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Tag: Edith Macefield

Pixar movie mirrors Edith’s story

08/01/200808/01/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

My Ballard reader Josh sent us an email about the upcoming Pixar movie “Up” which seems to loosely mirror the Edith Macefield story. Well, at least in the beginning. Up […]

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Did Edith leave her property to construction chief?

06/18/200806/18/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

The unspoken hero in the Edith Macefield story appears to be Barry Martin, the senior superintendent for Ledcor Construction, which is building the development around Edith’s home. Martin and Macefield […]

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Edith Macefield has passed away

06/17/200806/17/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

Ballard’s most famous hold-out, Edith Macefield passed away on Sunday of natural causes, according to the medical examiner’s office. My Ballard has received a few emails in the last couple […]

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Edith’s house keeps shrinking

06/05/200806/05/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

Construction workers have added the final story on the LA Fitness and Trader Joe’s, towering high over Edith Macefield’s house. Here’s the photo from a few months ago.

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Good morning, Edith!

04/09/200804/09/2008 Dale Leave a comment

Here’s what a sunny Wednesday morning looks like at Edith Macefield’s house: Oh wait, here’s her house: What rounds out this cheery picture is the ear-piercing yammering of a jackhammer somewhere inside the […]

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‘Edith is not the only one fighting’ for Ballard

01/21/200801/21/2008 Geeky Swedes 1 Comment

I just noticed this comment on last week’s post about Edith Macefield, the elderly Ballard woman who refused to sell her home to developers. It was left by a man […]

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New building swallowing woman’s home

01/13/200801/15/2008 Geeky Swedes 2 Comments

While the recent stories of the Denny’s, Sunset Bowl and Ballard’s overall transformation having been grabbing headlines (even in the LA Times this weekend), let’s not forget about Edith Macefield. […]

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