1924 Season

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1924 Season

Leadership	Olentangy Amusement Co. Leo Haenlein Elmer Haenlein
Season	1923
Park Size	Between 66 and 100 acres

Olentangy Park opened for its 1924 season on...

The park closed for the year on...

Park Sold to Haenleins

In mid-July 1923, the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas had ordered Miller to sell the property to Leo and Elmer Haenlein. The sale to the Haenlein Brothers and associates was finalized in early August for $250,000$4.87 million in 2026 dollars. After the sale, the property operated under the name Olentangy Amusement Co. A Columbus Dispatch article about the sale said the property consisted of 66 acres.

Rides and Attractions

List of Rides and Attractions

• Arena
• Band Shell
• Bandstand (South)
• Box ball alleys
• Canoe Club Boathouse
• Casino (2)
• Center Bandstand
• Children's Playground
• Circle Swing
• Dodgem
• Dancing Pavilion
• Double Whirl
• Electric Autos
• Ferris Wheel
• Figure Eight Toboggan
• Floral Conservatory & Greenhouse
• The Fun House
• General Playground
• Grand Carousel
• Gypsy Camp
• Horseshoe Courts
• Joy Mill
• Merry-Go-Round (1)
• Merry-Go-Round (3)
• Millrace and Fish Pond
• Miniature Railway
• Motion Pictures
• Ye Olde Mill (2)
• Over-the-Top
• Palm Garden
• Open-Air Theater
• Palmistry
• Photographic Gallery (4)
• Pony and Camel Track
• Red Devil
• Shoot-the-Chutes
• Shooting Gallery
• Snake Den
• Swimming Pool
• Swings
• Theater
• Water Toboggan
• The Whip
• Whirlwind
• Zoological Garden

Theater and Vaudeville

Olentangy Park Theater

Main Article: Olentangy Park Theater

Vaudeville

Vaudeville was shown at the Open-Air Theater starting May 27.

Activities

List of Activities

• Baseball
• Billiards
• Boating
• Box Ball
• Bowling
• Dancing
• Dining
• Fishing
• Fortune Telling
• General Games
• Horseshoes
• Penny Arcades
• Picnics
• Pony Rides
• Swimming