Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia.
We asked if anyone recognized the location in this old photograph and if they could estimate the date of it. We did mention that the back side of the photo did label it as being in “Essex, Lake Champlain, NY”. Here’s what the community had to say:
Todd Goff: Reminds me of Wes Vanderhorst’s that was tore down.
Mark Kupperman: I think you can even see the original barracks in the background.
Matt C. Morian: Reminiscent of the Crater Club. In the late 50’s thru the mid 60’s my family owned a home in the Crater Club called Bobolink. Are there any folks out there of that era?
Mary Wade: Crater Club think about mid 40’s.
Lee C. Parker: early 40’s…
Alexandra Noble DePinto: Crater Club❣️
Deborah Sells Blake: Baynes Camp in the Crater Club maybe. Windows would be the best clue.
Ghislaine Shedd: Reminded me of the Crater Club also.
A lot of people guessed that this was a home in the Crater Club. Do you agree? The back side of the photo (seen below) does note the name of the building, “Platt Cottage.” Is that one of the cottages within the Crater Club? Or is this in a different location altogether? Is it still standing today?
Do you have any other thoughts to share about this old photo? Please leave a comment below!
If you have any vintage Essex images or artifacts to share, please let us know!
Michelle Dusel says
I’m writing this for my father, Jack Halpin. Here’s what he says we’re looking at:
“Although I don’t remember the Platt name, if you look closely down the road you can see a figure of a person standing in front of our home, Clovertop. On the right is the main clubhouse building, behind the building and down the hill from it are the four tennis courts.”
Katie Shepard says
Thanks for sharing!
Carole Slatkin says
My family and I knew the Plattsburgh, who lived a couple of houses south of us on the Lake Shore Road, about three miles south of the village of Essex. They were a lovely, kind, elderly couple in the early 1960s when we knew them.
Olive Alexander says
The Platts were wonderful and Carole is correct about the location. There was a shed at the back of the house where Mrs. Platt grew sweet peas, I’ve never forgotten the flowers and their wonderful smell. I used to go to visit every Sunday and eat a second dinner of Chicken and Dumplings, she was a great cook.