I liked this story (photo above) about Evan and Caitlin Chambers who lost their century-old bungalow in the devastating Eaton Fire. Reconstruction was too daunting and expensive so they decided to locate a 1911 Craftsman-style home from Hollywood to their lot in Altadena instead. read more
It turns out that the house was already well travelled. In 1948 Alice Blackburn had relocated the same Hollywood bungalow from the freeway’s path to 2919 St. George Street.
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| 707 Mariposa, on the move to 2919 St. George in 1948 (Loomis Dean / The LIFE Picture Collection) |
She threw a house-moving party to celebrate. (photos here)
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