12 January 2011
Recall this recent post about the ecological incongruities hidden around New York City’s edges? The presence of nature — sometimes hidden, often denied — never fails to fascinate me.
But wow, I just ran across the story of Adam Purple. His handcrafted circular garden existed in my neighborhood between the years of 1978-1985. Was he ahead of his time? Or was he just not made for these times? One or the other, I think. Not sure which. This New York Times profile of him appeared in 1998:
A longer excerpt from the article after the jump…
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Posted by Alec Hanley Bemis
Tags: Adam Purple, Kickstarter, Nature Worship, New York Times