Men, women, and children boating on Forest Park Lake in 1897. Forest Park Lake is also known as Post-Dispatch Lake because the newspaper was partly responsible for its construction. When the economic depression of 1893 left many St. Louisans without jobs, the Post-Dispatch proposed a project to put unemployed men to work constructing the lake. The ?ǣLake Employment Fund ? was funded by the Lindell Railway Company and contributions from civic groups, private organizations, and individuals. Over 6,000 men registered for work and were paid $ per day. A $6,000 surplus that remained when constr
Men, women, and children boating on Forest Park Lake in 1897. Forest Park Lake is also known as Post-Dispatch Lake because the newspaper was partly responsible for its construction. When the economic depression of 1893 left many St. Louisans without jobs, the Post-Dispatch proposed a project to put unemployed men to work constructing the lake. The ?ǣLake Employment Fund ? was funded by the Lindell Railway Company and contributions from civic groups, private organizations, and individuals. Over 6,000 men registered for work and were paid $ per day. A $6,000 surplus that remained when constructed was completed was used to build a lake in Carondelet Park. Forest Park Lake was popular year-round, with demand high for boat rentals in the warmer months and ice skate rentals in the winter Title: Boating on Forest Park Lake, 1897. . 1897. Emil Boehl
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