Joy Mill

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

The Joy Mill was a funhouse attraction originally built sometime after the major fire in 1911, most likely in the 1920s.[1] It was built on the location of the first Ye Olde Mill ride and was said to have been originally the Temple of Mirth[2] that burned down in 1911.

References

  1. ↑ Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 11.
  2. ↑ "Joy Mill to Be Free Ride for Dispatch Picnickers." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 13 July 1929. Pg. 7.