A robust clump of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. seems poised to take over the sidewalk next to the Kent Place Apartments, 225 Kent Street. Yes, that's ragweed, churning out pollen 'til the frost cuts it down — soon, I hope.
Kent Place opened eighty years ago, in September 1938. Urbsite has written about it and some other walk-ups of that era here.
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| Kent Place, winter 2017-2018 |
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| I didn't do that — it was already that way when I found it. |
Kent Place was built in the lead-up to WWII. It opened as the "Courtland Arms" and was known as such into the 1980s.
