Lake Shore Drive 1909

Description:	Front: Printed script at top of postcard reads, Lake Shore Drive, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Ernest and Minnie- We received your letter today will write as soon as we find time. [...] is at home this week and she said if it was possible that she was going to visit you. She only has such a short time off and so many [...] go that she said there was no thing sure about her getting to go that she could not go before Friday evening. You need not be surprised to see her as she wants to come so bad. Mother. Addressed to, Mr. Ernest B. Williamson, Columbia City, Indiana Route #5. Lakeshore Drive was moved from this lake edge location to a little further inland for its final placement.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:	1909-03-17
Created By:	W. R. Thomas, Warsaw, Ind. (Made in Germany.)
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/513
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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