Today’s welfare system—whichever side of the debate you are on—is our version of what the poorhouse was then.
There are a lot of beautiful red barns in Gardiner, many falling to ruin, but the barn with the success story is the one at 471 Guilford Road, owned by Cliff Appeldorn, an architectural designer.
Many people are lucky to live fulltime in Gardiner, while others come up for weekends from their lives in New York City.