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Summer Days Spent at the Lake

Black and white post card of several people in suits and long skirts on a beach. There are some small buildings on the left, and a wooden building leading into a long, wooden pier in the background.

Source: Oshawa Museum, Postcard Collection
Date: 1902

By the 1890s the Lakefront was becoming a popular destination for day trippers and local citizens looking to relax. It was serviced by the Oshawa Railway Co.’s streetcars which ran down to the lake eleven times a day. It was known as Oshawa-on-the-Lake.
In this image a crowd of people have gathered at the beach. Henry/Barnhart’s pavilion is the large storage sheds and boathouse.