tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post1310239820703700568..comments2023-07-26T08:12:40.144-04:00Comments on Flatbush Gardener: The Future Home of the Ex-Lax GardensChris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-37421244725230350622022-11-29T17:59:09.696-05:002022-11-29T17:59:09.696-05:00Yes. The property changed hands and the new owners...Yes. The property changed hands and the new owners wnted the site for themselves.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-58437708748672265452022-08-04T23:01:14.438-04:002022-08-04T23:01:14.438-04:00Anyone ever know what happened to this project? I...Anyone ever know what happened to this project? I walk by the new fence frequently it looks as though the property is now occupied but I can't find ANY information on it.golisfathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362475756879826629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-9943292616478200212007-12-25T02:30:00.000-05:002007-12-25T02:30:00.000-05:00Lucille & Charles: Thanks for stopping by, and for...<B>Lucille & Charles</B>: Thanks for stopping by, and for adding your voices to the history of this space. Yes, Harriet is more than involved. I had the pleasure of meeting her for the first time a month or so ago. We're going to proceed slowly this year, and see how it goes.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-60374420742133718302007-12-24T20:01:00.000-05:002007-12-24T20:01:00.000-05:00We know well the site of the proposed community ga...We know well the site of the proposed community garden (bravo!) since we lived for 20 years at 159 Marlboro which has the plot at its rear. We moved there soon after the Matz house burned down and built the addition which was used as an office. The Matz heirs, unhappy about paying taxes on the property, donated it to Downstate Medical Center which toyed with erecting a clinic there. It didn't happen. We sold 159 to a young couple in 1978, they soon moved to CA and sold to the Kliots. David did not use the office addition as an office since he already had one down the block. Downstate wanted to unload the property and the Kliots bought it for a nominal sum. It is extremely generous of Harriet Kliot (assuming she is the one involved) to allow the use of this plot as a community garden. We moved to an apartment in Brooklyn Heights some 30 years ago but still think lovingly of PPS and the Matz property.<BR/><BR/>Lucille and Charles PlotzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-49787322433884723152007-11-08T17:19:00.000-05:002007-11-08T17:19:00.000-05:00Brenda: I saw your photo on your post from last ye...<B>Brenda</B>: I saw your photo on your <A HREF="http://crazystable.squarespace.com/journal/2006/9/12/a-birthday-cakewalk-through-the-hood.html" REL="nofollow">post from last year</A> with your photo of the old front steps. Very cool.<BR/><BR/>The idea is to open this up to another from the community who wants to participate. PPS already has plenty of gardening space [g].Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-61749729266715935912007-11-08T17:09:00.000-05:002007-11-08T17:09:00.000-05:00On a tour with Ron Schweiger, he pointed out the f...On a tour with Ron Schweiger, he pointed out the front steps of Alvord's house peeking out from under the leaf litter. This is an amazingly cool idea--incredible generosity from the owners--who will be eligible to garden/use the space? Only PPSers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-54252904762319575412007-11-03T09:58:00.000-04:002007-11-03T09:58:00.000-04:00Chris: Thanks! I had visited this once, during one...<B>Chris</B>: Thanks! I had visited this once, during one of the House & Garden Tours, but I can't find any of my photos of it. I just added some photos I took from the street this April.<BR/><BR/><B>Anne</B>: And "Ditmas Park" is not working for me! I think we should wait at least a year to name it. "Ex-Lax" is just my "working title," since I know it's not going to stick!<BR/><BR/><B>Erin</B>: Thanks! I just updated the post with this info. I thought this was Alvord's place, but I couldn't find anything online to confirm it.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-86742243350527471022007-11-02T11:12:00.000-04:002007-11-02T11:12:00.000-04:00The house was originally the home of Dean Alvord, ...The house was originally the home of Dean Alvord, the developer of PPS. <BR/><BR/>I've seen very few pictures of it, but Brooklyn Borough historian Ron Schweiger has a great one. A massive, L-shaped Tudor.<BR/><BR/>- Erin JoslynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-35895405111663884412007-11-02T11:11:00.000-04:002007-11-02T11:11:00.000-04:00Very exciting! I've ridden by several times on my ...Very exciting! I've ridden by several times on my bike since this was announced and am imagining what a beautiful place it can be.<BR/><BR/>I gotta say though... Ex-Lax Gardens is DEFinitely not working for me! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-30818772827299906722007-11-02T10:33:00.000-04:002007-11-02T10:33:00.000-04:00I took a few pictures of the backyard back in Aug ...I took a few pictures of the backyard back in Aug of '06.<BR/><BR/>http://www.livinginvictorianflatbush.com/2006/08/backyard-of-day-prospect-park-south.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com