Lake Shore Drive

Description:	Script along bottom of postcard reads, Lake Shore Drive, Winona Lake, Ind. In this image we can see the second generating plant and its smoke stack of the Winona Railway on the left along with the McKinnley Street underpass that was used to bring the trollies and interurban cars into Winona. The tracks for the miniature narrow guage railroad can be seen on the left. The Winona Hotel and a buggy can be seen on the right.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.
Created By:	Watson's Drug & Book Store, Warsaw, Ind. (Made in Germany)
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/662
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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