London Bridge
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
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It’s one of the most amazing stories in the history of architecture. In 1962, the British government decided to put London Bridge up for sale because it could no longer cope with the volume of traffic across the Thames. An American businessman called Robert McCulloch decided to buy it for nearly $2.5m, and duly arranged for it to be transported, stone by stone, to Lake Havasu City in Arizona. After a 10,000 boat journey to Long Beach in California and a truck ride into the desert, the reconstruction began in 1968, with the Lord Mayor of London laying the cornerstone.
Work was finished in 1971, and these days Lake Havasu City, formerly a World War Two Army Air Corps rest camp, is a thriving community, complete with a London-style double-decker bus and a red phone box. There is even talk of ghostly figures walking across the bridge, apparently oblivious to their new surroundings. Testimony to the wonders of modern technology and the power of ingenuity, the new-old London Bridge is truly a tale of our times.
Work was finished in 1971, and these days Lake Havasu City, formerly a World War Two Army Air Corps rest camp, is a thriving community, complete with a London-style double-decker bus and a red phone box. There is even talk of ghostly figures walking across the bridge, apparently oblivious to their new surroundings. Testimony to the wonders of modern technology and the power of ingenuity, the new-old London Bridge is truly a tale of our times.
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