This postcard of Lower Shaker Lake features a view of the Shaker Lakes Canoe Club's boathouse, constructed in 1914 near the intersection of Larchmere and South Park Boulevards on the lake's southeast shore. The structure's lower level had space for over 25 canoes, while the second level contained a clubhouse. As membership in the Canoe Club dwindled in the decades following World War II, the boathouse fell into disrepair. By the 1970s, the Shaker Heights Fire Department was using it for training, often hacking away at the wooden building with their axes. Shaker Heights decided to raze the boathouse in 1976. A portion of its foundation and a cement boat ramp remain today. | Source: Shaker Historical SocietyDownload Original File
