Photo of two small single storey cottages with front porches in a clearing with numerous tree stumps visible in the foreground. William W. Gunn purchased the first cottage lot at Glenwood Beach from Albert Purvis for $600.00 at $6.00 per foot. The beach's name came from Glenwood Avenue, which was the name of the street on which William W. Gunn lived. Allan J. Gunn (b.1913 - son of William W. Gunn) was present at the time of the purchase. The cottage on the left of the photo is the Gunn cottage, built in 1921 by a Mr. Fagan, an Innisfil carpenter, and a Mr. Jobbit. It was painted a heather brown. The cottage on the right, also built about 1921, was originally owned by the Wells family and in 1998 was owned by Cynthia Gaynor. The car on the extreme left is a Model T Ford, followed by a Maxwell c.1918. The photo was taken from the shore of Lake Simcoe. Allan J. Gunn reported that the stumps visible in the foreground were the result of a fire c.1900.
