13. Elfland
Place: Boston, Massachusetts’s Somerville
Period: 2021
Expense: Incalculable
Elfland is charmingly quirky, having begun as an eight-year-old’s effort. The lot was cleared and walled in after a gas station close to the child’s home was abandoned. The vacant lot was transformed into a small elf settlement when the youngster and his family started adding small models with elf themes.
Elfland, Boston, MA @Pinterest / Atlas Obscura
When outsiders started submitting their own models, Elfland really took off and became its own unique little metropolis. The area’s developers face a difficult task because they are unable to remove this Boston monument; instead, they must figure out how to relocate it without causing any damage. After all, who wants their business to be associated with destroying public art installations?
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