For thsoe who can't make it to London, NYC holds its Open House October 8 and 9. Sites for this year haven't been announced yet, but in the past I've toured catacombs and Masonic ritual halls, hidden gardens and homes out of another dimension. posted by foxy_hedgehog at 7:21 AM on September 7, 2005
This is crazy cool. Every city should have one of these... there are a lot of interesting buildings in Portland(Maine) I'd like to see the inside of. posted by selfnoise at 7:22 AM on September 7, 2005
Oh man.. Im a huge house tour fan, I even help run an annual one in Maryland (about 12 houses a year).. but 600, wow, you could go every year for a life and see new places. Thanks for big view.
Selfnoise it is likely Portland has one or more, oftentimes run by churches and other local non-profits to raise money and community awareness, check your local papers or ask someone who has an old house in town. posted by stbalbach at 7:28 AM on September 7, 2005
There's also Doors Open Day 2005 in Glasgow. Which means I'm going to miss the tour of the Britannia Panopticon, among many other things, since I'm on holiday. Bugger. posted by Len at 9:14 AM on September 7, 2005
Get there early. Last years the lines were crazy long. We waited two hours to get into the Lloyds of London building and gave up when it looked like we would be waiting two hours more. We headed over to the city hall where the wait was short and that was definitely worth seeing. posted by three blind mice at 10:03 AM on September 7, 2005
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For thsoe who can't make it to London, NYC holds its Open House October 8 and 9. Sites for this year haven't been announced yet, but in the past I've toured catacombs and Masonic ritual halls, hidden gardens and homes out of another dimension.
posted by foxy_hedgehog at 7:21 AM on September 7, 2005