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Edith Macefield, 86 years old, refused to sell her house to developers even when they offered $1 million dollars. She died this past week in her tiny two-bedroom, two-story house built in 1900, as was her wish.
"Edith Macefield, 1921-2008: Ballard woman held her ground as change closed in around her"
Posted by heather at June 20, 2008 11:38 AM
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Bittersweet, I'm sure. I wonder what her family will do with the house now? It would be a nice tribute for it to remain as a park/public area now...
Posted by: Jennifer at June 20, 2008 2:42 PM
Good for her! I hope they do make her house site a park or greenspace, maybe with a plaque picturing her home & briefly telling her story.
Posted by: Jayne at June 20, 2008 3:43 PM
Unfortunately, the house will be taken down, I think. I'm sure the developers planned for this. The money will sway whoever takes over the property. Hers was a labor of love.
Posted by: Stanley at June 26, 2008 12:02 AM
The house is so sad looking. That poor lady.
Posted by: Mistress of the Post at July 9, 2008 5:49 PM
Hey, did you guys use Houseblogs to make your blog? or some other blogging software? What do you recommend?
And how in L.A. do you figure out where your block club is?
Any advice would be awesome. Thanks!
Posted by: Jess at July 16, 2008 2:56 PM
Hi Jess. We use Moveable Type for our blog. You might also want to look into Blogger or Wordpress. If I was starting my blog today, I would probably go with Wordpress because it is easy to use, offers lots of plug-ins/features and there are many blog themes available to choose from.
I found out about my block club by asking my neighbors. It's difficult to know sometimes and not every area has a block club. But, if nothing else, it gives you a reason to meet your new neighbors.
Best,
h
Posted by: Heather at July 16, 2008 3:15 PM
wow...that photo says it all! what an inspiration she is in our "material world"...home sweet home at all costs!
Posted by: liz at July 21, 2008 10:37 AM