Event Hosted By Glenn Link To Event Start slideshow Open House New York Weekend Written By Glenn 10/07/2007 click for full size We started off on Saturday in Fort Greene, Brooklyn at Urban Glass. We were required by the FDNY to sign in so that they could identify our bodies if anything went wrong. With our safety goggles on, we learned how people make glass. Then off to One Hanson Place (formerly the Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower), where we visited the ornate lobby, which will remain intact as they make luxury condos there. A great lunch followed at Madiba, NYC's only South African restaurant. Some of us had the Bunny Chow, a stew served in 1/2 a loaf of bread - and you can really taste the bunny. Finally, we got a proper tour of BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), the oldest continuously used performance space in the US. Much of it has been redone, but the Opera House section is still impressive. On Sunday, it was Manhattan day. We first went to the Mount Vernon Hotel, a building from the 1700's in the shadows of the Roosevelt Island Tram. People went there for a day in the country, as the city ended at 14th st. Then we checked out the Lilac, a steam-powered boat from the 1930's. We were able to go all over the ship, including the engine room and Captain's Quarters. Finally, we went to an art installation at the Essex St Market. The artist took an abandoned building, changed very little and called it art. He did go to the trouble of trucking in tons on sand for one room, though. We don't know why. The volunteer we asked said that it was meant to make us feel uncomfortable. In that, it was a success. More Photos

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sjoukje	great day such a great day. thanks for organizing Glenn.