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Tag: Edith Macefield

Transformation begins at the future ‘Credo Square’

08/21/200908/21/2009 Geeky Swedes 23 Comments

The interior demolition of Edith Macefield’s old house is almost complete. We talked with Greg Pinneo, the new owner, who says that they plan to renovate the house and bring […]

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Inside story of the sale of Edith Macefield’s home

07/07/200907/07/2009 Geeky Swedes 35 Comments

Three and half years after offering $1 million for Edith Macefield’s home, the same developers offered owner Barry Martin $275,000 for the small house, Martin says. But he decided to […]

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Edith Macefield’s house sold, to be elevated

07/07/200907/07/2009 Geeky Swedes 52 Comments

Updated: The small house that Edith Macefield refused to sell for nearly $1 million has sold to a local company best known for its motivational seminars. The new owners, Reach […]

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Short-lived Disney PR stunt at Edith’s home

05/26/200905/26/2009 Geeky Swedes 14 Comments

Update: If you drove by Edith Macefield’s old home just after 9 this morning, you saw a big bundle of balloons soaring above it. Turns out, it was a publicity […]

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Few of Edith’s belongings go to needy family

04/04/200904/04/2009 Geeky Swedes 10 Comments

A kitchen table, two dressers and an ironing board were among the few belongings moved out of Edith Macefield’s home today. Barry Martin, who’s now tending to Edith’s estate, said […]

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Updates: Edith tattoos, Hi-Life fire, raccoon

03/28/200903/29/2009 Geeky Swedes 2 Comments

A couple quick updates to two stories from the last few days… – After our story on the “Edith Macefield’s Army” tattoos, three TV stations aired the story. Curtis at […]

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Edith Macefield’s army of tattoos

03/26/200903/26/2009 Geeky Swedes 4 Comments

Edith Macefield will always be remembered as the Ballard woman who didn’t give in to the big developer. Even when offered nearly a million bucks for her small house on […]

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No decision yet on Edith Macefield’s house

03/11/200903/11/2009 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

Now that LA Fitness and Trader Joe’s are open for business, Edith Macefield’s old home still sits untouched, surrounded by the Ballard Blocks development. “Pretty soon I’m going to have […]

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Inheritor of Edith’s house not ready to sell (yet)

01/14/200901/14/2009 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

As the New York Times reported a few weeks ago, construction superintendent Barry Martin said he planned to sell Edith Macefield’s old home. But according to a new story by […]

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Edith Macefield’s old home to go up for sale

12/27/200812/27/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

Today the New York Times posted a story about Edith Macefield and her standoff with developers. A little after the fact, but it includes two new tidbits of information. Barry […]

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Spray-painted messages protest LA Fitness

12/23/200812/24/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

We’ve written before about how LA Fitness’ introduction to the neighborhood hasn’t been entirely popular, partly because it’s located right next to the symbol of Old Ballard, Edith Macefield’s old […]

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Construction chief tending to Edith’s estate

08/22/200808/22/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

There’s a follow-up on Edith Macefield’s will and the future plans for her home, which is surrounded by the Trader Joe’s construction project on 46th St. As suspected, Edith left […]

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