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August 20, 2008 The Gardener Who Put Niles on the Map

Posted by gloriasplace on August 20th, 2008

Elaine Metzger, President of Four Flags Garden Club talks about John Gipner, the German gardner who was hired by Michigan Central Railroad before the World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893 to create and maintain beautiful gardens and a greenhouse at the Niles Train Station.

Recorded on August 11, 2008

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