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Cobble Hill's Impaled Pumpkin Heads
The house at Kane Street and Strong Place has displayed carved pumpkin heads on its steel spike fence for a decade now.
The New York Times’ City Room blog profiled Jane Greengold yesterday, the woman responsible for posting over one hundred carved tiny pumpkin heads on her steel spiked fence in Cobble Hill every year. The house, at Kane Street and Strong Place, has become a Halloween tradition.
The Times spoke with Greengold, who makes “public art” and has dubbed the installation “Impalements.” The pumpkins don’t just end with Halloween though, as Greengold leaves them up until Christmas, when their carved faces rot into distortion.
On her official website, Greengold describes the work: “The fence has long, sharp points, perfect for impaling jack-o-lantern heads. The pumpkins go up in the late afternoon on Hallowe’en and that night are lit with electric lights.”
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The Times said she traveled to Upper Westchester this year to secure 110 pumpkins (at about $3 apiece). She enlisted the help of family members to carve all of the pumpkins, three days in advance.