Developers built around an 86 year old woman’s property, engulfing her tiny home.
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.
“I don’t want to move. I don’t need the money. Money doesn’t mean anything,” Macefield said.
“Edith Macefield, 1921-2008: Ballard woman held her ground as change closed in around her…”
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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…
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.
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.
The house is so sad looking. That poor lady.
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!
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,
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wow…that photo says it all! what an inspiration she is in our “material world”…home sweet home at all costs!
Good for her for not buckling under it was her home and nobody or no money could make her leave.