Lake Shore Drive 1919

Description:	Front: Script in upper right reads, Along the Lake Shore, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Am having a nice time here. Expect to be gone a couple weeks yet then will be anxious to see you when I get home. Love from Maye. Addressed to, Miss Hazel Garland, Mercersbury, Pa. Cars are carefully parked along Lakeshore Drive from the Winona Hotel and as far south as you can see.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:	1919-08-15
Created By:	C. T. American Art (Published by Winona Souvenir Store, Winona Lake, Ind.)
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/512
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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