130 West 9th Avenue - In The Beginning

130 West 9th Avenue - In The Beginning
The initial work to turn the abandoned lot from a trash pit into something productive. Click on a thumbnail or its caption for a larger view.


August 2008 Street view of the site, sixteen months after the decrepit structure was demolished	August 2008 Garbage found while clearing the overgrowth	August 2008 More garbage found while clearing overgrowth

September 2008 Defacement of walls at rear of lot	September 2008 More defacement of walls at rear of lot	September 2008 Used hypodermic syringe found at rear of lot

September 2008 Beginning to define planting beds with brick reclaimed from crumbling walls	September 2008 Walkway beside planting beds, made with brick reclaimed from crumbling walls	October 2008 Setting edging to further define planting beds


October 2008 Clearing tree roots from the future potato bed	October 2008 Garlic planted, and ready for winter

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