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The [[Joy Mill]] was a funhouse attraction originally built as [[The Fun House]] at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in 1922.<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' 30 April 1922. Pg. 8.</ref><ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 11.</ref> It was built on the location of the first [[Ye Olde Mill]] ride<ref>"Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 13 July 1929. Pg. 7.</ref> that burned down in 1911.
The [[Joy Mill]] was a funhouse attraction originally built as [[The Fun House]] at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in the early 1920s.<ref>"New Amusement Devices." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' 30 April 1922. Pg. 8.</ref><ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 11.</ref> It was built on the location of the first [[Ye Olde Mill]] ride<ref>"Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 13 July 1929. Pg. 7.</ref> that burned down in 1911.


The attraction was one of the many that were sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938 after the park closed.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard,'' May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-05-14_50_20/page/44</ref>
The attraction was one of the many that were sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938 after the park closed.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard,'' May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-05-14_50_20/page/44</ref>

Revision as of 19:37, 21 October 2024

Joy Mill
Type Funhouse
Park Section Midway
Built 1913
Opened Early 1920s
Closed 1937 (park closure)
Frame Wood
Number of Stories 2

The Joy Mill was a funhouse attraction originally built as The Fun House at Olentangy Park and enlarged and renamed in the early 1920s.[1][2] It was built on the location of the first Ye Olde Mill ride[3] that burned down in 1911.

The attraction was one of the many that were sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1938 after the park closed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "New Amusement Devices." The Columbus Dispatch. 30 April 1922. Pg. 8.
  2. ↑ Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 11.
  3. ↑ "Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 13 July 1929. Pg. 7.
  4. ↑ Advertisement, The Billboard, May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-05-14_50_20/page/44