Moving The Shamrock – Drone Video
It was back in June 2021, when the news came in that The Shamrock was closing its doors for good. Located at 3700 Pacific Ave in Wildwood, the Shamrock opened in the late 1930s and had become a staple on the island.
What’s older than the bar is the victorian house that’s sitting on top of it. That victorian is from the late 1800s and has been around since that part of town was named Holly Beach.
The new owners of the property, BG Capital, came to an agreement with the Shamrock owner, Tom Gerace, to save the historic building. Gerace planned to move the Victorian home down the street.
After holding a liquidation, crews started to get the building ready to move. On a very cold January 19th, crews started the very short journey from one side of Pacific Ave to the other but there were many issues along the way.
That day we spent 10 hours watching the construction crews and Atlantic City Electric try to move the building.
After delays from Atlantic City Electic, sunlight was disappearing causing crews to leave the house stilling in the middle of Lincoln Ave in Wildwood.
If you want to watch a full recap of the first moving day click the link below.
Moving A Victorian Hotel – The Shamrock – Video Recap
The next morning they were at it again to inch the building into place.
Though snow would fall for several hours on the crews, they did eventually get it closer to its home.
Those who were there said that the house was creaking the entire move causing some to wonder if it would make it
It would take crews four days to officially move the building into its final position.
Below is a drone video plus some time-lapse video of the move.
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