As some of you know Rosalind Walker, installed a little free library on the corner of Depew and Forbes this summer. I finally had a chance today to go and see the spot. Immediately I made the connection. In 2012 this location was a fire damaged property that had metal fencing all over the porch. This was because two poor dogs had been left to “patrol” the inside of the house with no heat and no front door. It was a disaster. Thanks to this group, in part, pressure was put on the City to do something about this house, as it was bringing down that section of the neighborhood. Time passed, and the house was then torn down. I have attached the picture of what now stands in its location. So with community involvement, and work of lots of people including Rosalind Walker and many other neighbors this location is now no longer a blight on a neighborhood, but now a bright spot in a neighborhood. Literally with the community garden beds in the lot, it is now growing a better community.

12/26/16

© words and pictures by Dan DeMarle 2016