Lake Shore Drive 1910

Description:	Front: Script at top of postcard reads, Lake Shore Drive, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Have a good start this morning. Was to opera last night. Some from Mentone up. Address. 707 Sudlow Ave. Winona Lake, Ind. Addressed to, Miss Loa Mollenhour, Parr, Ind. Lakeshore Drive looking towards the downtown area from near the Winona Hotel. The sidewalk from the hotel can be seen on the left. Look carefully and you can see the mouth of the canal on the right center of the card.Lakeshore Drive, now known as Park Avenue has been the main street of Winona Lake since the days when the area was known as Spring Fountain Park. Early maps indicate that the natural shoreline of Winona Lake was in the area where Park Avenue is now located. Lowering the lake level to accommodate the creation of the island changed the shoreline. Early accounts of this area tell that this area was covered heavily with brush and trees. A miniature railroad paralleled this street until its removal around 1908. A small portion of this street at the end of Park Avenue is still called Lake Shore Drive. At one time many ducks inhabited this area causing havoc with drivers. In the wintertime snowdrifts are a challenge to street department employees. This street greeted millions of visitors to Winona.
Origin:	1910-05-31
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/506
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Lake Shore Drive

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