With the coming of the causeway in 1956 the population increased, as did the craft of home-building. That particular industry flourishes to this day. Mandeville remains famous for many things, including the remarkable Chapel at Chinchuba School, an institute for the instruction of the deaf and the mute. Historically, it was located in the southeast quadrant of Hwy. 22 and North Causeway.
Early photographs depict it as a pleasant, traditionalist-looking church.