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The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906 | The '''Tours of the World''' exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref><ref>Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.</ref><ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio).'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/ "The Opening of Olentangy Park."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> south of the [[Laughing Gallery]] and north of the entrance to the [[Scenic Coaster]].<ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1079 Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref> | ||
It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by [[George C. Hale]], where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.<ref>[https://www.inspiredbyearth.info/history-over-100-years-ago "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''InspiredByEarth.info.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale%27s_Tours_of_the_World "Hale's Tours of the World."] ''Wikipedia.org.'' Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Similar to a modern-day amusement park attraction, there would have been someone acting as a train conductor calling, "All aboard!" as visitors entered the model pullman car.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 70-71.</ref> Scenes were changed weekly.<ref>"The Tours of the World." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1912. Page 11.</ref> | |||
The following year, a fire that started in the [[ | Like many other attractions at the park, Hale's Tours debuted at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904.<ref name="wonderland" /> | ||
At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.<ref>"Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1</ref> | |||
The following year, a fire that started in the [[Theatorium]] in July 1907 spread to the Tours of the World and other attractions, and the attraction was "burnt to ashes." The fire department estimated the damage at {{Tooltip |text = $3,000|tooltip = $102,595 in 2025 dollars}}.<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref> | |||
== Related Patents == | |||
* Pleasure railway. (Sept. 19, 1905) U.S. Patent No. 800,100 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Hale, G. C. 1905. "Pleasure railway." U.S. Patent No. 800,100. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref> | |||
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Tours of the World
| Other Name(s) | Hale's Tours of the World |
|---|---|
| Type | Exhibition |
| Park Section | North |
| Built | 1906 |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Closed | 1907 (fire) |
| Fires | 1907 |
| Manufacturer | George C. Hale |
| Designer | George C. Hale |
| Frame | Wood |
| Number of Stories | 1 |
| Replaced By | Loop-the-Loop |
The Tours of the World exhibition opened at Olentangy Park in 1906,[1][2][3][4] south of the Laughing Gallery and north of the entrance to the Scenic Coaster.[5]
It was one of a series of film-based exhibitions by George C. Hale, where visitors entered a stationary replica of a Pullman railway car. Inside, audiences sat on wooden benches facing a screen and a motion picture device, which played scenes filmed in a "phantom ride" style, making visitors feel as though they were traveling by rail to different locations. Staff would provide a rocking motion of the "car," and wind machines and sound effects added to the realism.[6][7] Similar to a modern-day amusement park attraction, there would have been someone acting as a train conductor calling, "All aboard!" as visitors entered the model pullman car.[8] Scenes were changed weekly.[9]
Like many other attractions at the park, Hale's Tours debuted at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904.[8]
At the end of the 1906 season, park management refused to increase the wages of the operators of the attraction, and they went on strike. An employee stole a lens from one of the machines, making it inoperable.[10]
The following year, a fire that started in the Theatorium in July 1907 spread to the Tours of the World and other attractions, and the attraction was "burnt to ashes." The fire department estimated the damage at $3,000$102,595 in 2025 dollars.[11]
Related Patents
References
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 15, 1906. Page 7.
- ↑ Long, W. C. 1906. "Columbus, Ohio." The Billboard. Vol. 18. Issue 19. May 12, 1906. Page 20.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio). June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com Clip 1 | Clip 2
- ↑ "The Opening of Olentangy Park." The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio). April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Postcard. Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio. Postmarked Sept. 9, 1908, Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.
- ↑ "Hale's Tours of the World." InspiredByEarth.info. Accessed on July 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Hale's Tours of the World." Wikipedia.org. Last modified on Feb. 10, 2022. Accessed on July 22, 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wilk, Stephen R. Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 70-71.
- ↑ "The Tours of the World." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. June 17, 1912. Page 11.
- ↑ "Striker Cripples Scenic Railway by Taking Lens." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. Sept. 2, 1906. Page 1
- ↑ "Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. July 5, 1907. Page 13.
- ↑ Hale, G. C. 1905. "Pleasure railway." U.S. Patent No. 800,100. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PDF