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On Aug. 3, 1934, a passageway between the Dancing Pavilion and the Outdoor Ballroom constructed by F. & R. Lazarus and Company collapsed during a style show. Robert G. Butler, a park employee, fell 6 feet, fracturing and paralyzing his left arm. Butler sued F. & R. Lazarus and Company in December of that year for damages of {{Tooltip |text = $40,000|tooltip = $959,597 in 2025 dollars}}.<ref>"Damages of $40,000 Are Sought in Suit." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Dec. 22, 1934. Page 10.</ref>
On Aug. 3, 1934, a passageway between the Dancing Pavilion and the Outdoor Ballroom constructed by F. & R. Lazarus and Company collapsed during a style show. Robert G. Butler, a park employee, fell 6 feet, fracturing and paralyzing his left arm. Butler sued F. & R. Lazarus and Company in December of that year for damages of {{Tooltip |text = $40,000|tooltip = $959,597 in 2025 dollars}}.<ref>"Damages of $40,000 Are Sought in Suit." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Dec. 22, 1934. Page 10.</ref>


==See Also==
== See Also ==
* [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|Original Dancing Pavilion]]
* [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|Original Dancing Pavilion]]
* [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Second Dancing Pavilion]]
* [[Dancing Pavilion (2)|Second Dancing Pavilion]]
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 3 December 2025

Outdoor Ballroom
Other Name(s) Outdoor Dancing Pavilion
Type Activity Space
Music and Performances
Park Section East
Built 1929
Opened 1929
Closed Unknown

The Outdoor Ballroom or Outdoor Dancing Pavilion at Olentangy Park was an open space near the second Dancing Pavilion that opened in 1929. Built by the Haenlein Brothers after they purchased the park in 1929, it was half the length of the Ohio State University football field.[1] Eddie Powell Dance Studio provided free dance lessons sometime after opening.[2]

Injuries

On Aug. 3, 1934, a passageway between the Dancing Pavilion and the Outdoor Ballroom constructed by F. & R. Lazarus and Company collapsed during a style show. Robert G. Butler, a park employee, fell 6 feet, fracturing and paralyzing his left arm. Butler sued F. & R. Lazarus and Company in December of that year for damages of $40,000$959,597 in 2025 dollars.[3]

See Also

References

  1. Sagstetter, Eugene P. "Remember Olentangy Park?" Columbus Sunday Dispatch Magazine. June 6, 1954. Page 119.
  2. Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1. April 1984. Page 15.
  3. "Damages of $40,000 Are Sought in Suit." The Columbus Dispatch. Dec. 22, 1934. Page 10.