Steve Politi tracked down the Thacker family of 1112 Stanley Road, a house flush in the middle of Gate 6-A and the only one that all Augusta's money can't buy.
The couple built the house in 1959 and watched as their neighborhood, once green with plenty of space for backyards and swing sets, vanished. Once a year, when the Masters rolls around, the area fills up with cars.. Sometimes a fan will stop by and greet the couple on their porch, complimenting their landscaping or asking for gardening tips.The location has its perks. Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of their grandchildren became fond of golf and is now a professional.
The couple knows that the house won't be there forever. Even Herman's brother sold his home, one of the nicest in the town, and two other properties for a cool $3.6 million. The Thackers owned another property right across the street, but they sold it to the golf club for $1.2 million. But 1112 Stanley Drive, the home in which they raised their two children, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, won't be bulldozed anytime soon."He'll come by here every so often, and he'll say, 'Just want to let you know we're still interested in your property,'" Herman said."And we'll tell him the same thing again."
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