Laughing Gallery - Revision history

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	A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> designed by Frederick Ingersoll of Pittsburgh,<ref>Roshon, Sam. "From Evolution to Extinction: An Early Zoo in Columbus." Unknown publication and date. Pages 16-17. Accessed through ClintonvilleHistory.com.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>		A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>

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	A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> designed by Frederick Ingersoll of Pittsburgh,<ref>Roshon, Sam. "From Evolution to Extinction: An Early Zoo in Columbus." Accessed through ClintonvilleHistory.com.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>		A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> designed by Frederick Ingersoll of Pittsburgh,<ref>Roshon, Sam. "From Evolution to Extinction: An Early Zoo in Columbus." Unknown publication and date. Pages 16-17. Accessed through ClintonvilleHistory.com.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>

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	A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>		A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> designed by Frederick Ingersoll of Pittsburgh,<ref>Roshon, Sam. "From Evolution to Extinction: An Early Zoo in Columbus." Accessed through ClintonvilleHistory.com.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>

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	A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|~~second~~ Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>		A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the second [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>

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	File:TheOldMill Photo BookColumbusPostcards.jpg\|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the ~~original~~ Ye Old Mill, Mystic Castle, and Laughing Gallery.\|The Midway at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the ~~original~~ [[Ye Olde Mill (1)\|Ye Old Mill]], [[Mystic Castle]], and Laughing Gallery.		File:TheOldMill Photo BookColumbusPostcards.jpg\|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the first Ye Old Mill, Mystic Castle, and Laughing Gallery.\|The Midway at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)\|Ye Old Mill]], [[Mystic Castle]], and Laughing Gallery.
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	A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "funhouse' style mirrors" and that "you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery." The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard" /> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. [https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html "The Dark Side of Kennywood."] ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022.</ref>		A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "funhouse' style mirrors" and that "you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery." The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard" /> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. [https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html "The Dark Side of Kennywood."] ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022.</ref>

			The one at Olentangy Park appeared to be a square building.

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	A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 19. ~~May 13~~, ~~1915~~. Page 20. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|second Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>		A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''[https://ia801906.us.archive.org/16/items/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29/sim_billboard_1905-07-22_17_29.pdf The Billboard].'' Vol. 17. Issue 29. July 22, 1905. Page 25. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|second Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>

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	A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "funhouse' style mirrors" and that "you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery." The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard"/> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. [https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html "The Dark Side of Kennywood."] ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022.</ref>		A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "funhouse' style mirrors" and that "you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery." The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard" /> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. [https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html "The Dark Side of Kennywood."] ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022.</ref>

	== Gallery==		== Gallery==

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	A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>"Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive. ~~https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up~~</ref><ref>''~~Clay Record.'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books~~ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 19. May 13, 1915. Page 20. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<ref>"The Opening of Olentangy Park." ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' April 28, 1906. Page 10. Accessed through Newspapers.com ~~https://www~~.~~newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-the-opening-of-olentangy/161648170/~~</ref> when the [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|second Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>		A [[Laughing Gallery]] attraction was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]] at Olentangy Park,<ref>"Olentangy Park: Closing Day." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Sept. 20, 1903. Page 33.</ref> just south of the [[Mystic Castle]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8-9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1903-05-23_15_21/page/10/mode/2up "Parks: Pleasure Resorts and Summer Gardens."] ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 15. Issue 21. May 23, 1903. Page 11. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> It was a funhouse<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref> and most likely built by [[J. M. Naughton]], who had a Columbus-based amusement construction company.<ref name="billboard">Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 19. May 13, 1915. Page 20. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> It was at the park until 1906<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> when the [[Dancing Pavilion (2)\|second Dancing Pavilion]] was built on the site.<ref>"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>

	==Description==		==Description==

	A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "funhouse' style mirrors" and that "you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery." The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard"/> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. "The Dark Side of Kennywood." ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022. ~~https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html~~</ref>		A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "funhouse' style mirrors" and that "you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery." The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard"/> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. [https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html "The Dark Side of Kennywood."] ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022.</ref>

	== Gallery==		== Gallery==
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	File:TheOldMill Photo BookColumbusPostcards.jpg\|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the original Ye Old Mill, Mystic Castle, and Laughing Gallery.\|The [[Midway]] at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the original [[Ye Olde Mill (1)\|Ye Old Mill]], [[Mystic Castle]], and Laughing Gallery.		File:TheOldMill Photo BookColumbusPostcards.jpg\|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the original Ye Old Mill, Mystic Castle, and Laughing Gallery.\|The Midway at Olentangy Park (c. 1904-1906) showing the original [[Ye Olde Mill (1)\|Ye Old Mill]], [[Mystic Castle]], and Laughing Gallery.
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	==Description==		==Description==

	A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "'funhouse' style mirrors" and that "'you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery.'" The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard"/> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. "The Dark Side of Kennywood." ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022. https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html</ref>		A similar attraction at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh was described as having "funhouse' style mirrors" and that "you would get all the laughs coming to you when you entered the Laughing Gallery." The one at Olentangy Park and Kennywood Park appear to be some of the earliest versions of this attraction and came directly from the Paris Exposition. The mirrors were made of glass, and later models replaced them with polished composite metal to lower cost and allow for mobility.<ref name="billboard"/> The one in Kennywood was installed by the Ingersoll Construction Company and featured {{Tooltip \|text = 4-by-7-foot\|tooltip = 1.22 by 2.13 meters}} distortion mirrors that were hand-made in Germany.<ref>Davis, Rick. "The Dark Side of Kennywood." ''Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts.'' Published in 2011. Accessed July 30, 2022. https://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/darkSideOfKennywood.html</ref>

	== Gallery==		== Gallery==