Irw 1 P.rt MF r 4·-Iti- ' tt# 1 M t iN . Herbs to Orchids Springtlme at La Mirada from 10:30 a.m., across from El Estero, Monterey. $15. . Choristers ORVILLE MYERS/[he Herald loLopezadjuststhecableastheLopezfamilygetsreadytostartmovingahouseinPacificGrove. 1 Cantorl dI Carmel 8 p.m. today.and Sunday at Carmel Mission. $20/$15. RSVP: . Remember, if Dolt meet members of the Isidro Lopez Beauty Jamilp on theroact thegmal? have a house in tozo & Brawn Pebble Beach U Lo w on cables and chains to get the house to e in the right direction as the winch starts tightening up. By JUDY HAMMOND Hernld StitirWriter T he Lopezes are a family on lhe move. Need to move a house or building? A train station? If you see a house being moved any- where in Monterey County, chances are the Lopezes are doing the job. In the 15 years they have been in business, the Lopez House Movers and Demolition of Salinas have put wheeled dollies under at least 1,000 hous- es. Some have been moved across town, others just to the other side of a lot The houses have been ornate Victorians or run- of-the-mill homes. I.arge or small, plain or fancy, the Lopezes see that the house arrives at its desti- nation in good shape. "We know every house we move," said Alfredo Lnpez, 42, who was taking a lunch break with his crew while moving a historic log cabin at Spruce and Chestnut streets in Pacific Grove. The rustic cottage, one of two remaining original log houses in Pacific Grove, was being moved from one part of the large, wooded lot to·another, where it would be placed on a new foundation. The cabin, built in 1902, will be restored, said owner Lai'ry Scholink, a Peninsula real estate broker. Some missing logs will be replaced with hand-hewn logs Equestrian Challenge from 8 from Idaho. a.m. Free (gate «Our focus is on this little house," Scholink said, fee for pointing to the sturdy house of logs. "Ifll be good nonresidents). for the next 200 years." - Moving a house is a little bit like trying to move the pyramids. "We do it little by little," I.opez said Beyond Mod with a laugh. "We have never lost a house. Knock on wood." The first step is to determine if the house actually Big Stir can be moved, Iopez said. It may need bracing, and Experimental Music Festival the chimney and fireplace may have to come down. noon-8 p.m. If it is going only as far as the other side of the lot, through Sunday. the furniture often can stay inside. $15/$10. RSVP: Sometimes, a large house must be cut into see . lions to fit on city streets or county roads.'Ihis was the case when an office building was moved in three pieces from Abbott Street to East Market. Street in Salinas. But a large Victorian·house trav- eled from near Salinas High School to West Alisal Streetall in One piece. If a house is cut up for the move, the sections are placed as close together as possible at the new Please Hee House movers page [)3 Itt aunt - ZL Aew 1 ) esa Xq papaila . u!1ew auef Aq ...Aa 11,11/21 64.1 -, 4 Uk 01'4•Ur'/ "P'"10 B 8Uuq pile selilop I .Se!4!·164'J 1 , 1 .-- i1 R ' t' D* , OCR Text: Irw 1 P.rt MF r 4·-Iti- ' tt# 1 M t iN . Herbs to Orchids Springtlme at La Mirada from 10:30 a.m., across from El Estero, Monterey. $15. . Choristers ORVILLE MYERS/[he Herald loLopezadjuststhecableastheLopezfamilygetsreadytostartmovingahouseinPacificGrove. 1 Cantorl dI Carmel 8 p.m. today.and Sunday at Carmel Mission. $20/$15. RSVP: . Remember, if Dolt meet members of the Isidro Lopez Beauty Jamilp on theroact thegmal? have a house in tozo & Brawn Pebble Beach U Lo w on cables and chains to get the house to e in the right direction as the winch starts tightening up. By JUDY HAMMOND Hernld StitirWriter T he Lopezes are a family on lhe move. Need to move a house or building? A train station? If you see a house being moved any- where in Monterey County, chances are the Lopezes are doing the job. In the 15 years they have been in business, the Lopez House Movers and Demolition of Salinas have put wheeled dollies under at least 1,000 hous- es. Some have been moved across town, others just to the other side of a lot The houses have been ornate Victorians or run- of-the-mill homes. I.arge or small, plain or fancy, the Lopezes see that the house arrives at its desti- nation in good shape. "We know every house we move," said Alfredo Lnpez, 42, who was taking a lunch break with his crew while moving a historic log cabin at Spruce and Chestnut streets in Pacific Grove. The rustic cottage, one of two remaining original log houses in Pacific Grove, was being moved from one part of the large, wooded lot to·another, where it would be placed on a new foundation. The cabin, built in 1902, will be restored, said owner Lai'ry Scholink, a Peninsula real estate broker. Some missing logs will be replaced with hand-hewn logs Equestrian Challenge from 8 from Idaho. a.m. Free (gate «Our focus is on this little house," Scholink said, fee for pointing to the sturdy house of logs. "Ifll be good nonresidents). for the next 200 years." - Moving a house is a little bit like trying to move the pyramids. "We do it little by little," I.opez said Beyond Mod with a laugh. "We have never lost a house. Knock on wood." The first step is to determine if the house actually Big Stir can be moved, Iopez said. It may need bracing, and Experimental Music Festival the chimney and fireplace may have to come down. noon-8 p.m. If it is going only as far as the other side of the lot, through Sunday. the furniture often can stay inside. $15/$10. RSVP: Sometimes, a large house must be cut into see . lions to fit on city streets or county roads.'Ihis was the case when an office building was moved in three pieces from Abbott Street to East Market. Street in Salinas. But a large Victorian·house trav- eled from near Salinas High School to West Alisal Streetall in One piece. If a house is cut up for the move, the sections are placed as close together as possible at the new Please Hee House movers page [)3 Itt aunt - ZL Aew 1 ) esa Xq papaila . u!1ew auef Aq ...Aa 11,11/21 64.1 -, 4 Uk 01'4•Ur'/ "P'"10 B 8Uuq pile selilop I .Se!4!·164'J 1 , 1 .-- i1 R ' t' D* , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Gibson,375 Gibson,GIBSON_011_redacted.pdf,GIBSON_011_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: GIBSON_011_REDACTED.PDF, GIBSON_011_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1