New Britain herald., 1928-10-27
Boys Evicted From Castle In Air r
 Convinced Justice Is Only a Word
Treetop Domicile, Built With Much Patient La- bor, Closed by Lone Mounted Policeman.

It might have been the Glen Street Giants" or the maybe the Greenwood Street Gladiators'' but at least 1t was . gang" in that vicinity which actually built . castle in the air.
 Boys ranging in age from four years to 1s. about . dozen of them. have built . house 20 feet in the air on an empty lot in the rear of l7l Greenwood street which is the subj bject of much interest and com ment in tho neighborhood. The lot upon which the shack stands or rather over which 1t hangs extends from the rear of Greenwood street to Glen street. near the corner of Ellis.
 For the past three weeks boys have been building . winter club house in the trees. There are threc large trees standing in triangular formation on the lot. of equal dis tance apart. and it S among these trees that the boys have erected their castle.
 Climbing approximately 20 feet. the four year old boy carried on his brothers shoulders the lads labored since early in the month. The first boys up hitched a rope to the upper branches and with this rope hoisted the building materials.
 From the cellar of the houses re- gently torn down where Monroe will crom Greenwood three sections of old iron beds were salvaged. These sections were securely nailed to the trees. making substantial ladders Three second-han two by-fours" were found in the lot and were spiked across from tree to tree as the foundation of the house. There was a scarcity of lumber to complete the job. but what boards were found after each boy is sus- pected of raiding his fathers wood shed were nailed to the trees in such way as to form the walls. Old sheet iron completed the sides of the house and formed a nearly waterproof roof.
 Not only was the house com- pleted with floor, walls and roof. but a door opens on hinges and . win- dow overlooks the surrounding scenery. The building measures ap- proximately 12 feet in each direction and is stx feet high inside. A grown man yesterday climbed into the structure and walked around with out stooping.
 The house completed. the boys turned their attention to furniture. From some unascertained source i; enough linoleum was salvaged to cover th6 floor. Other furniture, it is assumed. was scheduled to come later.
 Then came the question of tres. passes. Curiosity seekers were not wanted and it was planned to see that there would be no misunder. , standing on this score. An automo. bile plate. If you can read thil you're too damn close" greets tn. visitor as he steps inside the door At this point the boys met thei, first disappointment. Neighbors wht had watched the job with interes and secret admiration for the in genuity of the young men. suddenly became nervous as the job was fin ished.
 No harm was felt while the lum ber was being hoisted into tn, branches of the trees for the build ing of the ''home." but when tn. job was completed someone feared they would be injured or possibl, get into mischief. The official open ing of the home was attended b, just one man. He came on a mo torcycle and wore the official in sgnia of the New Britain police de I partment
 The new owners were evictet without the usual eviction proceed ings and today the house is yacan without even ITO Rent" sigI marking the supreme disappoint ment of "the gang"