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Who owns & improved the lot?

The alley lot where the Micro Showcase is located was purchased by Brian in March 2012.  It’s about 1/12th of an acre.  The lot originally had overgrown grass, broken concrete, pooling water, garbage, illegal parking, occasional criminal activity, a dumped stolen vehicle, etc. A few pictures of the lot improvements I made (with incredible help from Tony Gilchriest on fencing, and a few other construction workers) from April 2012- Spring 2014.  See photos below!

  • Feb 2012: lot design and the site
  • March 2012: water options + urban land search + the lot is bought
  • May 2012: site preparation starts + got an alley lot address + shipping container arrives + 44 fence posts in, trailers arrive
  • June 2012: fencing, electricity, compost, fruit trees + electricity on, garden beds and fencing finished
  • July 2012: tumbleweed house arrives + stop work order, work resumes
  • Aug 2012: gate welded, water on, construction in full swing
  • Spring 2014: spring lot update
The lot
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