New York City is a fascinating place in terms of architecture: tall monuments of concrete and glass as far as the eye can see. But for most of the year, many of these buildings are closed off to the public, keeping their expanses and luxurious intricacies secret. Open House New York, the fourth of its kind, opens many of these buildings up. Here’s a description from their website:
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend, October 7 & 8 and explore 180 sites from boardrooms to bedrooms, crypts to clubs, factories to firehouses, lighthouses to lookouts, monuments to mansions, skyscrapers to substations, and so much more!
I don’t know about you, but I’m checking out the Chrysler Building on Saturday.
When: October 7 & 8, 2006
Where: Sites around the 5 boroughs of New York City
Website: http://www.ohny.org/
October 7th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
[…] The Chrysler Building is closed to the public for most of the year. Open House New York, a 5-borough event that is supposed to give the public a chance to peak into these locked spaces did just that: it gave me a peak. I was looking forward to this event for over a week, so I think I was justified in feeling a bit disappointed when all we got to see was the main lobby and elevator bank. […]