▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁suitable ▁only ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁summer ▁sports , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁pic nick ers ' ▁l ou ng ing ▁area . ▁ ▁Similar ▁in ▁design ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁Forest ▁Tennis ▁Club , ▁in ▁River ▁Forest , ▁Illinois , ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁Lake ▁Gene va ▁Hotel , ▁in ▁Lake ▁Gene va , ▁Wisconsin , ▁also ▁designed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁itself ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Dest ruction ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁Bow ▁River , ▁on ▁sw amp y ▁ground , ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁flo oding , ▁severe ▁fro st , ▁and ▁consequ ent ▁decay . ▁ ▁The ▁Ban ff ▁C rag ▁and ▁C any on ▁reported ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁that ; ▁ ▁The ▁pav il ion ▁suffered ▁severe ▁flo od ▁damage ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁and ▁d eter ior ation ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁were ▁visible ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁all ▁traces ▁had ▁been ▁was hed ▁away ▁or ▁s unk ▁into ▁the ▁bog . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁life ▁residents ▁saw ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁Ott awa ' s ▁cont empt ▁for ▁their ▁concerns . ▁W ant ing