By Jennifer Smith, News Editor
May 30, 2018
Jennifer Smith, News Editor
The first garage sale on Ashmont Hill started in 1976, hosted by a communal group on Harley Street. Image courtesy Vicki Rugo
Editor s note: The Ashmont Hill Yard Sale returns on Sat., May 22. This article about the history of the event was first published in 2018.
It’s a cornucopia of vintage dishware, eclectic clothing, trinkets, and furniture, and wooden skis laid out across a lawn. People wander up and down the hills of the neighborhood’s streets with paintings tucked beneath their arms and books in hand as the smell of cooking ribs wafts up Harley Street and through the spring foliage.