Through about 1930, the property at 1423 Noble Street was occupied by the Czernecki Family, then it was vacated and torn down. That is when it fell into our hands and Busia Michalina became a landscape architect. She was a country girl at heart but with a great love for city life. She quickly realized that the stone retaining wall at the rear of the property was an ideal backdrop for her planned place of beauty within the city. With her baker's dozen (13) of children as her labor force, she accomplished her objective. Neighbors requested that their pictures be taken there and it became a popular spot for wedding parties to be photographed. Heck, after laying a wooden deck as a dance floor, my parents held their wedding reception there. And, of course, us grandchildren always sought an adventure in that garden. My grandmother - Michalina Rak Bieniasz.
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