Author Archives: GHHP

James Bastien 1934-2005

Posted on November 22, 2011 by GHHP

One of the most well-known people to have lived in Garden Home was James Bastien, piano pedagogue and musician. In the 1940s and 1950s, James lived at 7665 SW Oleson Road, just south of Gust Johnson’s gas station (and the current Mobil station). Generations … Continue reading →

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Jack Steele

Posted on November 21, 2011 by GHHP

[Update: Jack passed away on December 26, 2014. His obituary appears at the end of this article.] In the 1940s and 50s, Jack and his 6 siblings lived at 8085 S. W. 87th Ave. which was then called Westgard. This … Continue reading →

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Garden Home Gazette

Posted on November 10, 2011 by GHHP

In the 1950’s and 1960’s the Garden Home PTA published a newsletter, the GARDEN HOME GAZETTE. The newsletter provided the community with current state, county and local information relating to Garden Home School. It included articles on bond measure, local school … Continue reading →

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Hal Pallay

Posted on October 24, 2011 by GHHP

My great-grandfather, Morris Pallay and my great-grandmother, Fannie, lived in Garden Home when I was a child. The house they lived in was built in 1915 on the south side of Garden Home Road between what is now SW 83nd and 84rd … Continue reading →

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The Newton Boys

Posted on October 22, 2011 by GHHP

The Newtons: Growing Up With Garden Home Gladys and Albert Newton and their seven boys moved to Garden Home in the early fall of 1935. Their eldest, Donal McIntosh, Gladys’ son by a previous marriage, was in his last years at … Continue reading →

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