Penny Arcade (Midway)
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Penny Arcade
| Other Name(s) | Arcade, North Arcade and Wonderland |
|---|---|
| Type | Arcade Skill-based Games |
| Park Section | Midway |
| Built | 1909 |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Closed | 1911 (fire) |
| Fires | 1911 |
At least two Penny Arcades existed at Olentangy Park. The second one was installed in the Midway. It and several other attractions burned down in July 1911.[1][2] Penny Arcades were attractions with coin-operated devices, including fortune-telling machinery, slot machines, love tester machines, peepshows (animation/moving pictures), skill-based games such as skee-ball, box-ball, and shooter games.[3]
This midway penny arcade could be the Arcadia or Automatic Vaudeville attraction, both built in 1909 and at least one destroyed in the Midway Fire of 1911.[4][5][6][7]
There could have also been a penny arcade rebuilt in 1912 around the same area.
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References
- ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). Thursday, July 27, 1911. Pg. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 July 1911. Pg. 1.
- ↑ "Penny Arcade. Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement_arcade#Penny_arcade
- ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio), July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ Photographs, The Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.