Remembering Richard William Fagan and the World’s Smallest Park

Dick Fagan tends the rose at Mill Ends Park

“Dick got the idea for the park after spying an empty spot in the concrete road divider from his window at the Newspaper building. Mill Ends Park consisted of a single rose bush, a little wire fence, and a small wooden marker that said: ‘Mill Ends Park.'” November 20, 1969 On this day,  Oregon Journal…

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A Look Back at Green Bay’s Dial-A-Garden-Tipline From 1975

Dial-A-Garden-Tipline

“Readers could dial the number at any time and hear a taped garden message.” July 17, 1975 On this day, the Green Bay Press-Gazette shared a little notice for their “Dial-A-Garden-Tipline.” Readers could dial the number at any time and hear a taped garden message. Here were the topics posted in the paper: July 17…

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