Henry Raymond

General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Henry on February 26, 2015, 12:58:24 PM

Title: 3 SD Ireland Trucks Pouring Cement At Hse across From Mildred Warren
Post by: Henry on February 26, 2015, 12:58:24 PM
Guessing the wall must have failed.  Used to be George & Nellie Rooney's house, then belonged to Jim & Alberta Rooney when it burned.  Jim Webb bought the lot & put the existing house up.  Not sure how high the wall was, but was at least double the height of a normal wall to bring the house up level with the road.  Conversations back then from onlookers questioned how long the wall would stay up.
Title: Re: 3 SD Ireland Trucks Pouring Cement At Hse across From Mildred Warren
Post by: Mike Raburn on February 26, 2015, 06:44:06 PM
Pouring concrete on frozen ground in cold temps?

If that is the case, THIS wall will not stay up long.
Title: Re: 3 SD Ireland Trucks Pouring Cement At Hse across From Mildred Warren
Post by: Henry on February 26, 2015, 11:19:40 PM
The house that was there before this one, I believe was one of the original houses on Mill Street.  It was an old 3- Story house with a screened in porch that went right to the edge of the road.  I had been told the house was sliding, however not sure how much truth in the story.  I don't know the owner & nobody appears to have lived there for some time.  We old native Vermonters have nothing better to do than talk about the weather & keep track of all the little changes that occur in the neighborhood.  Tried many times to get a photo of the original house, but it's location made it very difficult to photograph much more than the front porch & Nellie's flower boxes with geraniums.