Woodlawn Beach Marina and boat launch

[Jimdski]

Before air conditioning was available Lake Erie shore beaches were the relief from hot summer heat. One such beach was Woodlawn Beach in the Town of Hamburg. Back before then the waters were colored with orange colored pickle liquor from the acid cleaning of steel. Yet hundreds of people swam there because it was the best thing we had. Lake Avenue had a roller rink, merry go round and a and al good crowd. The steel Company built homes for their employees there and allowed access. Today the edge of the old breakwater there could be used to construct a Marina and launch ramps there. only an outer breakwater and beach breakwater to open to the lake. Blasdell Creek which now flows from the industrial sites there is not a problem. It is closer for Southtown residents that do not have long distant round trips or suffer with the holiday and weekend gridlock situation at the City marina. Please talk this up with the public and maybe the tax spenders will give us something back.