| I
live in downtown Portland, in an old Victorian house built in
1890. Over the years, the city has grown to engulf my
house, and there are few buildings in down that are older than
mine. This is one -- it's the Ladd Carriage House, and
it's on the historic register. A new 30 story building is
scheduled to be erected right next door to this house, so in
order to protect it, the house is being moved five short blocks
to a parking lot during construction. When construction is
completed, the house will move back.
So, here's
the Carriage House being moved, about halfway between its old
home & its temporary home. It's not a small house --
it's three stories plus an attic tall. And it's
wide. Columbia Avenue is two lanes of traffic plus two
lanes of parking, and the house is slightly wider than
that. All the traffic & street lights have been
removed -- still, it's a challenge to maneuver it around the
tree lined street.
No picture
can do this justice -- it's absolutely freaky to see the house
roll slooooowly down the street.
It looks
interesting with my typical "sepia" toning, too:
(Image
made on Saturday, June 16, 2007). |
