This postcard is my most recent purchase. It's an image of The Depot taken from The Fishpond. To the right, you can see the stairs to The Lodge. The men in the center look like either baseball players or gardeners. There are 2 trolleys waiting at The Depot. It's a nice black and white postcard, but unfortunately it was not dated nor was it postmarked.
Here are a few links to previous posts with images of The Depot: Depot 1, Depot 2, and Depot 3
This springtime photo of the fishpond is one of my favorites. You can clearly see the outline of the pond itself. It must have been beautiful in its heyday.
Here are the links to the images that were posted previously: Fishpond 1 and Fishpond 2
This is the "backdrop" of the fishpond, a natural outcropping of rocks. Again it is very reminiscent of Eagle Point Park. I hope to discover in my research how the pond was filled with water. Was it pumped in from the bottom of the pond or did it trickle down the rocks?
I have not been able to find any postcards of either the roller coaster or the fishpond back when Union Park was the place to be. The top photo shows the circular outline of the pond. The second photo gives you a better idea as to the curvature and depth of the pond. Keep in mind that the pond would have been deeper in years gone by. Soil and plant life have accumulated over the years. When I stood in the pond area, it was about 18" deep. It reminds me of the pond at Eagle Point Park in Dubuque.
This postcard is my most recent purchase. It's an image of The Depot taken from The Fishpond. To the right, you can see the stairs to The Lodge. The men in the center look like either baseball players or gardeners. There are 2 trolleys waiting at The Depot. It's a nice black and white postcard, but unfortunately it was not dated nor was it postmarked.
This springtime photo of the fishpond is one of my favorites. You can clearly see the outline of the pond itself. It must have been beautiful in its heyday.
This is the "backdrop" of the fishpond, a natural outcropping of rocks. Again it is very reminiscent of Eagle Point Park. I hope to discover in my research how the pond was filled with water. Was it pumped in from the bottom of the pond or did it trickle down the rocks?
I have not been able to find any postcards of either the roller coaster or the fishpond back when Union Park was the place to be. The top photo shows the circular outline of the pond. The second photo gives you a better idea as to the curvature and depth of the pond. Keep in mind that the pond would have been deeper in years gone by. Soil and plant life have accumulated over the years. When I stood in the pond area, it was about 18" deep. It reminds me of the pond at Eagle Point Park in Dubuque.
