Lake Shore Drive 1916

Description:	Front: Script at bottom of postcard reads, Lake Shore Drive, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Nov. 15, 1916. Dear John will answer your cards I received this morning [...] trying to keep warm it is pretty cold here will half [...] coal if it keeps this way any [...] take care of [...] self for the crowd if not for me thurs can take care of me leave love to you all. Addressed to, Mr. John H. Hougland, c/o Natimal Hotel, Sullivan, Ind. The canal and Boat House can be seen on the center right of this image. The perspective is from in front of the Winona Hotel looking south.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:	1916-11-16
Created By:	M. G. Callahan Co., Marion, Ind.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/509
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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