This site played a key role in Shorewood’s development. In 1872, Frederick A. Lueddemann opened Lueddemann’s-On-The-River here in the Town of Milwaukee. Otto Zwietusch bought the resort in 1876 and renamed it Mineral Springs Park. Seeking a landscaped urban retreat, he replaced the original building with a large structure featuring apartments, a restaurant, and billiard rooms. In 1900, the park was purchased and renamed Coney Island, and its owners added a roller coaster, loud music, and garish lights. These changes prompted growing dissatisfaction with the Town of Milwaukee, which was collecting license fees. In 1900, the community incorporated as the Village of East Milwaukee and was renamed Shorewood in 1917. Ravenna Park, the last in a succession of parks, closed in 1916. The grounds were subdivided and the structures removed. Only Hubbard Park remains from the original Lueddemann’s-On-The-River.