Portlanders Will Save Just About Anything

Well known for recycling and other sustainable living practices, Portland area residents are proud of their conservation efforts. Well, on June 16, preservationists outdid themselves by moving the historic Ladd Carriage House through several city blocks to a temporary site, an impressive feat requiring over 15 hours to complete.

Built in 1883, the house was located on the site of a future underground parking garage that will serve the Ladd Tower luxury apartment upon its completion. The home weighed 534,000 pounds and required 70,000 pounds in lifting steel for transport. Here’s some time-lapse video and commentary:
Link: YouTube time-lapse video of Ladd Carriage House move.

Not everything gets a new life, though. Brian Libby, on his excellent Portland Architecture blog, provides a eulogy for a adjoining apartment building that was not so lucky.

More coverage of the Ladd Carriage House by The Oregonian.
[tags] Portland, Oregon, architecture, recycling, relocation, Ladd Carriage House [/tags]

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June 29, 2007 · Filed Under Diversions, Lifestyle

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One Response to “Portlanders Will Save Just About Anything”

  1. Portland Oregon Real Estate Agent Blog » Moving Day for Ladd Carriage House on October 24th, 2008 2:41 pm

    [...] hay storage will rumble down Columbia St., back to its foundation on Broadway. The structure was originally moved last June to facilitate the construction of underground parking for the Ladd [...]

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