90-Year-Old San Diego House Is Uprooted for a New Life

An 800-square-foot house, built in 1925, was moved from San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood to its new home in South Bay.

Image: A worker goes under a house as he prepares an old home to be moved, recycled and resold from its neighborhood, in San Diego — A worker prepares an old home to be moved, recycled and resold in San Diego on March 28, 2016. Mike Blake / Reuters

The owner of the house, Anne Wilson, wanted to demolish the property so she could build a new home. But local entrepreneur Garnell Fitz-Henley, who specializes in saving homes from demolition, proposed to salvage it. Fitz-Henley, his contractor and a crew helped find the building a new physical home.

Image: Workers prepare to move an old home for recycling and resale from its neighborhood in San Diego — Workers remove the house from its old neighborhood on March 28. Mike Blake / Reuters

Currently the property is at a storage facility in Otay Mesa and will eventually be put on a lot in San Ysidro.

Image: A house makes a turn on a city street as its moved by truck for recycling and resale from a neighborhood in San Diego — The house makes a turn on a city street as it makes its way to a temporary storage facility. Mike Blake / Reuters