Blackhawk Inn at Flint Lake, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1940 - Postal Cover

            W. A. FRASER
BLACKHAWK INN
FLINT LAKE
VALAPRAISO, INDIANA

STOP AT BLACKHAWK INN
Flint Lake, Valparaiso, Indiana
CHICKEN DINNER, DANCING, BOATING, BATHING
INDIANA'S LEADING SUMMER RESORT
Within One and a Half Hours Drive of Chicago

Postal Date: August 16, 1940, Valparaiso, Indiana
Scott Catalog Number of Postage Stamp: 807
Collection: Steven R. Shook

SENDER:
W. A. Fraser
Blackhawk Inn
Flint Lake
Valparaiso, Indiana

RECIPIENT:
New Process Co.
Warren, Pa

REMARK:
As early as 1876, John McQuiston owned all the land located along the east side of Flint Lake. Much of McQuiston's land was later sold to A. W. Lytle, and as early as 1895 the site was being referred to as Sheridan Beach. Edgewater Beach, located on the north shore of Flint Lake, was immediately adjacent to Sheridan Beach.

The hotel seen in this image was constructed in 1905; it was sold along with 47 acres of property to a retired manufacturer from Chicago name Sigmund Freund in 1906. Freund soon added running water and electricity to the resort. The resort was later purchased from Freund by the Kilmer-Fraser Company on July 4, 1925, and the resort was renamed Blackhawk Beach Summer Resort. The resort was once again upgraded to include a roller skating facility, picnic grounds, a toboggan slide, and concession stands. The hotel seen in this image was razed in 1957.

Copyright 2024. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
   

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