Photo 31-JMAC-36

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We lived here as a youngster in the spring 1963 to April 1969 period, I'm the oldest of seven children. So this picture was taken a couple years after we had moved away to Tucson, AZ. I believe the residents at the time this pic was taken were Pistorius, possibly Gene Pistorius (?) This is located on Hwy 27 (Lincoln Memorial Parkway) in what is called "Blackland", a short distance south of the old Blackland elevator which was dismantled in 1989. You can see other views of this house including a view from 1967 by searching keywords "Whitten" or "Blackland".

The two trees on the south side (left side of the pic) of this house were Maples with maroon-reddish leaves, which (from later research) I think were Schwedler or "Crimson King"-type Norway maples. The one toward the west is already dead, and the other one died a few years later.......it was almost dead when I drove by this house in 1979. As a "tree buff" even as a kid I was interested in what type of trees were in our yard. The tree to the immediate right of the car garage was a Black Cherry, and next to that was a Boxelder. Several other trees out of camera view to the right are Silver Maples, including two, side by side and located parallel to the road which are still there as of 2018. The large square garden spot is in front of the barn and appears to be tilled up in this picture. I can remember we used to have some asparagus coming up each year on one end of the garden, and also a row if Rhubarb plants growing along one side of the garden. I still LOVE rhubarb to this day!
The old "burn barrels" were located to the right of the barn in picture. I remember my dad dumping our trash in it and setting it on fire every day or so.

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