620 Lakeshore Drive

Section 16 History 1835-1922

The next map which would of been the 1906 Sanborn fire map does not travel any further than the west side of State Street where the current fire station sits leaving us to draw to conculsions as to what sat in this are - but asssumption could be made that it was a part of the railroad property and the part or all of the grounds for the Colonade hotel.

By the 1908 map everything from what is State Street today - to the east edge end of the LakeHouse was one large lot labeled "5" Appears to be empty lot

1914 - May 26 - A New building

Work was started last week on a one story . building, which is to be erected for Mrs. Kate Edwards

This building is to be of frame construction 23 1/2 x 60 feet.

It will adjoin the building occupied by Elza Cromley near the depot and will be for rent.

Guessing at this -

1920 - Ezra Hawkins has bought of Mrs. Kate Edwards her tow buildings on Toner Avenus opposite the depot. Johm Hollett has rented the two story building and the Wolf brother will continue to pool room in the one story building For the present

1922 - Dry Goods

1921-1923 - Recreaction Hall - Samuel J. Lenon operated

A view from left to right - theatre; last Hansen's ; Lakeview tavern; bowling alley; area of Coffee shop

1924- Listed as 'S'

620 Lakeshore Dr. - "S" In 1924 no street/postal numbers were assigned on the Sanborn Map but on the 1937 map the street/postal numbers appeared. Many still did not use the street/postal numbers in their advertising etc. untill the late 1950's they hung on to the reference in relation of location from the depot.

This building bordered the tavern building door and their was a 20" gap between the two buildings; the east wall was a shared wall between the Coffee Shop it is said that this wall was of thick paper and not of sheet rock or drywall or another type of fire retardant material.

1938 - Oct 5 - Opens Recreation Room - Claude McDonald has opened the recreation room opposite the dept, having rented the building from Arthur Simpson. Mr. McDonald is moving here with his family from Boswell, Indiana, and will occupy the Mattox flat above the Citizen office

1940- Sep 4 - New Front Placed on Recreation Building An attractive new front has been placed on the McDonald Recreation Hall opposite the depot. The door has been relocated, allowing a better arrangement of the interior.

1943 - Oct 27 - Sells Bowling Alley

Claude McDonald has sold the Lake Shore Recreation Hall to Joseph Schweidler, the new owner taking over Thursday night.

Mr. McDonald is contemplating opening a bowling establishment at Kingsford Hieghts , but plans have not been completed.

Mr. Schweidler is not stranger to the bowling business having operated alleys in Lafayette for several years.

1944, May 10-1945 - Dec 4 - Culver Recreation Hall - Lake Shore Drive (Opposite Depot)

1944 - May 10 - Emil Ruhnow has purchases bowling alleys of Joe Schweidler.

1944 - Jun 14 - Emil Ruhnow, proprietor of the Recreation Hall has bought the Baker house on Baker street.

1946 - Jan 9 - Last week Jack Kowatch and his brother Ed purchased the bowling alley from Emil Ruhnow

1946 - Oct 9 - Buys Bowling Alley Jerome Zechiel Jr. has purchased the Lake Shore Recreation Hall of Jack and Edward Kowatch

1947-1951 Jul - Lake Shore Recreation - Jerome "Zeke" Zechiel >

It is said part of the original alley's came from the bowling Alley that was a part of the Kruezberger Saloon and the remainader from a bowling Alley located in Logansport.

1951 - Apr 11LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marshall County, Indiana, will at 1 p.m. on the 25 day of April, 1951, at the Council Chamber, City Hall in the City (or town) ot Plymouth, Indiana in said County, begin investigation of the applications of the following named persons, requesting the issue to the applicants at the locations hereinafter set out, of the Alcoholic Beverage Permits of the classes hereinafter designated and will, at said time and place, receive information concerning - the fitness of said applicants, and the propriety of issuing the permits applied for to such applicants at the premises named:
Frank Noonan, 89240, (restaurant), 620 Lake Shore Rd., Culver, Indiana, beer and wine wine retailer.
SAID INVESTIGATION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS REQUESTED. INDIANA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION By John F. Noonan, Secretary Bernard E. Doyle, Chairman.


1951 -Jul 30 - Jerome Zechiel, who has operated the Lake Shore bowling alleys for the past five years, sold the business July 23 to George Robinson of South Bend.

1951-1953, May 23 - Lakeshore Recreational Hall - Bowling - George Robinson 1951 - Jul. 25 - George Robinson New Owner of Lake Shore Recreation Bowling The transfer of ownership of the Lake Shore Recreation bowling allers was effected Monday of this week, Jerome J. Zechiel, who has operated the establishment for the past five years has announced. The new owner is George Robinson of South Bend. Interior repairs and decoration of the Lake Shore were started this week by new owner who purchased the business building and a home on State street. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and their four children are planning to movr to Culver Mr. Zechiel's plans for the immdiate future are indefinite.

1953 May 23-late 1977 - Lake Shore Lanes "Bowling Alley" James C. & Mary A. (Banks) Dewitt When they took over everything was manual to setting the pins to returning the balls to the players. improvements over the years brought automated pins potters in 1959.

A Lakeshore Lanes matchbook cover pre 1965 as it still had the "VI" as the prefix instead of numbers "842"

Remodling the grill area in 1969; and in 1969 installing new lanes and pin spotterrs and well as an outside facelift to the building. When the new lanes were installed an additional 6 feet was added to the back of the also allowing for the bathrooms located in the basement to be brought up stairs.

In the early 1970's the fryer of the Coffee Shop up against "common" the west wall caught fire - damage was limited to minor damges of paneling being pulled from the common wall and was able to open the next night.

The Dewitts were recongnized for their work in maintaining a historic building

When they opened the doors in 1953 they charge 35 cents a line to bowled and that priced remained to the day they closed their doors, as the owners.

1977 - Oct 1978 - Neidlinger Bowling Alley - Donald R. "Don" & Julie Mae

Mary Dewitt remained to manage and Jim came down and helped free of charge

It burned completely down on 22 October 1978, because of a new fryer. The fire call came in around 1:45 p.m. and firefighters worked until 10 p.m., with damage estimated at $500,000. The blaze, which was fought by Culver and several surrounding fire departments, was believed to have started in the fryer in the kitchen.

It was briefly feared the massive blaze would devour the buildings to the west, including the Lakeview Tavern, Hansen's, and the El Rancho Theatre. The flames were fought from the tavern rooftop and Plymouth's snorkel lift, and Culver firemen stayed through the night to keep the blaze from reigniting. Jack Houghton's recalls that the The tavern suffered some fire and smoke damage also and the entire east wall had to be replaced.

? -1985 Julie Mae's Dairy Delight - Don & Julie Mae Neidlinger

1987, Mar 27-1991, Dec. 1991 - Julie Mae's Inc.

Some time about 1988/1989 The bought the Camelot Bowling Lanes the Dairy Delight out to that location and opening a full kitchen and renaming the business.

1986 - ?1987 - J & B Bait & Tackle Bait Shop - 'Woody' Richard Woodward It had opened some time before March 1986 - As I was buying the fine ice fishing line to use as sewing thred - winding my own bobbins by hand for both the top and bottom threads on my sewing machine - I was re-upostering David's old 1950"s style chair to salvage it nailing & gluing the wood back together as I went. I know all the local ice fishermen was getting a liittle "irrated' at me or so I was told as I was buying most of the quanity of it up - but hey it worked and it salvaged his "favoirte" chiair for another year or two.

19??? -- Gyro Shop

620 Lakeshore Drive - Edgewater & Lakehouse