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Opening in June 1903,<ref name="weekof0614">"At the Theaters: Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' 14 June 1903. Pg. 5.</ref> the [[Cave of the Winds]] was an attraction at Olentangy Park and many parks at the time. They were usually spaces where large gusts of wind would blow the hats off the parkgoers.<ref>Stanton, Jeffrey. "Chutes & Luna Park - Los Angeles - 1900 - 1912." ''Venice History Site.'' 4 February 2013. https://www.westland.net/venicehistory/articles/Chutes&LunaPark-LA.html.</ref>
Opening in June [[1903 Season|1903]],<ref name="weekof0614">"At the Theaters: Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch,'' June 14, 1903. Page 5.</ref> the [[Cave of the Winds]] was an attraction at Olentangy Park<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' September 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> and many parks at the time. They were usually spaces where large gusts of wind would blow the hats off the parkgoers.<ref>Stanton, Jeffrey. [https://www.westland.net/venicehistory/articles/Chutes&LunaPark-LA.html "Chutes & Luna Park - Los Angeles - 1900 - 1912."] ''Venice History Site.'' Feb. 4, 2013. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1902-07-26_14_30/page/12/mode/2up "Street Fair and Carnival Notes."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 14. Issue 30. July 26, 1902. Page 12. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> The attraction was constructed by [[J. W. Zarro]] from Cincinnati and his [[Zarro Amusement Device Company|Zarro Amusement Device Co.]]


It most likely only ran for one season.
It most likely only ran for one season.
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Latest revision as of 07:02, 18 December 2025

Cave of the Winds
Type Other
Park Section Unknown
Built 1903
Opened 1903
Closed 1903
Architect J. W. Zarro

Opening in June 1903,[1] the Cave of the Winds was an attraction at Olentangy Park[2] and many parks at the time. They were usually spaces where large gusts of wind would blow the hats off the parkgoers.[3][4] The attraction was constructed by J. W. Zarro from Cincinnati and his Zarro Amusement Device Co.

It most likely only ran for one season.

References

  1. ↑ "At the Theaters: Olentangy Park." Sunday Columbus Dispatch, June 14, 1903. Page 5.
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Park: Closing Day." Columbus Evening Dispatch, September 20, 1903. Page 33.
  3. ↑ Stanton, Jeffrey. "Chutes & Luna Park - Los Angeles - 1900 - 1912." Venice History Site. Feb. 4, 2013. Accessed on July 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Street Fair and Carnival Notes." The Billboard. Vol. 14. Issue 30. July 26, 1902. Page 12. Accessed through the Internet Archive.