Adam Purple's Garden of Eden
New York, United States · Operator: Adam Purple (David Wilkie)
Overview
A legendary circular garden on the Lower East Side, a pioneer of the urban gardening movement.
Citizen participation
Individually led, a garden of concentric flower circles tended with the community.
Operating model
Built on razed building lots without title; no ownership.
Impact
The city bulldozed it in just 75 minutes on 8 Jan 1986 for housing, despite legal challenges. Lesson: unpermitted use of vacant land offers no legal protection.
Crops
- flowers
- fruit trees
- vegetables
Scale
1,394 m² — 約15,000平方フィート。1986年1月8日に撤去 (bulldozed Jan 1986)
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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