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People bring him things to add to his garden all the time and he is pleased that people drive by to take a look. Batchelor’s house is located at 761 Wayne Court, in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. James Batchelor’s Place is Not Just Weird on the Outside In the Walnut Hill area of Cincinnati is a local legend with a little bit of roadside flair. James Batchelor’s Odd Garden isn’t easy to find but the locals know it well; they even contribute to it. Mr. Batchelor, 97 years young, allowed me the privilege of seeing his garden over the summer. While the heat was too oppressive for him to join me I was allowed free reign to explore the garden he had constructed over the past 10 or 15 years. |
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On the way out a worried elderly woman leaned over her porch to ask me if I was the gasman or the electric man. I assured her I wasn’t with any utilities. I told her I was here to see James Batchelor and she relaxed with a knowing smile. –Ryan Doan |