Pavilion and Cafe/ Bath House

This was the first day of the boardwalk/pier’s opening in July 1930 when it had at least 1,000 people on it several times. About 5,000 people used the boardwalk on the pier extending as far as the sand bar in the lake.

Municipal Park and Boardwalk

The cafeteria/bath house can be seen in the right-hand background. This pier was opened for use in mid-July 1930. The 600-foot trestle dock (1930-1946) was torn down in 1946 after being severely damaged by ice in 1946.

House of the Fish Hatchery Superintendent

Looking south, we have the fish hatchery superintendent’s house, the bridge with light, and the bath house.

More About the Bath House

A reader had asked for additional information regarding the bath house. We looked in our two-volume books “Kingsville, 1790 – 2000: A Stroll Through Time” for more details. Here are some excerpts on the subject:

“A 28-room bath house, costing $1,500, was erected along the lakeshore in 1917 to accommodate bathers. The number of changing rooms required was so great, the lower part of the building was partitioned off into an additional 17 rooms in 1919.”

“By the late 1930s, the popularity of Lakeside Park had waned and Kingsville Town Council, strapped for funds due to the length of the Depression, viewed the park as Kingsville’s “White Elephant” … To generate income from the park, the concession stand was rented to the highest bidder. In addition to selling refreshments, the concession-holders had the right to operate the dance hall and bath house, and to derive any revenue they could from the park … The last known concession operators were the G. Speals family of Amherstburg around 1946.”

There was no information available regarding the removal of the bath house.

Photos courtesy of the Kingsville Archives