Jim Cowart in Peachtree Corners pioneered this similar concept of housing in Gwinnett County with the all-brick “five, four and a door” concept in the 1980s. Yet this frontage style of house has been around for years in other parts of the country. Figure out where this house is located, and tell of its significance. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The curiously-shaped tree that was the recent Mystery photo was first spotted by Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C. He wrote that it was the “The Octopus Tree, Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Tillamook, Oregon,” then added: “With no central trunk and several thick limbs that stick straight up into the air, the so-called ‘Octopus Tree’ at Cape Meares is a natural wonder. The old Sitka spruce is about 105 feet tall and more than 46 feet in circumference, with each limb between three and five feet thick. It’s estimated to be between 250 and 300 years old, though nobody seems to know how or why the tree grew up that way.”
The photograph came from Rick Krause of Lilburn.
Also recognizing the photo were Steve Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex., who added: “The Octopus Tree has been designated a state heritage tree by the Oregon Travel Experience and, according to The Oregonian (a Portland newspaper), it is one of the 12 most iconic landmarks along the Oregon coast and one of the 40 best roadside attractions in all of Oregon.”
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