Abbe Effron shows a poster of the plans for a playground titled "Little Treehouse on the Prairie" dedicated to Michael Landon at Knight Park in Collingswood, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Joe Warner | For NJ Advance Media
Abbe Effron has a mission: To make sure Collingswood never forgets Michael Landon grew up there.
That’s even if Collingswood for decades seemed wary of embracing the beloved TV icon who often spoke of his difficult childhood in the 1940s and 1950s, back when he was known as Eugene Orowitz, shining an awkward spotlight on what today has evolved into a trendy, inclusive suburb five miles outside of Philadelphia.
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