zanesville became the excursion agent for the park.<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>		Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> J. W. Pickens of Zanesville became the excursion agent for the park.<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>

	Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the entire park and the theater gallery.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>		Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref><ref>"[https://www.minervapark.gov/media/2751 The Minerva Park Time Capsule]." ''The Villager.'' April 1993. Page 5. Published by the Minerva Park Community Association.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the entire park and the theater gallery.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>

	===Park Improvements===		===Park Improvements===

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	\| management = The Olentangy Park Company<br />Joseph W. Dusenbury, manager<br />William J. Dusenbury, secretary<br />Frank Burt, general ~~manager<br />Jacob F. Luft,~~ manager		\| management = The Olentangy Park Company<br />Joseph W. Dusenbury, manager<br />William J. Dusenbury, secretary<br />Frank Burt, general manager
	\| season = May 20, 1900 - Sept. 16, 1900		\| season = May 20, 1900 - Sept. 16, 1900
	\| newattractions = [[Bathing Pavilion]]<br />[[Water Toboggan]]		\| newattractions = [[Bathing Pavilion]]<br />[[Water Toboggan]]
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	\| season = May 20, 1900 - Sept. 16, 1900		\| season = May 20, 1900 - Sept. 16, 1900
	\| newattractions = [[Bathing Pavilion]]<br />[[Water Toboggan]]		\| newattractions = [[Bathing Pavilion]]<br />[[Water Toboggan]]

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	{{#seo:\|description=The 1900 season at Olentangy Park opened on May 20, 1900, and closed on September 16, 1900. New attractions included the Bathing Pavilion and Water Toboggan.}}		{{#seo:
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	===Employees Caught Stealing===		===Employees Caught Stealing===
	In late August, the special detective ~~for the park~~, Fred Stuebe, uncovered a gang of employees who ~~were~~ systematically ~~robbing the~~ slot machines ~~all around~~ the park all season. There were reports that the machines were "gutted" about twice a week. Suspicious that it was an employee, security watched different machines and caught two men, C. L. Krouse and B. H. Hartman, in the act of prying them apart and stealing the money. When confronted with the evidence in front of Manager Dusenbury, one of the men fainted. Since the men had families, originally, Dusenbury did not want to prosecute and instead have the men work off the theft of {{Tooltip \|text = $40\|tooltip = $1,523 in 2025 dollars}} they admitted to.<ref>"Robbed the Machines." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 23, 1900. Page 10.</ref> However, the men pleaded not guilty two days later.<ref>"They Pleaded Not Guilty." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 25, 1900. Page 6.</ref>		In late August, the park's special detective, Fred Stuebe, uncovered a gang of employees who had systematically robbed slot machines across the park all season. There were reports that the machines were "gutted" about twice a week. Suspicious that it was an employee, security watched different machines and caught two men, C. L. Krouse and B. H. Hartman, in the act of prying them apart and stealing the money. When confronted with the evidence in front of Manager Dusenbury, one of the men fainted. Since the men had families, originally, Dusenbury did not want to prosecute and instead have the men work off the theft of {{Tooltip \|text = $40\|tooltip = $1,523 in 2025 dollars}} they admitted to.<ref>"Robbed the Machines." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 23, 1900. Page 10.</ref> However, the men pleaded not guilty two days later.<ref>"They Pleaded Not Guilty." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 25, 1900. Page 6.</ref>

	==Lawsuits==		==Lawsuits==
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	* [[Water Toboggan]] '''NEW'''		* [[Water Toboggan]] '''NEW'''

	==Theater, Vaudeville~~, and Stunt Performances~~==		== Theater and Vaudeville ==
	''Main Article:'' [[Olentangy Park Theater]]		''Main Article:'' [[Olentangy Park Theater]]

	George L. Chennell was originally rumored to return to manage the theater for a second season.<ref name="chennellandlacy" /> Instead, A. C. Lacy became the new manager.<ref name="Lacy" /> The shows were mostly vaudeville acts.<ref name="parkimprovements" /> Although the push by local religious organizations to lower the number of Sunday amusements continued, the Methodist Ministers' Association said they would not try to stop the theater performances at Olentangy and Minerva parks.<ref>"Against Sunday Shows." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 4, 1900. Page 6.</ref>		George L. Chennell was originally rumored to return to manage the theater for a second season.<ref name="chennellandlacy" /> Instead, A. C. Lacy became the new manager.<ref name="Lacy" /> The shows were mostly vaudeville acts.<ref name="parkimprovements" /> Although the push by local religious organizations to lower the number of Sunday amusements continued, the Methodist Ministers' Association said they would not try to stop the theater performances at Olentangy and Minerva parks.<ref>"Against Sunday Shows." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 4, 1900. Page 6.</ref>

	Starting July 8, the theater ~~started trying to institute~~ two intermissions during ~~the~~ evening performances instead of one, most likely to allow people to buy refreshments. Still, most audience members stayed seated during both intermissions. There was a concern that the audience might not want to return home later.<ref>''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' July 8, 1900. Page 4.</ref>		Starting July 8, the theater began instituting two intermissions during evening performances instead of one, most likely to allow people to buy refreshments. Still, most audience members stayed seated during both intermissions. There was a concern that the audience might not want to return home later.<ref>''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' July 8, 1900. Page 4.</ref>

	There was a complaint in the ''Columbus Evening Dispatch'' about the poor plumbing in the ladies' retiring room and the drinking water at the park.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 16, 1900. Page 4.</ref> The Ohio Department of Inspections of Workshops, Factories, and Public Buildings found that the theater would have chairs obstructing the aisles and passageways during performances and was ordered to stop the behavior.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Annual_Report_of_the_Department_of_Inspe/zIRIAAAAYAAJ "Opera Houses and Theaters."] ''Annual Report of the Department of Inspections of Workshops, Factories, and Public Buildings.'' Page 509. Accessed through Google Books.</ref>		There was a complaint in the ''Columbus Evening Dispatch'' about the poor plumbing in the ladies' retiring room and the drinking water at the park.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 16, 1900. Page 4.</ref> The Ohio Department of Inspections of Workshops, Factories, and Public Buildings found that the theater would have chairs obstructing the aisles and passageways during performances and was ordered to stop the behavior.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Annual_Report_of_the_Department_of_Inspe/zIRIAAAAYAAJ "Opera Houses and Theaters."] ''Annual Report of the Department of Inspections of Workshops, Factories, and Public Buildings.'' Page 509. Accessed through Google Books.</ref>
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	* Charleton and Terre, singing comedians		* Charleton and Terre, singing comedians
	* Darmody, comedy juggler		* Darmody, comedy juggler
			* Kinodrome Pictures

	Kinodrome Pictures showed "High Street at Its Busiest Time," shot from the front of a streetcar.		Kinodrome Pictures showed "High Street at Its Busiest Time," shot from the front of a streetcar.
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	* John and Maude Allison in a comedy sketch called "How Foolish"		* John and Maude Allison in a comedy sketch called "How Foolish"
	* Stella Reinhart, champion clog and soft shoe dancer		* Stella Reinhart, champion clog and soft shoe dancer
			* Kinodrome Pictures

	Kinodrome Pictures included "A Practical Joke on a Cabby," "The Miller and the Sheep," "Admiral Dewey Receiving the Reception Committee on the Olympia," "A Visit to a Spiritualist," and "The Filipinos' Retreat."		Kinodrome Pictures included "A Practical Joke on a Cabby," "The Miller and the Sheep," "Admiral Dewey Receiving the Reception Committee on the Olympia," "A Visit to a Spiritualist," and "The Filipinos' Retreat."
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	* LeClaire and Hayes, two girls who sang and danced		* LeClaire and Hayes, two girls who sang and danced
	* Kasten, Duey, and Kasten, a comedy trio in songs and mannerisms of the South		* Kasten, Duey, and Kasten, a comedy trio in songs and mannerisms of the South
			* The Kinodrome Pictures

	The Kinodrome Pictures showed new views.		The Kinodrome Pictures showed new views.

	Naynon, a gymnast, brought birds composed of Australian and East Indian cockatoos, African and South African macaws, and a flock of imported racer fantail pigeons. This was Kasten, Duey, and Kasten's second year at the park. This year, they performed "Christmas Festivities of the South" with duets and character changes. Frank R. Hoy's Society Entertainers introduced the "marionette minstrels," seven life-like puppets with a banjo, violin, flute, cornet, and tambourine. The final act was a pantomime in which a clown, horse, cow, balloon, etc., took active parts. <ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1900. Page 18.</ref> Ollie Young, the Columbus ambidextrous club swinger, was added to the bill later in the week.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 19, 1900. Page 11.</ref>		Naynon, a gymnast, brought birds composed of Australian and East Indian cockatoos, African and South African macaws, and a flock of imported racer fantail pigeons. This was Kasten, Duey, and Kasten's second year at the park. This year, they performed "Christmas Festivities of the South" with duets and character changes. Frank R. Hoy's Society Entertainers introduced the "marionette minstrels," seven life-like puppets with a banjo, violin, flute, cornet, and tambourine. The final act was a pantomime in which a clown, a horse, a cow, a balloon, etc., took active parts. <ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1900. Page 18.</ref> Ollie Young, the Columbus ambidextrous club swinger, was added to the bill later in the week.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 19, 1900. Page 11.</ref>

	====Week of June 24====		====Week of June 24====
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	* Udell and Pierce, comedians, performed their sketch, "Kelly's Night Off"		* Udell and Pierce, comedians, performed their sketch, "Kelly's Night Off"
	* Maude Beale Price		* Maude Beale Price
			* The Kinodrome Pictures

	The Kinodrome Pictures showed "Ching-a Ling-Foo Outdone," a panorama of the Modder river in South Africa; "The Impersonator," a troop train carrying Seaforth Highlanders over a temporary bridge in place of one torn down by the Boers; "A Wringing Good Joke," the trenches at Candaba; and "The Man with the Four Heads."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 24, 1900. Page 18.</ref>		The Kinodrome Pictures showed "Ching-a Ling-Foo Outdone," a panorama of the Modder river in South Africa; "The Impersonator," a troop train carrying Seaforth Highlanders over a temporary bridge in place of one torn down by the Boers; "A Wringing Good Joke," the trenches at Candaba; and "The Man with the Four Heads."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 24, 1900. Page 18.</ref>
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	* The Sermon Children		* The Sermon Children
	* The Marvelous Werntz Family, outdoor gymnasts, performed an exhibition of the flying trapeze near the [[Ball Grounds\|Olentangy Ball Grounds]]		* The Marvelous Werntz Family, outdoor gymnasts, performed an exhibition of the flying trapeze near the [[Ball Grounds\|Olentangy Ball Grounds]]
			* Kinodrome Pictures

	Kinodrome Pictures showed new views, including "A Washerwoman's Mistake," "The Breadwinner," "An Up-to-date Conjure," "The Columbia and the Shamrock Passing," "Jones' Return From a Sleigh Ride," "Panorama of Brooklyn Bridge to New York," "The Folly of Being Cautious," and "Bull Fight Taken at Madrid."		Kinodrome Pictures showed new views, including "A Washerwoman's Mistake," "The Breadwinner," "An Up-to-date Conjure," "The Columbia and the Shamrock Passing," "Jones' Return From a Sleigh Ride," "Panorama of Brooklyn Bridge to New York," "The Folly of Being Cautious," and "Bull Fight Taken at Madrid."

	The Dilworth Family was made of four women and four men, dressed in evening wear, performing difficult and dangerous feats. They previously performed with the Ringling Brothers Circus. The instrumental Williards represented five nations on their instruments: America, aluminum chimes; England, musical whirls; Turkey, mellow pipes; Guatemala, mammoth octophone; and Japan, bamboo calliope. The Sermon Children were two children 5 and 9 years old who danced and sang and were billed as "juvenile wonders."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' July 8, 1900. Page 18.</ref>		The Dilworth Family was made up of four women and four men, dressed in evening wear, performing difficult and dangerous feats. They previously performed with the Ringling Brothers Circus. The instrumental Williards represented five nations on their instruments: America, aluminum chimes; England, musical whirls; Turkey, mellow pipes; Guatemala, mammoth octophone; and Japan, bamboo calliope. The Sermon Children were two children 5 and 9 years old who danced and sang and were billed as "juvenile wonders."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' July 8, 1900. Page 18.</ref>

	====Week of July 15====		====Week of July 15====
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	* The Four Nelson Sisters, acrobats		* The Four Nelson Sisters, acrobats

	"The Half-Way House" featured character actor Perkins D. Fisher~~, who played~~ Silas Older, a former minstrel man turned farmer and keeper of a country inn. Fisher's wife played Belle Younger, an actress who registers at the inn. Carle ~~played~~ a one-man skit called "The Betrayed Professor," ~~which had~~ eight characters of different genders. He played all the roles: the hero, villain, leading lady, servant girl, policeman, butler, professor, and betrayed wife.		"The Half-Way House" featured character actor Perkins D. Fisher as Silas Older, a former minstrel man turned farmer and keeper of a country inn. Fisher's wife played Belle Younger, an actress who registers at the inn. Carle performed a one-man skit called "The Betrayed Professor," featuring eight characters of different genders. He played all the roles: the hero, the villain, the leading lady, the servant girl, the policeman, the butler, the professor, and the betrayed wife.

	====Week of July 29====		====Week of July 29====
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	* Keno, Welsh, and Melrose, grotesque comedy acrobats		* Keno, Welsh, and Melrose, grotesque comedy acrobats

	Blake and Bishop's circus performed at Minerva Park the week prior, and ~~performed in~~ the former casino. Hall was unable to attend the opening.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 6, 1900. Page 9.</ref>		Blake and Bishop's circus performed at Minerva Park the week prior and at the former casino. Hall was unable to attend the opening.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 6, 1900. Page 9.</ref>

	====Week of Aug. 12====		====Week of Aug. 12====

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	Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> J. W. Pickens of Zanesville became the excursion agent for the park.<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>		Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> J. W. Pickens of Zanesville became the excursion agent for the park.<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>

	Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the entire park and the theater gallery.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>		Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the entire park and the theater gallery.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>
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	Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion" /> and Columbus Railway Company ~~since 1899,~~<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>		Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion" /><ref name="excursion2" /> and Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> since 1899, the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	===List of Rides and Attractions===		===List of Rides and Attractions===

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	Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> J. W. Pickens of Zanesville became the excursion agent for the park.<ref>''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>		Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> J. W. Pickens of Zanesville became the excursion agent for the park.<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>

	Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the entire park and the theater gallery.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>		Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the entire park and the theater gallery.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>
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	Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the ~~amusement~~ manager and ~~excursion manager~~<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> ~~for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899,~~ the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>		Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion" /> and Columbus Railway Company since 1899,<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	===List of Rides and Attractions===		===List of Rides and Attractions===

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	Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>		Olentangy Park opened for the 1900 season on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, 1900.<ref name="opening">"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 13, 1900. Page 21.</ref><ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 16, 1900. Page 11.</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band and Orchestra provided music throughout the season.<ref name="opening" /><ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref> Frank Burt, general manager of The Olentangy Park Company, booked the performances and stunts, and A. C. Lacy managed the theater.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 20, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="chennellout">"Chennell Out of It." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 22, 1900. Page 8.</ref><ref name="chennellandlacy">"Chennell and Lacy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 28, 1900. Page 7.</ref><ref name="Lacy">"Scribes Entertained." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 19, 1900. Page 6.</ref> J. W. Pickens of Zanesville became the excursion agent for the park.<ref>''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed relatively early on September 16, 1900.<ref>"The Drama." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1900. Page 18.</ref>

	Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, ~~the cost of~~ admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the ~~whole~~ park and the gallery ~~in the theater~~.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>		Joseph W. Dusenbury managed both Olentangy Park and Minerva Park.<ref name="pamphlet1900">The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> The operating company, The Olentangy Park Company, was a private entity not affiliated with the Columbus Railway Company. The park company leased the park grounds, and all the buildings, bridges, electric lighting plant, and other structures were considered the property of the park company. Performing artists' and musicians' wages increased 25 to 100 percent from the previous year. Due to these rising costs, admission was set at {{Tooltip \|text = 5 cents\|tooltip = $1.90 in 2025 dollars}} per person, except for children, and included the entire park and the theater gallery.<ref name="costs" /><ref>"The Week." ''Ohio State Lantern (Columbus, Ohio).'' Feb. 7, 1900. Page 3.</ref> Fans were sold to help keep air circulating in the theater.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 18, 1900. Page 4.</ref>

	===Park Improvements===		===Park Improvements===

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	Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901.</ref>		Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	===List of Rides and Attractions===		===List of Rides and Attractions===

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	''Main Articles:'' [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]]		''Main Articles:'' [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]]

	Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks." ''The Street Railway Review'' ~~1901.~~ Vol. 11. ~~Issue~~ 89.</ref>		Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the bathing pavilion offered the amenities of a beach, including dressing rooms separated by gender, along the Olentangy River. It was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. Up-to-date bathing suits were supplied to patrons.<ref name="parkopening" /> In the center of the structure stood a toboggan slide named the water toboggan. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref name="pamphlet1900" /> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was 50 feet wide, extending from a tower that measured 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet. Riders using standard ice slide toboggans faced a 40-foot drop, followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901.</ref>

	===List of Rides and Attractions===		===List of Rides and Attractions===