Victorian brick house on wheels

jgbeam · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

In this photo house movers are in the process of hauling this big brick house out of its original location to start about a one mile journey to its new location. They lost a few bricks from the chimney in the process but made the move without one wall crack.

Jim

MilesG · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

dont see why they need to mvoe it

Why not knock it down?

jgbeam · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by MilesG

dont see why they need to mvoe it

Why not knock it down?

Shame on you! You struck a raw nerve with that comment. Aetna Insurance Company (big buildings in the background) wanted to do just that for more parking. Local preservationists (including yours truly) fought demolition for about two years to save this beauty. I would have thought that someone from England could appreciate the preservation of older buildings. I've seen enough of UK to believe there is plenty of interest there in saving your grand architecture, from farmhouses to castles and everything in between.

Here is the house in its final location.

Jim

Jetmech1 · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

Pretty cool. Older home and things need to be preserved.

marie · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

that is just amazing

shelbix2020 · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

yeah thats pretty frikkin amazing too ... I cant even move a couch without hurtin myself

marie · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by shelbix2020

yeah thats pretty frikkin amazing too ... I cant even move a couch without hurtin myself

RockOne · 7th of January 2005 (Fri)

G'Day.
The movers must really have known what they were doing, because that house must weigh an awful lot...not something I'd like to try. Must have been a jaw dropping sight to see it moving along the road

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thomascanty · 8th of January 2005 (Sat)

Reminds me of one day a few years ago when I got stopped at an intersection in Burbank by an apartment building driving down the street. The thing was huge, and there must have been a dozen trucks involved in the process!

jgbeam · 8th of January 2005 (Sat)

Here are some more shots of the move:

Passing in front of St. Joseph's Cathedral. The top of the steeple is 370 feet above ground level. I used a Sigma 12-24 to get this shot, which severely distorts the image. Check out the photographer in the foreground trying to get a good angle.

The Victorion Lady on the move.

The owner of the moving company. He said this was an easy job. There are three self powered carriages - one in the front and two in the rear - a big tricycle

Jim

stoneylonesome · 8th of January 2005 (Sat)

Great series of shots Jim, real impressive move. I remember reading about that. We had to move a Church in Windsor once for a road widening, Moved it to Bloomfield. One way to get rid of Non taxable property

Littlenose · 8th of January 2005 (Sat)

"An easy job" ... crikey, that's some engineering to do without cracking a single wall !

RockOne · 8th of January 2005 (Sat)

G'Day
It looks like it was quite an effort to move.
Just a couple of things - why do the workers not have saftey helmets ?
And how did they get it onto the wheels ? Did they just burrow under it or something. !

If they considered this easy, whats hard ? The Empire State Bulding

!

Its simply amazing what engineers can do now days

marie · 8th of January 2005 (Sat)

what happens the foundations ?

jgbeam · 8th of January 2005 (Sat)

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what happens the foundations ?

Once the house was jacked up, its original stone foundations were removed. After the house was moved, the hole was filled in and paved over for parking. A lot of nice old buildings around the big insurance companies were demolished for parking.

This is one of the few that survived to live in a new neighborhood.

Jim

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jgbeam Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 998	Victorian brick house on wheels In this photo house movers are in the process of hauling this big brick house out of its original location to start about a one mile journey to its new location. They lost a few bricks from the chimney in the process but made the move without one wall crack. Jim

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MilesG Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grantham, England, UK Posts: 253	Re: Victorian brick house on wheels dont see why they need to mvoe it Why not knock it down? __________________ Web Address: http://www.milesgreen.co.uk E-Mail Address: mail@milesgreen.co.uk Miles Green Lincolnshire England UK

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Jetmech1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,198 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Victorian brick house on wheels Pretty cool. Older home and things need to be preserved.

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marie Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: republic of Ireland Posts: 20,863	Re: Victorian brick house on wheels that is just amazing __________________ Regards,Marie. CanonG12, GIX( <gift from my son) : )dslr 40D.Canon lens 24-105Lmm10-22mm,17-40,17-85, 70-300,60mm

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RockOne Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New South Wales,Australia Posts: 2,842	Re: Victorian brick house on wheels G'Day. The movers must really have known what they were doing, because that house must weigh an awful lot...not something I'd like to try. Must have been a jaw dropping sight to see it moving along the road . __________________ Steve EOS300D / EOS30Dx2 / 100-400 L / EF-S 17-55IS /A75 / 75-300mmII / 18-55mm / 28-80mm / 50mm 1.8II / 50-500mm / FinePix S9500.

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thomascanty Bold. Pink. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In Transition Posts: 37,325	Re: Victorian brick house on wheels Reminds me of one day a few years ago when I got stopped at an intersection in Burbank by an apartment building driving down the street. The thing was huge, and there must have been a dozen trucks involved in the process! __________________ My name is Lonnie, but I answer to Thomas too. LDPhotography.net \| Weekly Pioneer "Young at heart. Slightly older in other parts."

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stoneylonesome Barn Stormer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 10,467	Re: Victorian brick house on wheels Great series of shots Jim, real impressive move. I remember reading about that. We had to move a Church in Windsor once for a road widening, Moved it to Bloomfield. One way to get rid of Non taxable property __________________ the name is Winston but they call me Sandy "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields Flowing River Photos

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