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{{Infobox | {{Infobox attraction | ||
| name = Joy Mill | | name = Joy Mill | ||
| type = | | type = Funhouse | ||
| opened = | | closed = 1937 (park closure) | ||
|built= | | frame = Wood | ||
| numstories = 2 | |||
| section = Midway | |||
| opened = 1922 | |||
| built = 1913 | |||
| image = CannonBallExpress Photo OhioMemory cropped JoyMill.jpg | |||
| replaced = [[Fun House]] | |||
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The '''Joy Mill''' | The [[Joy Mill]] was a funhouse attraction originally built as [[The Fun House]] at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in 1922.<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 30, 1922. Page 8.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> It was sometimes referred to as "The Fun House and Joy Mill"<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-state-fair-week/161669507/ "State Fair Week Amusements."] ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 26, 1921. Page 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and even "The Joy House."<ref>''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 25, 1924, Page 48.</ref> It was built across from Kelso Road, on the location of the first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] ride<ref>"Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 13, 1929. Page 7.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref> that burned down in [[Midway Fire of 1911|1911]]. | ||
==Gallery== | New mirrors were added in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Cherrington|firstname = H. E.|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = June 6, 1933|page = 12 }}</ref> | ||
The attraction was one of the many sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938.<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-05-14_50_20/page/44 The Billboard.]'' May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref name="map">''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. Map. 1937. Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref> | |||
== Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:CannonBallExpress Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway | File:CannonBallExpress Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway with the second Ye Old Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Rifle Range, and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s)|The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway with the second [[Ye Olde Mill (2)|Ye Old Mill]], [[Mysterious Sensation]], [[Rifle Range]], and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s) | ||
File:Midway Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second Ye Olde Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and second Dancing Pavilion.|The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second [[Ye Olde Mill (2)|Ye Olde Mill]], [[Mysterious Sensation]], Joy Mill, and second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Dancing Pavilion]]. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Crazy House]] | |||
* [[The Fun House]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 30 August 2026
Joy Mill
| Type | Funhouse |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Midway |
| Built | 1913 |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Closed | 1937 (park closure) |
| Frame | Wood |
| Number of Stories | 2 |
| Replaced | Fun House |
The Joy Mill was a funhouse attraction originally built as The Fun House at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in 1922.[1][2] It was sometimes referred to as "The Fun House and Joy Mill"[3] and even "The Joy House."[4] It was built across from Kelso Road, on the location of the first Ye Olde Mill ride[5][6][7] that burned down in 1911.
New mirrors were added in 1933.[8]
The attraction was one of the many sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938.[9][10]
Gallery
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The Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway with the second Ye Old Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Rifle Range, and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s) -
The Midway at Olentangy Park with the second Ye Olde Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and second Dancing Pavilion.
See Also
References
- ↑ "New Amusement Devices." The Columbus Dispatch. April 30, 1922. Page 8.
- ↑ Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1. April 1984. Page 11.
- ↑ "State Fair Week Amusements." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio). Aug. 26, 1921. Page 7. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch. April 25, 1924, Page 48.
- ↑ "Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 13, 1929. Page 7.
- ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio. 1924.
- ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.
- ↑ Cherrington, H. E.. "Olentangy Still Mecca." The Columbus Dispatch. June 6, 1933. Page 12.
- ↑ Advertisement. The Billboard. May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
- ↑ City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Franklin Survey Co. Map. 1937. Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com.