Checkerboard

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Outdoor Checkerboard
Other Name(s) Giant Checkerboard
Type Skill-Based Game
Activity Space
Park Section Unknown
Opened 1930
Closed 1937 (park closure)

A cement Outdoor Checkerboard, also known as the Giant Checkerboard, was added to Olentangy Park in 1930[1][2] and contest matches were held for prizes until the park's final season in 1937.

References

  1. ↑ Cherrington, H. E. "Looking Backward at Park and Forward to Film Season." The Columbus Dispatch. Nov. 9, 1930. Page 6-F.
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Receipts Almost Up to 1929." The Billboard. Nov. 1, 1930. Vol. 42. Issue 44. Page 61. Accessed through the Internet Archive.