Bandstand (South)

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South Bandstand
Other Name(s) Bandstand
First Bandstand
Type Music and Performances
Park Section Center
Built 1895
Opened 1895
Closed Unknown
Number of Stories 1

The first bandstand was a performance space south of the Colonnade.[1][2] It was built around 1895[3] and replaced with a newer, larger Band Shell at the park in 1910 for larger performances[4] but the original bandstand remained at least until 1913, when a wedding ceremony was performed.[5]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Sagstetter, Eugene P. 1954. "Remember Olentangy Park?" Columbus Sunday Dispatch Magazine, June 6, 1954. Page 120.
  2. ↑ "Park Open for Summer." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 25, 1919.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park, Founded in 1893, Long Was Amusement Mecca for Central Ohio." Columbus Evening Dispatch, April 1, 1938. Page 1.
  4. ↑ Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 19, 1910. Page 14.
  5. ↑ "Public Wedding at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 19, 1913. Page 10.