East Shore Inn 2673 East Shore Lane

Formerly the Bide-a-wee

1948 - May - Lawton Brown

Finds Old Citizen - In remodeling the East Shore Inn, formerly Bide-a-Wee, Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Brown report they found a copy of the March 1915 Citizen - 12 May 1948

1948 - Jun 2 - East Shore Inn Opens After Remodeling

The East SHore Inn, formerly known as the Bid-a-wee, will open its dining room Sunday after extensive remodeling and redecorating.

Mr. and Mars Lawton Brown, formerly of Plymouth are the new owners, and they assure the public attractive and comfortable rooms and delicious meals. Complete announcement is given on another page of this issue. - Citizen

1948 - June 2 - Announcement To The Public On Sunday, June 6, our dinning room will be officialy opened as well as he entire main lodge and cottages , known as East Shore Inn (formerly the Bide-a-wee). The entire in has been redecorated, rewired for saftey, and remodeled, including a new bathroom and a completely modernized kitchen... Citizen

1948 - Sep 1 - Citizen ad

1948 - Jul 7 - East Shore Inn Busy

The need for additional comfortable and attractive hotel facilities has been evidenced by the prompt responose the public had accorded the East Shore Inn since it has been opened by Lawton and Joan Brown.


The redcorated Inn has been booked to capacity much of the time, while its Sunday dinners and Italian spaghetti suppers on Thursday night are attracting more diners every week - Citizen

1948 - East Shore Inn - An Oct. 6 Ad - Lawton Brown & Joan Brown ? of Plymouth by a quip of raising donations.

1949 - Sep 7 Citizen ad

1949 - Oct 20 - Rest Home - Room for one more person, preferably a lady. East Shore Inn. phon3 240, Joan and Lawton Brown 0 Citizen

1949 - But other ads still listed it as Bide-a-Wee Lodge

1951 - May 30 - For Sale or Exchange - East Shore Inn. - Sleeping rooms and cabins mostly furnished. Boats and pier Will financed. immediate possession. Guy Price Lake Shore Drive Culver Indiana Phone 96-W - Citizen

? - 1952 - 1956 - Mrs. Muril Butler

Became Rowe's Inn



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