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	At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>		At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>

	The Penny Arcades had coin-operated games and early-film devices such as Kinetoscopes, Mutoscopes, etc. The average trolley park arcade in 1906 had about 15 mutoscopes, 18 phonographs, a perfume machine, a stick candy dispenser, a gum dispenser, a scale, a punching bag, a "test your strength" hand gripper and lifter games, a mechanical fortune teller, a postcard machine, an engraving machine, other games, and a ~~cashier~~.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayj271906newy/page/470/mode/2up The Construction and Operation of Penny Arcades for Service in Railway Parks]." ''The Street Railway Journal.'' March 24, 1906. Vol. 27. No. 12. Pages 470-471. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 67-69.</ref>		The Penny Arcades had coin-operated games and early-film devices such as Kinetoscopes, Mutoscopes, etc. The average trolley park arcade in 1906 had about 15 mutoscopes and 18 phonographs along the walls, with a perfume machine, a stick candy dispenser, a gum dispenser, a scale, a punching bag, a "test your strength" hand gripper and lifter games, a mechanical fortune teller, a postcard machine, an engraving machine, other games around the room.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 67-69.</ref> A cashier was generally front and center with view machines and gum dispensers near them. Many featured a piano with snacks and card dispensers nearby. The cashiers were able to provide pennies in change for the machines. A size of the building suggested in 1906 was 40 feet square with free-flowing air.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayj271906newy/page/470/mode/2up The Construction and Operation of Penny Arcades for Service in Railway Parks]." ''The Street Railway Journal.'' March 24, 1906. Vol. 27. No. 12. Pages 470-471. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

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	At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>		At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>

	The Penny Arcades had coin-operated games and early-film devices such as Kinetoscopes, Mutoscopes, etc. The average trolley park arcade in 1906 had about 15 mutoscopes, 18 phonographs, a perfume machine, a stick candy dispenser, a gum dispenser, a scale, a punching bag, a "test your strength" hand gripper and lifter games, a mechanical fortune teller, a postcard machine, an engraving machine, other games, and a cashier.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 67-69.</ref>		The Penny Arcades had coin-operated games and early-film devices such as Kinetoscopes, Mutoscopes, etc. The average trolley park arcade in 1906 had about 15 mutoscopes, 18 phonographs, a perfume machine, a stick candy dispenser, a gum dispenser, a scale, a punching bag, a "test your strength" hand gripper and lifter games, a mechanical fortune teller, a postcard machine, an engraving machine, other games, and a cashier.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayj271906newy/page/470/mode/2up The Construction and Operation of Penny Arcades for Service in Railway Parks]." ''The Street Railway Journal.'' March 24, 1906. Vol. 27. No. 12. Pages 470-471. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 67-69.</ref>

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	At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>		At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>

			The Penny Arcades had coin-operated games and early-film devices such as Kinetoscopes, Mutoscopes, etc. The average trolley park arcade in 1906 had about 15 mutoscopes, 18 phonographs, a perfume machine, a stick candy dispenser, a gum dispenser, a scale, a punching bag, a "test your strength" hand gripper and lifter games, a mechanical fortune teller, a postcard machine, an engraving machine, other games, and a cashier.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 67-69.</ref>

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	* [[Automatic Vaudeville]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire		* [[Automatic Vaudeville]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire

	At least one was still in operation in ~~1918 and~~ 1933.<ref name="wanted1918">Wanted advertisement. ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' May 27, 1918. Accessed through Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette-wanted-two-or-thre/176650543/</ref><ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>		At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>

	~~In 1918, the Penny Arcade was ran by a Mr. Watson.<ref name="wanted1918" /~~>

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	* [[Automatic Vaudeville]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire		* [[Automatic Vaudeville]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire

	At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch,'' ~~August~~ 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>		At least one was still in operation in 1918 and 1933.<ref name="wanted1918">Wanted advertisement. ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' May 27, 1918. Accessed through Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette-wanted-two-or-thre/176650543/</ref><ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch.'' Aug. 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>

			In 1918, the Penny Arcade was ran by a Mr. Watson.<ref name="wanted1918" />

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	There has been a few possible "'''Penny Arcades'''" at Olentangy Park:		There has been a few possible "'''Penny Arcades'''" at Olentangy Park:
	* [[Penny Arcade (Colonnade)]] - Opened in 1904 in the [[Colonnade]]		* [[Penny Arcade (Colonnade)]] - Opened in 1904 in the [[Colonnade]]
	* [[Penny Arcade (Midway)]] - Opened in ~~1909~~, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire		* [[Penny Arcade (Midway)]] - Opened in 1910, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire
	* [[Arcadia]] - Opened in 1909~~, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire~~		* [[Arcadia]] - Opened in 1909
	* [[Automatic Vaudeville]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire		* [[Automatic Vaudeville]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire
	* [[Wonderland]] - Opened in 1911, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire

	At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch,'' August 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>		At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch,'' August 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>

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	At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch,'' August 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>		At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch,'' August 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>

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There has been a few possible "'''Penny Arcades'''" at Olentangy Park:
* [[Penny Arcade (Colonnade)]] - Opened in 1904 in the [[Colonnade]]
* [[Penny Arcade (Midway)]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire
* [[Arcadia]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire
* [[Automatic Vaudeville]] - Opened in 1909, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire
* [[Wonderland]] - Opened in 1911, burned down in the 1911 Midway Fire

At least one was still in operation in 1933.<ref>"Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." ''Columbus Journal Dispatch,'' August 20, 1933. Page 7-D.</ref>