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| Photo courtesy of the Lorain Historical Society |
Here's a rare shot of the
second bathhouse at Lakeview Park – the one that replaced the original, which was destroyed by the 1924 Lorain Tornado. (The photo is from the archives of the
Lorain Historical Society, and is a nice example of the goodies that researchers can find there.)
I had no idea that this particular bathhouse even existed until I found a 1930s photo at the Lorain Historical Society with an aerial view of it (
below).
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| Photo courtesy of the Lorain Historical Society |
It had such an unusual roof-line that it obviously wasn't the original, or the squarish brick one that was there for 70 years. I guess I had forgotten that several historical sources had mentioned that the bathhouse had been rebuilt twice.
Anyways, I don't have an exact timeline for the second bathhouse, but I do know that the third one was still under construction after the Lakeview Park fountain was unveiled in 1936.
These are great photos. The first one almost looks like a gigantic sand castle.
ReplyDeleteHow did you get hold of these pictures? At the center itself?
Members of the Lorain Historical Society, are allowed to do research there under supervision. They have volunteers that help you locate information in their archives.
ReplyDeleteThat bathhouse was an unusual looking structure, that's for sure.