Hard to believe, Harry: A developer wants to stick a parking lot right next to the plot where Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn is buried. [Philly mag]
Originally published in the August 1975 issue of Texas Monthly. Reprinted here with permission. As the author explains in the postscript, names have been changed, and the final scene is a composite.
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