{"id":1298,"date":"2014-04-25T15:38:34","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T15:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piqueoftheweek.wordpress.com\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2014-04-25T15:38:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T15:38:34","slug":"four-trunk-elm-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kplma.org\/pique\/2014\/04\/25\/four-trunk-elm-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-trunk elm tree"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The four-trunk elm tree, about 1955.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The four-trunk elm tree that stood on Main Street near Shirley Avenue was the stuff of childhood legend. \u00a0The sidewalk ran underneath and between\u00a0the trunks so that a daring kid could ride a bike straight through, and a real heroic type would do it no-hands style.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The four-trunk elm tree, about 1959.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mighty tree fell victim to the ravages of Dutch Elm disease<\/a> around 1959, and a little bit of childhood magic went with it.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The four-trunk elm tree, about 1959.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sources:\u00a0Mitchell Toabe Papers MC18 (first image);\u00a0LHR General Image Collection IC7 (next two)<\/em><\/p>\n

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For more, visit the\u00a0Kingston Public Library<\/a>, and the\u00a0Local History Room<\/a>, and the full blog at\u00a0piqueoftheweek.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The four-trunk elm tree that stood on Main Street near Shirley Avenue was the stuff of childhood legend. \u00a0The sidewalk ran underneath and between\u00a0the trunks so that a daring kid could ride a bike straight through, and a real heroic type would do it no-hands style. The mighty tree fell victim to the ravages of … <\/p>\n

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