1924 Season

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1924 Season
Leadership Olentangy Amusement Co.
Leo Haenlein
Elmer Haenlein
Season Began April 20, 1924
Park Size Between 66 and 100 acres

Olentangy Park opened for its 1924 season on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1924.[1] This was the first season the Haenlein Brothers managed. Former newspaperman and tax collector B. E. Williamson was hired to plan and market the park's events.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Park Improvements

A large number of tables were added to the picnic area near the Olentangy River.[5]

Rides and Attractions

List of Rides and Attractions

Theater and Vaudeville

Olentangy Park Theater

Main Article: Olentangy Park Theater

Vaudeville

Vaudeville was shown at the Open-Air Theater starting May 27.[6]

Music and Dancing

Sports

Swimming

The Haenleins brothers applied for membership in the American Athletic Union (A.A.U.) for the year.[7] Hugh Addison, from Ohio Wesleyan University, was the first applicant for membership in the Olentangy Park Swimming Club,[8] but he was unable to compete in the first meet in Chicago due to being struck with the flu.[9]

Activities

List of Activities

References

  1. ↑ "Mitchell's for Olentangy." The Columbus Dispatch. April 10, 1924. Page 42.
  2. ↑ "Takes Olentangy Job." The Columbus Dispatch. April 7, 1924. Page 13.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park Sale Closed." Clipper. Aug. 17, 1923. Vol. 71. Issue 28. Page 6. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ "Olentangy Park is Sold for $250,000." The Columbus Dispatch. Aug. 5, 1923. Page 1.
  5. ↑ "Looking Forward." The Columbus Dispatch. Feb. 16, 1923. Page 89.
  6. ↑ "Park's 26th Birthday." The Columbus Dispatch. May 27, 1923. Page 76.
  7. ↑ "A. A. U. Application." The Columbus Dispatch. March 14, 1924. Page 41.
  8. ↑ "Hugh Addison to Compete." The Columbus Dispatch. March 16, 1924. Page 18.
  9. ↑ "Addison Unable to Enter A. A. U. Meet." The Columbus Dispatch. March 28, 1924. Page 39.
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