http://gleanernews.ca/index.php/2010/03/12/elizabeth-smarts-time-in-the-annex-was-brief-but-her-impact-was-lasting/ Serving Toronto's most liveable communities with the Annex Gleaner and Liberty Gleaner Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://gleanernews.ca/index.php/2010/03/12/elizabeth-smarts-time-in-the-annex-was-brief-but-her-impact-was-lasting/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Barr Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:11:51 +0000 http://gleanernews.ca/?p=186#comment-822 I remember the view of the "Tree of Heaven" from Smart's Lowther Street apartment. The tree almost engulfed the balcony, so the "view" was almost entirely tree. Only lately have I discovered that many consider this tree a weed (the same species that inspired "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"), and wondered if that was partly why Elizabeth embraced it. I remember the view of the “Tree of Heaven” from Smart’s Lowther Street apartment. The tree almost engulfed the balcony, so the “view” was almost entirely tree. Only lately have I discovered that many consider this tree a weed (the same species that inspired “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”), and wondered if that was partly why Elizabeth embraced it.

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