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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	It was housed in a building that was 80 feet by 150 feet,<ref name="spring">"Spring Building at Olentangy." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' March 24, 1922. Page 14.</ref> and had a porch that wrapped around for onlookers. The floor was covered in steel, and overhead wire netting was stretched. Fancy upholstered cars, mounted on wheels that could turn in any direction, with each car holding two to four riders, were placed on the floor. An electric motor in the cars and trolleys that extended to the overhead wire netting generated an electric current to operate each car.<ref>"On the 'Dodgem'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 9, 1922. Page 7.</ref>		It was housed in a building that was 80 feet by 150 feet,<ref name="spring">"Spring Building at Olentangy." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' March 24, 1922. Page 14.</ref> and had an open porch that wrapped around for onlookers.<ref>Hyatt, Shirley. "[https://clintonvillehistory.com/robert-ohaver-1937-2009/ Robert Ohaver (1937-2009)]." ''Cintonville History.'' Blog post with audio. Published Sept. 20, 2008. Last updated Feb. 18, 2026. Accessed April 10, 2026. From an audio file on an interview with Robert Ohaver (1920-2009) by Clintonville Community members on Sept. 12, 2003.</ref> The floor was covered in steel, and overhead wire netting was stretched. Fancy upholstered cars, mounted on wheels that could turn in any direction, with each car holding two to four riders, were placed on the floor. An electric motor in the cars and trolleys that extended to the overhead wire netting generated an electric current to operate each car.<ref>"On the 'Dodgem'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 9, 1922. Page 7.</ref>

	The patent described the ride as a set of small circular electric motor-propelled cars, guided by shifting the trolley pole from one trolley wire to another, and riders could control them by turning the motor forward or backward. The cars were on swiveled casters,<ref name="case2">''[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6934162/stoehrer-pratt-dodgem-corp-v-lusse-bros Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corp. v. Lusse Bros.]'' 282 Pa. 166, 127 A. 473. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1925. Accessed through CourtListener.</ref> and each held up to two people.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="case">''[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6563085/greenburg-v-stoehrer-pratt-dodgem-corp/ Greenburg v. Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corp.]'' 1927 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1234. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1927. Accessed through CourtListener.</ref>		The patent described the ride as a set of small circular electric motor-propelled cars, guided by shifting the trolley pole from one trolley wire to another, and riders could control them by turning the motor forward or backward. The cars were on swiveled casters,<ref name="case2">''[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6934162/stoehrer-pratt-dodgem-corp-v-lusse-bros Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corp. v. Lusse Bros.]'' 282 Pa. 166, 127 A. 473. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1925. Accessed through CourtListener.</ref> and each held up to two people.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="case">''[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6563085/greenburg-v-stoehrer-pratt-dodgem-corp/ Greenburg v. Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corp.]'' 1927 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1234. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1927. Accessed through CourtListener.</ref>

	The original design ~~of the car~~ by J. J. Stock ~~was~~ unsuccessful, so the Stoehrer brothers modified it to ~~hold~~ two riders. They made the cars appear steerable by riders, but the mechanism moved in random directions. The electricity for the motors was supplied through a pole extending from the ceiling to the floor.<ref name="case2" />		The original car design by J. J. Stock proved unsuccessful, so the Stoehrer brothers modified it to accommodate two riders. They made the cars appear steerable by riders, but the mechanism moved in random directions. The electricity for the motors was supplied through a pole extending from the ceiling to the floor.<ref name="case2" />

	The concept for the Dodgem ride came from when Max Stoehrer saw a kid maneuvering a stripped-down Ford in a parking garage, avoiding all the posts.<ref>[https://amusementparksandbeyond.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/when-rides-were-the-soul-of-salisbury-part-ii/ "When Rides Were the Soul of Salisbury, Part II."] ''Amusement Parks and Beyond.'' December 21, 2017.</ref>		The concept for the Dodgem ride came from when Max Stoehrer saw a kid maneuvering a stripped-down Ford in a parking garage, avoiding all the posts.<ref>[https://amusementparksandbeyond.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/when-rides-were-the-soul-of-salisbury-part-ii/ "When Rides Were the Soul of Salisbury, Part II."] ''Amusement Parks and Beyond.'' December 21, 2017.</ref>

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	The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

	==Description==		== Description ==
	It was housed in a building that was 80 feet by 150 feet,<ref name="spring">"Spring Building at Olentangy." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' March 24, 1922. Page 14.</ref> and had a porch that wrapped around for onlookers. The floor was covered in steel, and overhead wire netting was stretched. Fancy upholstered cars, mounted on wheels that could turn in any direction, with each car holding two to four riders, were placed on the floor. An electric motor in the cars and trolleys that extended to the overhead wire netting generated an electric current to operate each car.<ref>"On the 'Dodgem'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 9, 1922. Page 7.</ref>		It was housed in a building that was 80 feet by 150 feet,<ref name="spring">"Spring Building at Olentangy." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' March 24, 1922. Page 14.</ref> and had a porch that wrapped around for onlookers. The floor was covered in steel, and overhead wire netting was stretched. Fancy upholstered cars, mounted on wheels that could turn in any direction, with each car holding two to four riders, were placed on the floor. An electric motor in the cars and trolleys that extended to the overhead wire netting generated an electric current to operate each car.<ref>"On the 'Dodgem'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 9, 1922. Page 7.</ref>

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	* Amusement device. (Nov. 27, 1934) U.S. Patent No. 1,982,391 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bMfm-mBuQzg9ZFQFdVefNv_u2y6-xIN2/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Markey, F. L. 1934. "Amusement device." U.S. Patent No. 1,982,391. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bMfm-mBuQzg9ZFQFdVefNv_u2y6-xIN2/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Amusement device. (Nov. 27, 1934) U.S. Patent No. 1,982,391 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bMfm-mBuQzg9ZFQFdVefNv_u2y6-xIN2/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Markey, F. L. 1934. "Amusement device." U.S. Patent No. 1,982,391. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bMfm-mBuQzg9ZFQFdVefNv_u2y6-xIN2/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

	== References==		== References ==
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	[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>		[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the [[Red Devil]] roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>

	The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1921-09-24_33_39/page/84/mode/2up Dodgems Get The Business]." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> The ride was built at the park by the C. M. Walker Amusement and Construction Company of Rochester, New York, and was said to be the most elaborate version of the ride.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1922-01-28_34_4/mode/2up New Devices to be Built at Olentangy Park, Columbus, O.—Contract Awarded Rochester Firm]." ''The Billboard.'' Jan. 28, 1922. Vol. 34. No. 4. Page 74. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>		The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1921-09-24_33_39/page/84/mode/2up Dodgems Get The Business]." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> The ride was built at the park by the C. M. Walker Amusement and Construction Company of Rochester, New York, and was said to be the most elaborate version of the ride.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1922-01-28_34_4/mode/2up New Devices to be Built at Olentangy Park, Columbus, O.—Contract Awarded Rochester Firm]." ''The Billboard.'' Jan. 28, 1922. Vol. 34. No. 4. Page 74. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>
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	File:Dodgem RedDevil 1936 ColumbusDispatch cropped Dodgem.jpg\|alt=1936 photo of the Dodgem ride at Olentangy Park.\|1936 photo of the Dodgem ride at Olentangy Park.		File:Dodgem RedDevil 1936 ColumbusDispatch cropped Dodgem.jpg\|alt=1936 photo of the Dodgem ride at Olentangy Park.\|1936 photo of the Dodgem ride at Olentangy Park.
	File:Dodgem RedDevil 1936 ColumbusDispatch.jpg\|alt=1936 photo of the Dodgem and Red Devil rides at Olentangy Park.\|1936 photo of the Dodgem and Red Devil rides at Olentangy Park.		File:Dodgem RedDevil 1936 ColumbusDispatch.jpg\|alt=1936 photo of the Dodgem and Red Devil rides at Olentangy Park.\|1936 photo of the Dodgem and [[Red Devil]] rides at Olentangy Park.
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	[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>		[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>

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	[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>		[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>

	The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1921-09-24_33_39/page/84/mode/2up Dodgems Get The Business]." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> The ride was built at the park by the C. M. Walker Amusement and Construction Company of Rochester, New York.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1922-01-28_34_4/mode/2up New Devices to be Built at Olentangy Park, Columbus, O.—Contract Awarded Rochester Firm]." ''The Billboard.'' Jan. 28, 1922. Vol. 34. No. 4. Page 74. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>		The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1921-09-24_33_39/page/84/mode/2up Dodgems Get The Business]." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> The ride was built at the park by the C. M. Walker Amusement and Construction Company of Rochester, New York, and was said to be the most elaborate version of the ride.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1922-01-28_34_4/mode/2up New Devices to be Built at Olentangy Park, Columbus, O.—Contract Awarded Rochester Firm]." ''The Billboard.'' Jan. 28, 1922. Vol. 34. No. 4. Page 74. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>		[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>

	The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1921-09-24_33_39/page/84/mode/2up Dodgems Get The Business]." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>		The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1921-09-24_33_39/page/84/mode/2up Dodgems Get The Business]." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> The ride was built at the park by the C. M. Walker Amusement and Construction Company of Rochester, New York.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1922-01-28_34_4/mode/2up New Devices to be Built at Olentangy Park, Columbus, O.—Contract Awarded Rochester Firm]." ''The Billboard.'' Jan. 28, 1922. Vol. 34. No. 4. Page 74. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>		[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>

	The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"Dodgems Get The Business." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85.</ref>		The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1921-09-24_33_39/page/84/mode/2up Dodgems Get The Business]." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref> The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"Dodgems Get The Business." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85.</ref> The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>

			The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"Dodgems Get The Business." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85.</ref>

			The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref> The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in 1921 and the ride was sent to California in late 1921.<ref>"Dodgems Get The Business." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85.</ref> The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		[[Dodgem]] was an amusement ride that opened at Olentangy Park in 1922.<ref name=":0">"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 4, 1922.</ref><ref name="newsgazette">[https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/ "Olentangy Park."] ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. Issue 27. July 6, 1922. Page 2. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was a ride that later became known as a "bumper car" ride, consisting of electrically-propelled cars that riders would ride around with the intent to dodge other cars, but usually would bump them intentionally instead. It was north of the entrance to the Red Devil roller coaster.<ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref> The patents for the Dodgem were secured only the season before by the [[Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation]], and the first one opened in Atlantic City. Some sources said the one at Olentangy Park was the second Dodgem built,<ref name="newsgazette" /><ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref> but an article in ''The Billboard'' about the manufacturer, Ralph Pratt, said there was a successful Dodgem ride at Revere Beach in Massachusetts in 1921 and the ride was sent to California and some southern states in late 1921.<ref>"Dodgems Get The Business." ''The Billboard.'' Sept. 24, 1921. Vol. 33. No. 39 Page 85.</ref> The attraction was improved in 1927<ref>"Amusement News." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 13, 1927. Page 34.</ref><ref name="patent27" /> and in 1930, front-wheel dodgem cars were added.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 42. Issue 44. Nov. 1, 1930. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="patent30" /> The ride remained operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Vol. 1. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> it was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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