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Putrid Corpse Plant: The Pride of Brooklyn

Posted by dailyheights on Thursday 10 August 2006 at 6:27 pm

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According to Bloomberg News, “The plant, dubbed “Baby,'’ has been growing at the Brooklyn garden, across the street from Prospect Park, for 10 years without producing a flower … The realization July 31 that the plant would blossom this year has sent the garden into a frenzy…” At an event this monumental… you know that you-know-who would be showing up:

It’s called a Titan Arum and the comments are on the Prospect Heights Message Boards

Eyesore of the Day: 696 Washington Ave.

Posted by dailyheights on Thursday 10 August 2006 at 1:36 pm

unknown writes on the Prospect Heights Message Board: “This property has been through the ringer…”

unknown continues to say (NOTE: we don’t have any way to verify this information, so read with a grain of salt):

“The original owner died in 1992, leaving the property to his grandson and his son as the executor. Through unknown reasons, the will was not probated until 2004 by the son and his father. The son sold the property to someone who promised to renovate the building, this person incurred violations from the DOB while cleaning out the building. This person then sold the building in late 2005 early 2006 to someone else.”

“The property is 696 Washington Ave and you can find the new owners name on the property tax website. This property is an eyesore to our community and I would love if someone can do something with it.

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