The
two boys seated at the left are Bob and Chuck Waits, brothers of Ed Waits. The
lady seated on the swing between the trees is Anna Lampert, their grandmother.
The Lamperts, who lived on the corner of Third and Garfield in northwest Grand
Rapids, built the cottage at the left in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The
lighthouse at the far right -- which is still standing -- was constructed before
1939. The partially-hidden cottage next to the Lampert cottage belonged to long-time
resident Ed Phillips. The picture for the postcard was taken in the late 1940s.
Vanderstel
Point
