Shooting Gallery
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Shooting Gallery
| Other Name(s) | Mechanical Shooting Gallery Rifle Range and Shooting Gallery |
|---|---|
| Type | Skill-Based Games |
| Park Section | Center |
| Opened | Unknown |
| Closed | Unknown |
| Number of Stories | 1 |
A Shooting Gallery, sometimes called the Mechanical Shooting Gallery, or combined with the Rifle Range was part of Olentangy Park for most of the park's run. Sometimes, the attraction was an open outdoor area - possibly a booth.[1][2] In the early 1900s, it was located near the Crystal Maze. It most likely had toy guns and/or water guns and visitors used them to hit targets to win prizes.
In 1916, two rifles were stolen from the Shooting Gallery.[3]
Originally located just north of the Crystal Maze and the ravine,[1][2][4] a new shooting gallery was added on the Midway near the Dancing Pavilion in 1929.[5] It was still in operation in 1933.[6]
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map. https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464
- ↑ "Multitude of Petty Thefts is Reported." Columbus Evening Dispatch, September 25, 1916. Page 3.
- ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1924.
- ↑ "Bathrooms and Rink." The Columbus Dispatch, April 14, 1929. Page 85.
- ↑ "Glimpse into the Penny Arcade." Columbus Journal Dispatch, August 20, 1933. Page 7-D.