Link: Edith Macefield, 1921-2008: Ballard woman held her ground as change closed in around her.
When Macefield's story first ran in the P-I, her home was swarmed by news reporters from around the country trying to get her to open her front door. Word of her death brought another crush of cameras to the street in front of her house.
Her aged blue car is still parked in front of the house, her collection of glass animals still lined up on the windowsills.
People remembering her said they were inspired by her spirit and spunk; by her choice to live simply in her small home, the way she wanted.
Others suggested that the lot where her home stands could be turned into a small memorial park, a pocket of green among the concrete.
Her life story is as intriguing and curious as the sight of the concrete parking garage rising around her home.
Some wonder at her stories, hinting at being a spy during World War II and touring with some of the most famous big bands of the day. She talked about attending teas and dances, once finding herself in conversation with Adolf Hitler.
Her friends never doubted a word.
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