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	The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>		The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>

	This could be another name for the [[Scenic Temple]], part of the same building seen north of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)\|first Ye Old Mill]].<ref>Photograph. "Panoramic views of Olentangy Park showing many new amusement structures being erected on newly acquired tract of 25 acres to north." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' March 28, 1909. Page 1.</ref><ref>Postcard. ''Park View and Band Stand, Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.'' Postmarked Sept. 23, 1908. Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through The Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>		This could be another name for the [[Scenic Temple]], part of the same building seen north of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)\|first Ye Old Mill]].<ref>Photograph. "Panoramic views of Olentangy Park showing many new amusement structures being erected on newly acquired tract of 25 acres to north." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' March 28, 1909. Page 1.</ref><ref>Postcard. ''[https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/memory/id/1133 Park View and Band Stand, Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.]'' Postmarked Sept. 23, 1908. Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through The Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>

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	The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>		The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>

			This could be another name for the [[Scenic Temple]], part of the same building seen north of the [[Ye Olde Mill (1)\|first Ye Old Mill]].<ref>Photograph. "Panoramic views of Olentangy Park showing many new amusement structures being erected on newly acquired tract of 25 acres to north." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' March 28, 1909. Page 1.</ref><ref>Postcard. ''Park View and Band Stand, Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio.'' Postmarked Sept. 23, 1908. Published by The American News Company, New York. Accessed through The Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.</ref>

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	The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E~~. 1985~~. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>		The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3.'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>

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	The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>		The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>

			== See Also ==
			* [[Theatorium]]

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	\| name = Motion Picture Building		\| name = Motion Picture Building
	\| othernames = Motion Picture Exhibit~~<br />Theatorium~~		\| othernames = Motion Picture Exhibit
	\| type = Exhibition		\| type = Exhibition
	\| section = North		\| section = North
	\| built = ~~Unknown~~		\| built = 1908
	\| opened = ~~Unknown~~		\| opened = 1908
	\| closed = Unknown		\| closed = Unknown
	~~\| fires = 1907~~
	\| frame = Wood		\| frame = Wood
	\| numstories = 1		\| numstories = 1
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	'''~~Moving Pictures~~''' or '''Motion ~~Pictures~~''' ~~were very popular~~ at Olentangy Park. ~~There~~ was a '''Theatorium''' attraction, also known as the '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' or '''Motion Picture Building'''. The July 1907 fire that destroyed the first building (the Theatorium) was started by a firecracker thrown onto the roof. It destroyed the primary Theatorium building<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref> and spread to other nearby exhibits like [[Tours of the World\|Hale's Tours of the World]] and the [[~~Photographic Gallery (2)\|Photographic Gallery~~]]~~. The motion picture building was rebuilt the following year as the Motion Picture Exhibit. It reopened on May 2, 1908~~.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3,'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>		The '''Motion Picture Building''' or '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' opened on May 2, 1908, at Olentangy Park. It was a year after the [[Theatorium]] burned down.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, No. 3'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>

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	'''Moving Pictures''' or '''Motion Pictures''' were very popular at Olentangy Park. There was a '''Theatorium''' attraction, also known as the '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' or '''Motion Picture Building'''. The July 1907 fire that destroyed the first building (the Theatorium) was started by a firecracker thrown onto the roof. It destroyed the primary Theatorium building<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref> and spread to other nearby exhibits like [[Tours of the World\|Hale's Tours of the World]] and the [[Photographic Gallery (2)\|Photographic Gallery]]. The motion picture building was rebuilt the following year as the Motion Picture Exhibit. It reopened on May 2, 1908.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">~~Barret~~, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian~~. Vol~~. 3,'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>		'''Moving Pictures''' or '''Motion Pictures''' were very popular at Olentangy Park. There was a '''Theatorium''' attraction, also known as the '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' or '''Motion Picture Building'''. The July 1907 fire that destroyed the first building (the Theatorium) was started by a firecracker thrown onto the roof. It destroyed the primary Theatorium building<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref> and spread to other nearby exhibits like [[Tours of the World\|Hale's Tours of the World]] and the [[Photographic Gallery (2)\|Photographic Gallery]]. The motion picture building was rebuilt the following year as the Motion Picture Exhibit. It reopened on May 2, 1908.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 3,'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>

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	'''Moving Pictures''' or '''Motion Pictures''' were very popular at Olentangy Park. There was a '''Theatorium''' attraction, also known as the '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' or '''Motion Picture Building'''. The July 1907 fire that destroyed the first building (the Theatorium) was started by a firecracker thrown onto the roof. It destroyed the primary Theatorium building<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 5 ~~July~~ 1907. ~~Pg.~~ 13.</ref> and spread to other nearby exhibits like [[Tours of the World\|Hale's Tours of the World]] and the [[Photographic Gallery]]. The motion picture building was rebuilt the following year as the Motion Picture Exhibit. It reopened on May 2, 1908.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 2 ~~May~~ 1908. ~~Pg.~~ 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3.'' May 1985. ~~Pg.~~ 39.</ref>		'''Moving Pictures''' or '''Motion Pictures''' were very popular at Olentangy Park. There was a '''Theatorium''' attraction, also known as the '''Motion Picture Exhibit''' or '''Motion Picture Building'''. The July 1907 fire that destroyed the first building (the Theatorium) was started by a firecracker thrown onto the roof. It destroyed the primary Theatorium building<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref> and spread to other nearby exhibits like [[Tours of the World\|Hale's Tours of the World]] and the [[Photographic Gallery (2)\|Photographic Gallery]]. The motion picture building was rebuilt the following year as the Motion Picture Exhibit. It reopened on May 2, 1908.<ref>"Olentangy Park Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 2, 1908. Page 10.</ref><ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. 1985. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3,'' May 1985. Page 39.</ref>

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