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Jun
12

Moving House

three trucks pull the trailer-mounted house

PeterThe city undertook to move the century-old St. Matthew’s Lawnbowling Clubhouse from its old perch in front of the Don Jail to Riverdale Park behind. The land technically belongs to Bridgepoint Health Rehab Hospital, and both the lawnbowling club and the jail are leaving. The city will then fix up the house, though for what purpose no one is quite sure.

panorama of the house move
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Half the neighbours are totally dead-set against this old house moving to a chunk of the park, half are delighted with the celebration of history.

In any case, they took it very slow. How slow? Watch dog-park pal Marty‘s stop motion video and see!