Pre 1924 Camp Wise Euclid Postcard

 

Here's an old postcard of Camp Wise, while it was still located in Euclid.

Today the camp would have been on the lake around Lakeshore and Babbitt Road. In 1907, it was simply stop 133 on the Shore Line. 

The property was purchased in 1907 by Samuel D. Wise, having formerly been known as Stein's-on-the-Lake. The existing structures, 15 cabins and 1 hotel, were used for the boys and girls who camped there.

Camp Wise relocated in 1924 to Painesville, Ohio, so the postcard above was taken sometime between then and 1907, the inaugural year. Camp Wise is still going strong, 115 years later.

After Camp Wise departed, the city opened the Euclid Village Civic Club, an existing building converted into a dance club.

Though all the human inhabitants had moved on, one humid August night in 1924, the first year of the Euclid Village Civic Club, a swarm of bats descended on dancers, swooping and spreading terror. The bats were gassed to death and collected off the dance floor, proving once again, humans ruin everything.

Edit to add: This map shows in a recent aerial, where the camp property lines were. The Euclid Lakefront Community Center is on the property.