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Here's a more recent timelapse video of one from a couple of months ago in Chicago: https://twitter.com/CTARPM/status/1422672300365725699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7
by kingcharles 5y ago
Here's a more recent timelapse video of one from a couple of months ago in Chicago:
https://twitter.com/CTARPM/status/1422672300365725699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1422672300365725699%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.wttw.com%2F2021%2F08%2F04%2Ftime-lapse-video-cta-moves-1000-ton-historic-building-30-feet https://twitter.com/CTARPM/status/1422672300365725699?ref_sr...
They wanted to straighten the subway ("El") track to make the trains faster. The building is historic and can't be demolished, so they moved it out of the way.
- divbzero 5y agoI like how the company is so dedicated to this singular task that their tagline is “House & Building Movers” [1]. It must be a low-volume high-contract-value business. [1]: https://www.wolfehousebuildingmovers.com/ https://www.wolfehousebuildingmovers.com/
- thih9 5y agoI'm sure there are people who see the building on their commute but weren't aware of the move; I wonder if something feels weird to them.