Poor House Lock ablaze with Autumn color in Lyons Published: 10/07/2016 @ 04:00 am Double Lock E 56, just west of Lyons, was a blaze of color on Thursday morning. Lock E 56, sometimes called the Poor House Lock, was a lock on the Enlarged Erie Canal and last used in 1917. Photo by Robert Stopper. Share this link...TwitterFacebookGoogleLinkedinPinterestRedditPrintEmail