BURLINGTON

The Lakeside Development was constructed and managed by the Queen City Cotton Company, for its employees. It is the only Industrial Housing Development of its kind in the city of Burlington. The community is located to the southwest of the factory buildings. It is within minutes of the old Champlain School and St. Anthonies Catholic Church. The Burlington Traction Company ran street cars to the community from about the turn of the century. The development is visually separated from the factory complex by the railroad tracks and bridge over Lakeside Ave. The road dips down under the bridge and rises on the other side into the housing development. Generally it is periferal development with close grouped houses circling a large open green. The lake is located 50 yards of the west side of the square. The Lakeside community was designed to be a "suburb" of Burlington which would have the advantages of the City and the benefits of the country surroundings. Within the community were two..

Primary location: Burlington United States