TIL that in 2006, a woman named Edith Macefield turned down a reported offer of $1 million to sell her 108-year-old farmhouse to make way for a commercial development in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Instead, the five-story project was built surrounding her house.
Lol I needed a picture… Close enough
It’s right there in the article
Batteries not included.
Got a 404 on that link, btw
That last / escaped the )
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My man
I loved that movie as a kid. How does it hold up?
Some of it like Sour milk. But I’ve always loved the movie.
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…yes, yes it is.
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She died 2008.
In July 2009, Barry Martin sold the house to real estate investor Greg Pinneo for $310,000.[18] Pinneo intended to use the house as an office to run his real estate coaching firm Reach Returns.[19] However, on March 13, 2015, the house went through foreclosure auction and was subsequently put back on the market.[18] Pinneo had failed to pay back taxes on the house.[20]
The Seattle Times recently published an article that indicated it may soon be a park.
