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A funhouse attraction called '''The Third Degree''' opened at Olentangy Park in [[1906 Season|1906]].<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch | A funhouse attraction called '''The Third Degree''' opened at Olentangy Park in [[1906 Season|1906]].<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref> | ||
There was a funhouse franchise called "The Third Degree"<ref name="wonderland">'' | There was a funhouse franchise called "The Third Degree"<ref name="wonderland">''[https://lost-wonderland.com/the-foolish-house-the-third-degree-and-the-house-that-jack-built/ Lost Wonderland.]'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> so changes in management could have led to changes in the name. Other parks, such as Wonderland in Revere Beach, Massachusetts, had a similar attraction that also went by "The House of Mirth," "The House of Follies," "The Foolish House," and "The House that Jack Built." The front of the building in other parks would have a large depiction of a "monstrous idiot figure," and visitors would enter through the figure's legs.<ref name="wonderland" /> | ||
The [[House That Jack Built]] at Olentangy Park was built two years prior in the Colonnade. This could have been its successor. However, the "Third Degree" was rarely mentioned, even during the 1906 season. | The [[House That Jack Built]] at Olentangy Park was built two years prior in the Colonnade. This could have been its successor. However, the "Third Degree" was rarely mentioned, even during the 1906 season. | ||
According to historian Stephen R. Wilk, most Third Degree funhouses were operated by the Keystone Amusement Construction Company of Pittsburgh.<ref>Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Page 76.</ref> | |||
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| Type | Funhouse |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Unknown |
| Built | 1906 |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Closed | 1906 |
A funhouse attraction called The Third Degree opened at Olentangy Park in 1906.[1]
There was a funhouse franchise called "The Third Degree"[2] so changes in management could have led to changes in the name. Other parks, such as Wonderland in Revere Beach, Massachusetts, had a similar attraction that also went by "The House of Mirth," "The House of Follies," "The Foolish House," and "The House that Jack Built." The front of the building in other parks would have a large depiction of a "monstrous idiot figure," and visitors would enter through the figure's legs.[2]
The House That Jack Built at Olentangy Park was built two years prior in the Colonnade. This could have been its successor. However, the "Third Degree" was rarely mentioned, even during the 1906 season.
According to historian Stephen R. Wilk, most Third Degree funhouses were operated by the Keystone Amusement Construction Company of Pittsburgh.[3]
References
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 15, 1906. Page 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lost Wonderland. Accessed on July 22, 2022.
- ↑ Wilk, Stephen R. Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Page 76.