South Park Boulevard at Upper Lake Mill Dam, 1900

Baus caption: S. Park at mill dam of Upper Lake. 1900

Baus caption: S. Park at mill dam of Upper Lake. 1900

Name/Title

South Park Boulevard at Upper Lake Mill Dam, 1900

Entry/Object ID

082.1931 Bau.72

Tags

North Union Shakers, Warrensville Township, 19th Century, Shaker Heights, 1900s, Boulevard Neighborhood

Description

Plate 72 from from Shakers & Kirtland by Louis Baus supposedly showing South Park Boulevard at the mill dam of Upper Lake (Horseshoe Lake). Image has a halftone pattern when zoomed in, indicating photo is reproduction of a newspaper image. Photo was used in June 16, 1904 Cleveland Leader article "Around the Lakes of Shaker Heights" and captioned "Road connecting North and South Boulevards between the lakes." Road pictured is more likely South Park crossing Doan Brook near the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. Baus description: "Going farther west we continue to the boulevard at the foot of the upper pond. Though a fine thoroughfare now, the cattle and harvest fields are now only a vision of the past."

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Township

Warrensville Township

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Notes

Gift of Eugene L. Baus, 1974

Made/Created

Date made

1900

Location

Location

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

September 20, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

North Union Shaker Village, Louis Baus

Related Publications

Publication

Shakers and Kirtland