Name/Title
Lake Lois Auto Park SignEntry/Object ID
1998-012-0001Description
A chalk sign advertising the Lake Lois Auto Park, circa 1925. It is made of poster board. The sign advertises the 'bar-b-q' cafe on the premises, as well as cabins. It is primarily blue, with the first line of text in white, the second in red, and the third in yellow. The edges of the sign are quite worn.Context
The Lake Lois Auto Park was operated by Alva D. McKinney between 1926-1935. It featured gas pumps, a grocery store and café, seven cabins, and floats for swimmers.
Elva and Alva McKinney came west to look for land after Alva’s brother started a successful resort in Maple Valley area. The lake was named after their only daughter, Lois. The original café had a soda fountain, groceries candy, punch boards, slot machines, a dance floor with a piano and a gas station. The café known as the Lake Lois barbecue. Lois lived in the café building that had living quarters behind the café until her death in 1998 at age 85.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
FrontTranscription
LAKE LOIS AUTO PARK
BAR-B-Q
CABINSDimensions
Dimension Description
The sign is in a landscape orientation; it is 11-1/4 inches high and 22-1/4 inches wide.Height
11-1/4 inWidth
22-1/4 in