With the recent removals of a jerry-rigged front porch addition -- a 3-man project that took about two hours and one giant load to the landfill -- and the backroom addition -- a 7-man project that took about 5 hours, two trucks, and two loads to the landfill -- the Shotgun House at the corner of Garth and Worley is ready to start its journey to Boone Junction, the Boone County Historical Society's park south of town.
Ameren UE and the city earlier removed all power lines and utilities; and about 6 tons of rubbish was removed from the interior of the house several months ago.
The Columbia City Council recently approved a $40,000.00 Convention and Visitor's Bureau grant designed to add the house -- and two other structures -- to the Boone Junction park.
Moving the 3-room house -- for sixty years by most estimates a fixture at the corner -- generates remarkable interest whenever anyone is there working. People drive by, honk, ask questions.
Newly elected state rep Mary Still stopped and hollered out of her car, "When y'all movin' it?!"
(Shooting for December, I'm told).
During the back room removal, at least 20 people gathered around, including five reporters from both the Missourian and Tribune. A 15-person group hug at the end included Columbia Boxing Club (CBC) director Brian Cook, local developer Amir Ziv, Ridgeway Neighborhood Association VP Glen Cobbins, CBC's John Garcia, some young men from the Columbia Boxing Club, and a couple of neighbors who came by to help.
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