Isle of Hope Scenes

Mr. Lacey and Col. William L. Grayson Raise a Glass at 9 Bluff Drive

Mr. Lacey and Col. William L. Grayson (1870-1941) drink mint juleps on the front porch of #9 while dressed in white linen suits and white bucks. Cheers!

Two Muellers, a Bell, and a Dog on the Grayson Dock

With 9 Bluff Drive in the background, Bille and Lynne Mueller, granddaughters of the Graysons, and Betty Ann Bell pose for a photo taken with the Grayson’s Brownie camera.

Mary Bell Grayson Sitting on the Dock’s Top Rail

Mary Bell Grayson has sauntered across Bluff Drive to the family dock for a better view of the river. She does not look disappointed.

Little Bille Mueller, Bathing Beauty

With her bathing cap on, Grayson granddaughter Bille Mueller (1929-2016) leaves 9 Bluff Drive and heads across the street for a dip in the river.

Mary Julia Bell Grayson at 9 Bluff Drive

A beaming Mary Bell Grayson (1909-2001) stands tall in front yard of the Grayson home at 9 Bluff Dr.

The Waite Family Poses with a Porchfull of Lil’ Waites

In 1912, Mrs. Frank Grimball Waite and six Waite children pause briefly for a family photograph. Frank Grimball Waite, nowhere to be seen in the picture, must be the photographer. We can’t help but wonder, “Why is there a ladder on their roof?”

The Six Children of Frank Grimball Waite

The four boys and two girls of Frank Grimball Waite pose in their Sunday best. None of the boys have any shoes on, although two do have on ties. All are squeaky-clean with freshly combed hair.

The Frank Grimball Waite House Post-Move

The Frank Grimball Waite family home, now at 118 Hopecrest Avenue, was moved to this spot from the family settlement near the Herb River, where the Waites had lived for many years.

The View from Pre-Barricaded Bluff Drive in 1939

Bluff Drive used to extend all the way to the end of the northern Bluff. This photograph shows the river view from Marshbanks in 1939 and captures a portion of the now barricaded Bluff Drive.

Carlton Theus on the Steps of Marshbanks in September 1927

A laughing Carlton Theus sits in his wicker baby carriage in front of Marshbanks. Life is good on Isle of Hope.

Carlton Theus on the Marshbanks Lawn

Carlton Theus basks and bakes in the summer sun in August of 1927.

Easter 1928 on the Lawn of Marshbanks

Mrs. Theus and son, Carlton, enjoy the Easter morning sun on their front lawn at Marshbanks. The family automobile stands ready for a Sunday drive.

Marshbanks Antique Shop

Behind Marshbanks was a cottage that Mrs. Theus used to restore antiques. Here she recanes a seat for a chair.

Marshbanks, the Theus Family Home

This is a photograph of Marshbanks, the Theus family home on the north end of the Bluff at Isle of Hope in July 1927. There never was a better named house than Marshbanks, which stood on the Skidaway River’s edge.

A Schwalb Family Oyster Roast

Fred “Pete” Schwalb enjoyed hosting oyster roasts on Sunday afternoons at Liberty Hall. This photograph was taken in the early 1940s. Note the man in uniform.

“Linda Lou”, the Schwalb Family Boat

This 1938 photograph shows Fred Schwalb’s boat at the dock in front of Liberty Hall with Bluff Drive cottages visible in the background. Fred was an avid fisherman who piloted the Linda Lou on many an outing.

Liberty Hall, the Schwalb House, at 25 Bluff Drive

Fred Schwalb purchased Liberty Hall from the estate of the late A.P. Solomon Sr. in the late 1930s. There once was a two-story dock in front and a large camelia garden in back.