Baby Farm

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Baby Farm
Other Name(s) Baby Animal Farm
Type Animals
Park Section Unknown
Built Unknown
Opened 1932
Closed 1937 (park closure)

The Baby Farm was an attraction with animals at Olentangy Park.[1] Opening in 1932, and it included sheep and lambs; pigs and litter; cat and kittens; and hens and chicks. This was in addition to the monkey cages, aviary, and Tanda, the baby elephant already established at the park.[2] By 1934, the white mice and monkeys needed more room and the exhibit was expanded.[3] It most likely moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after Olentangy Park closed.[4]

References

  1. Kuster, Gordon. 1933. "Band Opens At Olentangy Park." The Columbus Dispatch, August 7, 1933. Page 10.
  2. "Olentangy Will Present 'Baby Farm' Innovation." The Billboard, Vol. 44. Issue 16. April 16, 1932. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
  3. "Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." The Billboard, Vol. 46. Issue 26. June 30, 1934. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.
  4. Barret, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1, April 1984. Page 17.