Haha a "meadow" of invasive Lespedeza cuneata (I think).
I want you to look at the mowed area at the lower right, then imagine what the vacant lot would look like if all of it were mowed. Next, I want you to tell me whether mowing the vacant lot would improve or worsen its appearance.
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In New London, Connecticut, on September 21st, 2021, a view from the north side of Walbach Street, west of East Street, on a vacant lot that was cleared of buildings as part of a failed redevelopment scheme at the center of the 2005 Supreme Court case Kelo v. City of New London.
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• New London (7014213)
• New London (county) (1002714)
Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• Asteraceae (family) (300375557)
• autumn (300133093)
• eminent domain (300055560)
• Fabaceae (family) (300343861)
• fields (land) (300343519)
• lampposts (300101536)
• summer (season) (300133099)
• urban landscapes (300132447)
• vacant lots (300122264)
Wikidata items:
• 21 September 2021 (Q69306183)
• invasive plant (Q3391537)
• Kelo v. City of New London (Q6386411)
• Lespedeza cuneata (Q5364126)
• Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland (Q108829657)
• Northeastern coastal forests (Q7058078)
• Northeastern Coastal Zone (Q108829637)
• September 21 (Q2891)
• September 2021 (Q61312991)
• Solidago (Q212939)
• Southeastern Connecticut (Q7569441)
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Goldenrods (sh85055770)
• Urban plants (sh85141312)
• Vacant lot ecology (sh85141689)
• Weeds (sh85145920)
