A 110-year-old building has been uprooted and spun around as part of a major operation to preserve it while developing a car park in Melbourne’s east.
The Blood Brothers corner store opened in Ringwood in 1914, making it the oldest commercial building in the suburb.
The council bought it in 2019 but was also given a federal government grant to build a big car park.
The historical society stepped in and said demolition wasn’t an option so a creative solution was made.
Ringwood District Historical Society president Russ Haines said members were excited it would remain.
“We saw the initial plans where it says they’re going to move it and I thought, ‘Wow that’s pretty radical’,” Haines said.
Today, specialist crews pushed the building across the site on steel beams to spin it 120 degrees to slot it into a new spot.
The building will be used by crews during the car park’s construction but there are no plans for the building beyond 2025.
